Hurlburt Field
Heat set for 1st extended road trip of season
Dec 05, 2010 11:08 EST
Dealing with baggage: Miami about to start 1st long road trip of the season in Milwaukee. Sure, the players in the Miami Heat locker room all knew each other before the season began.
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
Oct 10, 2010 16:01 EDT
US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Powell
The madness (sort of) set to begin for Heat
Oct 04, 2010 16:43 EDT
Let the games that don't matter begin: With tickets flying, LeBron to make Heat home debut. It's a preseason game, so it doesn't count. Except, perhaps, to LeBron James.
Heat get an up-close look at the Air Force life
Sep 30, 2010 21:21 EDT
Basic training camp: Mingling alongside airmen, Heat get a close look at Air Force operations. Pat Riley got a kiss from a 5-year-old girl with a yellow ribbon tied in her hair, then climbed the steps toward the cockpit of an F-15 fighter.
A fiery James takes the court with Heat
Sep 28, 2010 17:45 EDT
'It's a new beginning for me': With customary intensity, LeBron James begins anew with Heat. On Day 1, LeBron James looked perfectly comfortable in new surroundings.
On eve of Heat camp, James takes center stage
Sep 27, 2010 17:46 EDT
LeBron speaks: On eve of 1st real practice with Heat, James takes center stage in Miami. In one breath, LeBron James insisted that he's moved past the venom directed his way after he chose to join the Miami Heat. In the next, the NBA's two-time reigning MVP said all those naysayers out there are his fuel.
In Panhandle, airmen eager for Heat to arrive
Sep 26, 2010 17:58 EDT
A different mission: Airmen 'excited' about Miami Heat decision to hold camp at air bases. Serious people have serious jobs at Hurlburt Field, a U.S. Air Force installation in Florida's Panhandle that houses the 1st Special Operations Wing.
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,200
Sep 23, 2010 16:39 EDT
At least 1,200 US military have died in Afghanistan since 2001. As of Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at least 1,200 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Spoelstra not wrapped up in other opinions of Heat
Sep 17, 2010 16:27 EDT
Spoelstra says Heat aren't going to let outside opinions shape what they do in 2010-11 season. Part of Erik Spoelstra's offseason time away from coaching included another trip halfway around the world to his native Philippines for some youth clinics and other events.
Heat taking first camp with LeBron on the road
Sep 15, 2010 20:39 EDT
Road trip: Miami Heat taking their first training camp with James, Wade, Bosh to Eglin AFB. LeBron James will take his talents to a different beach when the Miami Heat open camp.
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
May 10, 2010 16:42 EDT
US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. Army Sgt. Ronald A. Kubik
Defense: Air passenger's actions out of character
May 04, 2010 13:25 EDT
Defense examining whether Ambien or something else caused air passenger's erratic behavior. The lawyer for a Florida man accused of causing a trans-Atlantic flight to be diverted to Maine is exploring the man's possible use of Ambien but said it's too early to say whether the sleep aid, or something else, caused his bizarre actions.
FBI: Passenger on airliner claimed he had dynamite
Apr 28, 2010 17:34 EDT
FBI: Passenger who caused jet diversion to Maine claimed he had dynamite, had taken Ambien. A former Air Force intelligence specialist showed signs of paranoia aboard a trans-Atlantic flight and told federal air marshals that he had dynamite in his boots and laptop computer, forcing the plane to be diverted to Maine, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
FBI: Passenger on airliner claimed he had dynamite
Apr 28, 2010 13:51 EDT
An airline passenger who caused a Delta Air Lines jetliner to be diverted to Maine aroused attention with a note claiming he had a fake passport before telling federal air marshals that he had dynamite in his boots and in his laptop computer, the FBI says in court documents.
Source: Man cites explosives, jet diverts to Maine
Apr 27, 2010 22:18 EDT
The former Air Force member who was detained Tuesday on a trans-Atlantic flight after allegedly claiming he had explosives in his luggage and a fake passport lives a "squeaky clean" life and has never been in trouble before, his father told The Associated Press.
US military deaths in Afghan region at 957
Apr 16, 2010 17:33 EDT
As of Friday, April 16, 2010, at least 957 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
US military deaths in Afghan region at 957
Apr 16, 2010 17:33 EDT
At least 957 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001. As of Friday, April 16, 2010, at least 957 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
US halts civilian flights to Haiti for 8 hours
Jan 14, 2010 23:12 EST
FAA halts civilian flights to Haiti for 8 hours because of overcrowding, fuel shortage. The Federal Aviation Administration halted all civilian flights to Haiti for nearly eight hours Thursday while some aircraft spent hours circling awaiting permission to land at an already crowded airport that lacked sufficient supplies for refueling.
Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple
Oct 13, 2009 08:01 EDT
Prosecutors to seek death for 4 charged with killing of couple who adopted special-needs kids. Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.
Sheriff: Suspects trained before Fla. couple slain
Jul 15, 2009 09:44 EDT
Sheriff: Suspects trained together for a month before Fla. couple with 13 adopted kids slain. A group of men charged in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for at least a month to rob the couple's home, authorities said Wednesday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Hurlburt Field
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| Hurlburt Field, 15 February 1999 | |||
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| red dot indicates location of Hurlburt Field | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: KHRT – FAA: HRT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||
| Serves | Eglin Air Force Base | ||
| Location | Mary Esther, Florida | ||
| Commander | Col Brad Webb | ||
| Occupants | 1st Special Operations Wing | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 9,600 | 2,926 | Concrete |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
