Col. Clayton Schuety and Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Oliver, 1st Special Operations Wing command team, urge viewers to take the 2026 Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 1, 2026. The survey allows privatized housing and unaccompanied housing residents to express their opinions on living conditions that shape improvements and aid sustainment efforts to improve quality of life for Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Samantha Stein)
At 4:30 a.m., while most of Hurlburt Field is still dark and quiet, a security forces handler assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing begins his shift. He checks his gear, reviews the night’s incidents and prepares for a long day of patrol. But before he heads out, he makes sure his partner is ready.
That partner doesn’t grab a radio or lace up boots. He waits patiently in a kennel, tail thumping against the gate.
