A child waves an American Flag in front of a fan during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. This event welcomed several Airmen home after a deployment overseas in support of Operation In More
Airmen return from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. Operation Homecoming is a program that welcomes Airmen returning from deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dennis Spain)
Staff Sgt. Robert Hillyard, a crew chief with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into the Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016 More
Participants of the Air Force Special Operations Command Team Cohesion Challenge toss sand behind their heads at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 29, 2016. The challenge was used to teach the individuals about direc More
Air Commandos participate in the Green Dot Olympics at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016. The event was held to raise awareness about the Green Dot initiative, a program designed to teach principles on reduc More
Members of the AC-47 Spooky Gunship brotherhood salute while the national anthem is sang during a plaque dedication ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park, Fla., Sept. 9, 2016. The first AC-47 combat missions More
The 1st Special Operations Medical Group and the 319th Special Operations Squadron competed in the 2016 Intramural Soccer championship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. The 1st SOMDG took home the trophy More
Air Commandos and their families workout at the Commando Fitness Center on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2016. The staff of the fitness center are now issuing access cards to dependents and retirees allowing More
The Commando Fitness Center now offers 24/7 gym access to dependents and retirees at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2016. Retirees and dependents can apply at the Commando Fitness Center by filling out a state More
An Air Commando from 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron manages base assets at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept 27, 2016. The 1st SOLRS is comprised of eight flights that provide support to the 1st S More
Hurlburt commanders, command chief master sergeants and honorary commanders gathered for the Honorary Commander change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2016. The Honorary Commander Program More
Team Hurlburt held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. In addition to the tree lighting, Air Commandos and families celebrated the holiday season by pinning yellow ribbons More
Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, received the Airman’s Medal at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. The Airman’s Medal is the highest, n More
Brent Steffensen, a leader of the Alpha Warrior competition, demonstrates how to complete the obstacle course during the Alpha Warrior competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 3, 2016. The course was composed More
An EC-130J Solo Commando aircraft visits Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)
Col. David Piesch retired at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)
Senior Airman Brandon Culpan, a health services manager with the 1st Special Operations Medical Group, is nominated to become a Trusted Care Hero at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 8, 2017. Culpan has been nominated More
Team Hurlburt hosted a ceremony to recognize the chief master sergeants at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)
CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, with Hurlburt Field, and 20th SOS, with Cannon Air Force Base N.M., fly in formation over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 3, 2017. Th More
Lt. Col. Erick Turasz, the commander of the 34th Special Operations Squadron, spoke during a memorial ceremony at the air park, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. Ratchet 33 was a U-28A intelligence, surveill More
An instructor with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Operational Support Joint Office, briefs a team of Soldiers on various all-terrain vehicle operations at Buck Pond in Navarre, Fla., March 14, 2017 More
Maj. Jama Stilwell, an operations officer with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, cuts a ribbon with children during an event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 17, 2017. The 1st SOFSS held an event More
Air Commandos attend an orientation briefing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20, 2017. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship went to the climatic lab to test its competence to More
Air Commandos gather at a luncheon at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 23, 2017. The 1st Special Operations Wing held a luncheon in honor of Women's History Month which was established in 1987 by Congress after bein More
Senior Airman Arry Milcette, a crew chief with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fires an M-16 rifle during a competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2017. Milcette participated in More
Members of the Air Force volleyball team walk to a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft static display during a tour at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2017. Out of more than 50 applicants, 18 Airmen tried out and 12 More
Aiden Holt, a Boy Scout with Boy Scout Troop 509 on Hurlburt Field, poses for a photo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2017. Holt built three Little Free Libraries on Hurlburt. A Little Free Library is a “take More
Damien and Daniel Wright, sons of Capt. Tim Wright, a gunship electronic warfare officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, play with fixed fans at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural Day ev More
Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element move forward during a shoot, move, communicate drill at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 1, 2017. The drill consisted of More
Capt. Conor Mulligan, left, the military personnel flight commander with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Taylor Pearson, a force support officer deputy with the 1st SOFSS, paddle More
Members of the public health section of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group captured a mosquito infected with the West Nile virus at the Gator Lakes golf course this year. Annually, Hurlburt personnel trap More
Lt. Col. Rebecca Hart takes command of the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron from Lt. Col. Jonathan Izworki during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 5, 2017. (U.S. Air Force p More
Maj. John Sidor takes command of the 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron from Lt. Col. Richard Dawson during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by More
Lt. Col. Brian Caruthers takes command of the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st More
The 1st Special Operations Medical Group pharmacy provides medication needed by Air Commandos, families and retirees at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 11, 2017. The 1st SOMDG pharmacy provides readily available res More
1st Special Operations Support Squadron takes a group photo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 25, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)
A group of Team Hurlburt youth watch an animal specialist give a presentation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 27, 2017. The animal exhibit presentation was part of the Hurlburt Field Library’s Summer Reading Prog More
Steven Haggett, right, 24th Special Operations Wing chief of protocol, briefs Tonya Wright, wife of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, on the Special Tactics Memorial at Hurlburt Field, Fla., More
Theodore Van Nevel, son of Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Van Nevel, a flight chief with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, plays in a cardboard aircraft during the “Into the Wild Blue Yonder” reading event at Hurlburt More
