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  • Third time around for 16th Services employee

    June 15 in Denver, Colo., 10 days after his 73rd birthday, Jim Hernandez, 16th Services Squadron, received the Air Force Services Civilian Specialist Award for demonstrating the best leadership, management, customer focus and operational outcome. After 24 years with the U.S. Army as a military

  • Commandos strive for outstanding

    After months of preparation and more than five exercises, Hurlburt Field kicked off the highly anticipated operational readiness inspection early Monday morning. During the two-phase inspection, the inspector general team from Air Force Special Operations Command will observe and record the 16th

  • Bronze Stars, Purple Heart awarded to Airmen

    Two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart were awarded to three combat controllers from the 720th Operations Support Squadron at the 20th Special Operations Squadron auditorium here May 26. Tech. Sgt. Ryan Stanhope and Staff Sgt. David Overton were both presented with Bronze Stars, and Tech. Sgt. Matthew

  • 353rd Special Operations Group travels to Thailand for Cobra Gold 2006

    About 200 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, packed up their equipment and headed to U-Taphao, Thailand, for the 25th anniversary of Cobra Gold 2006 exercise. Hosted by the Kingdom of Thailand, the joint combined multi-national exercise is designed to ensure

  • AFSOC announces nominees for 2006 Tuskegee Airman Awards

    Air Force Special Operations Command has announced its 2006 nominees for the Tuskegee Airman Incorporated National Convention Awards. They are as follows: General Benjamin O. Davis Military Award: Maj. Shane Barrett, Headquarters, AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Maj. Shane Haughian, 7th Special

  • Airman acquitted of filing false hurricane claim

    An Airman with the 16th Operations Support Squadron was acquitted of charges of fraud and making false statements by a general court-martial May 3. Senior Airman Philip Feldt Jr. faced two charges of fraud in conjunction official statements stemming from vehicle damages sustained during Hurricane

  • $30K awarded to three Airmen

    Three Hurlburt Field NCOs were recently approved to receive $10,000 each for coming up with new ideas, saving the Air Force money as a result. Master Sgt. Mark Gauthier, Air Force Special Operations Command A4, Tech. Sgt. Arnoldo Cuevas, 16th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Matthew Wilson,

  • 16th MSS Airmen receive Air Force level awards

    Everyone that works on base probably has had the opportunity to work with one of the outstanding Airmen who are part of the 16th Mission Support Squadron. Recently, two of those Airmen and two flights within the squadron won Air Force-level awards. The military personnel flight won the Gerrit D.

  • Alcohol-related incidents trigger changes

    Seven alcohol-related incidents during a recent weekend triggered a chain of events that will result in Hurlburt Field’s policy being changed. Col. Norman J. Brozenick Jr., 16th Special Operations Wing commander, is considering aggressive measures to rein in the number of people being caught