Hurlburt Field, Fla. – “Is there a doctor on board?”
Sitting in his aisle seat toward the back of a commercial flight, Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler saw the flight attendants scrambling for help.
Hurlburt Field – Active-duty personnel, local veterans and members of the public gathered Dec. 14, 2024, at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the annual Wreaths Across America Placement Ceremony.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas – Tiffany Zaloudek became the first female survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist to earn the rank of chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, Nov 1.
The Next Generation Aircrew Protection team performed innovative vapor purge testing on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from June 24 to December 6, 2024.
Hurlburt Field – Nov 29, 2024, marks one year since a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, crashed near Yakushima, Japan, while participating in a joint interoperability exercise resulting in the loss of the eight crew members aboard.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, ACC command chief, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing, Nov. 14. Wilsbach and Wolfe were accompanied by their spouses, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach and Dr. Doniel Wolfe.
Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $2.1 million in additional funding for military-supporting infrastructure through the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program. This program provides grants to support infrastructure projects and economic growth in Florida’s military communities.
Approximately 160 mission support group Airmen completed a field training exercise practicing rapid deployment capabilities at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3-7, 2024.
Hurlburt Field – The 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 3, 2024, marking a new era for aircraft maintenance spanning more than five decades of the Wing’s storied history.
