Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Armory arm Defenders with weapons required to ensure the safety of Air Commandos at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The sounds of chaos replaced the tranquil splashing of the Emerald Coast waves against the sugar white sand one Saturday afternoon in Destin, Florida.
A family rushed in panic toward the shoreline as a child was pulled from the waves, water rushing off his face – he was not breathing.
The clock was ticking and the actions two Hurlburt Field Air Commandos and their wives took would mean the difference between life and death.
Reveille blares throughout the camp as cadets jump out of their cots, rushing to button their uniforms and tie their boots.
Adding to the chaos, instructors yell at the young men and women to get into formation, straighten up and stand at attention.
While most high schoolers are comfortably in bed during their summer vacation, 61 Junior ROTC cadets stood ready to savor their first taste of military life at Hurlburt Field.
For one...
A change of command ceremony is a formal event in which the commander of a unit hands the reins to the next commander. The ceremony follows a step-by-step protocol that honors an age-long tradition, however, a Hurlburt Field intelligence squadron added an unexpected surprise to the script that made this one unique.
Members of the 25th Intelligence Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony, July 2. One very...
It’s 1 p.m., and after hours of investigating the unending trenches between the center console and seatbelt buckle, an Airman still finds no sign of his common access card. The empty wallet-slot where he normally keeps his card haunts him as he walks to his dormitory knowing he can’t get in without it. He arrives only to find an open door and a ransacked room.
This is the kind of scenario members of Team Hurlburt’s leadership...
Hundreds of Air Commandos welcomed a new commander to the 1st Special Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony, June 22.
Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over the ceremony which introduced Col. Mike Conley as the new wing commander, the title formerly held by Col. Tom Palenske.
