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  • Wounded warrior makes final jump

    One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130, paused, then stepped off the aircraft Oct. 16, completing their free fall training jump into the picturesque water of Florida's Emerald Coast.For Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., this jump was two years and 28

  • Seeing is not always believing: The Black Eye Campaign

    What would you do if you saw someone you knew with a large black eye? What if it was a stranger? Would you ask them if they were alright, where the bruise came from, or not ask them anything at all?October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Family Advocacy team planned a secret event to

  • POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: future initiatives

    Editor's note: This is the second article in a series about Preservation of the Force and Family, a special operations command initiative, and how it will help Air Commandos and their families at Hurlburt Field within the next year. Preservation of the Force and Family is an initiative throughout

  • AF releases furlough-related pay information

    (Editor's note: This story originally ran on www.af.mil, and is reposted here for visibility).Air Force officials released Oct. 8, the following furlough-related questions and answers to aid service civilians with processing time and attendance. This information was coordinated with manpower and

  • Muddy wingmen: Building bonds with mud, sweat, fitness

    Members of the 352nd Special Operations Group participated in the Tough Mudder U.K. Southwest 2013 event Sept. 21, at Crickhowell, Wales.During the event, members of the "352 SOG Tough Mudders" team helped each other carry logs, scale walls, get through tunnels, jump ditches, cross a river and

  • Soldier saves life at Hurlburt gym

    Sept. 19 was just another day to work out at the Aderholt Fitness Center for Army Spc. Robert Taylor, a health care specialist attached to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. However, Taylor noticed something out of the ordinary during a water break."I saw a man sitting on the floor between two

  • Hurlburt DOD civilians return to work Monday

    A majority of Hurlburt Field's Department of Defense civilians will return to work Monday, Oct. 7 after being furloughed due to the government shutdown. Hurlburt had to furlough around 1,200 civilian employees, which equated to about 15% of the base's overall force."It is great news; we have been

  • SecDEF: Most furloughed DOD civilians to return to work next week

    Today I am announcing that most DOD civilians placed on emergency furlough during the government shutdown will be asked to return to work beginning next week.Immediately after President Obama signed the Pay Our Military Act into law, I directed DOD's Acting General Counsel to determine whether we

  • DOD Continues Prudent Planning for Government Shutdown

    DOD officials believe a government shutdown will not occur when current spending authority expires Sept. 30th, but continue prudent planning in case it does.Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter released a memo today entitled Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Available

  • From training to trauma: A testament of heroism

    Editor's note: Tech. Sgt. Matty Garcia is deployed from the 6th Special Operations Squadron, which falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command Air Warfare Center.It started as any other training day for the crew of Jayhoon 11; however, events unfolded Sept. 7 which proved to be a true test