Andrea Carnahan, wife of Staff Sgt. Sean Carnahan, shows her daughter the bus her father is in during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. Carnahan’s husband spent five months deployed ov More
Crew chiefs with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into the Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016. The Osprey combines vertical ta More
2nd Lt. Kayshel Trudell, a public affairs officer with 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs, carries a sand bag during the Green Dot Olympics at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016. Participants carried More
An Air Commando participates in a plaque dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 9, 2016. Members of the Spooky Gunship brother purchased a plaque to memorialize fallen comrades. (U.S. Air Force phot More
Retired Lt. Col. Carl Williams uses an elliptical at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2016. Retirees and dependents are now allowed to have 24/7 gym access to the Commando Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo b More
Staff Sgt. Cody Furnish, an aircrew flight equipment craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, narrates during an award ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. Senior Airman Justin Bar More
An Alpha Warrior competitor climbs a peg board while completing an obstacle course during the Alpha Warrior competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 3, 2016. The course was composed of several obstacles includ More
Air Commandos perform critical tasks during an exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017. The Joint Contingency Contracting Officer Training Exercise was an exercise used to simulate a deployed environment More
An Air Commando reads the memorial plaque of his fallen comrades during a memorial ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. The plaque was dedicated to the four Air Commandos who lost their lives when Rat More
A Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, executes a sharp turn in an all-terrain vehicle at Buck Pond in Navarre, Fla., March 14, 2017. An instructor with the 1st Special Operations Support More
Nonie Maines, a sponsor with Nonie’s Ark Animal Encounters, lets a child pet a parrot at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 17, 2017. Maines was one of many sponsors who attended the event which offered free sandwiche More
Senior Airman Adrian Gonzalez, a crew chief with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wing walks an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20, 2017. Gonzalez wing w More
The 1st Special Operations Wing held a luncheon in honor of Women's History Month at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 23, 2017. Women’s History Month honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American More
Col. Rene Leon, the maintenance division chief at Air Force Special Operations Command, assesses his target during the Excellence in Competition event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2017. The 1st Special Ope More
2nd Lt. Kekai Nu'uhiwa, a center in the Air Force volleyball team, left, and 1st Lt. Kevin Plascencia, a middle blocker on the Air Force volleyball team, peer out of a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft from the More
An Airmen with the 25th Intelligence Squadron and Amado Garcia, a Kuk Sool Won instructor, perform a Kuk Sool Won demonstration during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural Day event at Hurlburt Fiel More
Senior Airman Ethan Pierce, a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element member with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, commands his team to move during a shoot, move, communicate drill at Hurl More
Mike Raynor, left, and Stuart Camp, public affairs specialists with Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs, sink during the cardboard boat regatta at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 24, 2017. Raynor and More
Tech. Sgt. Christina Easter, a pharmacy flight chief with the 1st Special Operations Medical Group, retrieves medication for prescription refill at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 11, 2017. The 1st SOMDG supplies pa More
Ethan Sabatowski, a participant in the Hurlburt Field Library’s Summer Reading Program, holds a box carrying two black-tailed prairie dogs at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 27, 2017. The library hosted the summer r More
Tonya Wright, spouse of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, observes the Special Tactics Memorial at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 9, 2017. The seven-foot tall bronze statue of a Special Tactics A More
A group of Air Commando’s children participate in the “Into the Wild Blue Yonder” reading event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 17, 2017. Guest speakers read an Air Force-based children’s book to celebrate nation More
Staff Sgt. Sean Carnahan, a fuels systems craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, embraces his daughter at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. Operation Homecoming welcomed Airmen returning home fro More
An Air Commando jumps over a hurdle during the Green Dot Olympics at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016. The hurdle jump was one of six challenges of the Green Dot Olympics which included the sandbag carry, p More
A family member of the AC-47 Spooky Gunship brotherhood puts a flower in a wreath in remembrance of a fallen loved one during a plaque dedication ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park, Fla., Sept. 9, 2016. Th More
Col. Tom Palenske, left, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, and Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, stand as the national anthem More
Hurlburt Field hosted the Alpha Warrior competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 3, 2016. This was the first Alpha Warrior Competition held on Hurlburt. This competition is a timed obstacle course designed to More
Col. David Piesch retired at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain),
2nd Lt. Will Mitchell, flight commander of financial analysis with the 1st Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, dresses up as an opposition force during an exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017. Th More
A PC-12 Pilatus performs a flyover during a memorial ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. Ratchet 33 was a U-28A intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance aircraft crewed by four Air Commandos that More
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, partnered with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Operational Support Joint Office to learn all-terrain vehicle techniques at Buck Pond in Na More
Caileign Miller, daughter of Master Sgt. Jeff Miller, a unit deployment manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., rides a new zip line during the Lil’ Commando Communi More
Staff Sgt. Nikolas Kimmel, a crew chief with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tail walks an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20, 2017. Kimmel wing walked More
Lt. Col. Allison Black, the commander of the 319th Special Operations Squadron, speaks during the Women's History Month luncheon at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 23. During the event, Black told the audience of t More
The 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron hosted a rifle competition, here, April 4. More than 300 Air Commandos participated in the Excellence in Competition, a rifle shooting competition, in which t More
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Parker, an outside hitter in the Air Force volleyball team, sits in the cock-pit of a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 1 More