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May 14, 2015
Fuels Airmen, flight crews practice night Forward Area Refueling Point procedures

Special teams of fuels Airmen provide a critical capability for wartime and humanitarian missions as FARP operations expand the role of special operation forces around the world. They provide a means of "hot" refueling from a tanker aircraft to various types of fixed and rotor-wing receiver
April 17, 2015
AFSOC hosts Emerald Warrior '15

Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting the annual Emerald Warrior exercise April 20 through May 1. This joint exercise provides pre-deployment training for special operations forces, conventional, interagency and partner nation forces in combat scenarios. Emerald Warrior is the Department
April 14, 2015
Laboratory technicians: small numbers, large impact

Tech. Sgt. Richard Minton said he never really understood the impact of being a medical laboratory technician in the Air Force until he deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.There, he experienced firsthand the importance of his craft while delivering blood to servicemembers receiving treatment for
April 6, 2015
Maintenance group earns prestigious awards

The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group at Hurlburt Field exemplified Air Force superior performance by earning top-maintenance honors in the 2014 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Squadron Trophy.The maintenance trophy, first awarded in 1960, is presented annually
April 6, 2015
Month of the Military Child, Child Abuse Prevention Month recognize sacrifices, increase awareness

There are approximately 1.9 million military children worldwide who face unique challenges related to military life and culture.Hurlburt is home to more than 5,500 of those 1.9 million military children.“Military children are often times forgotten when we talk about the mission, what they face and
March 31, 2015
AFSOC’s financial managers gain Air Force- and USSOCOM-level recognition

Members of Air Force Special Operations Command brought home a number of Air Force- and U.S. Special Operations Command-level financial management awards, including the 1st Special Operations Wing’s comptroller squadron, winner of the Air Force’s Major General Alfred K. Flowers Comptroller
Jan. 16, 2015
Making the flightline debris free

Airmen from the 901st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron conduct a Foreign Object Damage prevention walk on the flightline at Hurlburt Field.
Jan. 16, 2015
Weapons flight Airmen keep gunners gunning

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron insert a 25mm Gatling gun into an AC-130U Gunship.
Jan. 5, 2015
15th AMU help keep Talons flying

The 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's mission is to perform equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions. The Combat Talon II is a derivative of the C-130 Hercules modified for special operations.
Dec. 29, 2014
“Wicked Wanda” flies final mission

Often described as low, slow and discreetly lethal, “Wicked Wanda” flew her last flight here Dec. 19, and is scheduled to officially retire in 2015. This historical AC-130H Spectre gunship has deployed in nearly every conflict the U.S. has been involved in, officially and unofficially, since the