Base highlights democracy, diversity at MLK service

Airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing and members of the local community listen to a speech given by Col. Wilfred R. Bristol, Air Force Special Operations Command chaplain, during a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative ceremony held at the base chapel at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 14, 2011. The Hurlburt Field African-American Heritage Committee coordinated with other base organizations to hold the event in honor of the civil rights leader. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter/Released)

Senior Airman Dustin Stewart

Senior Airman Dustin Stewart, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron crew chief and unit deployment manager, sits at his desk at his squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 12, 2010. Airman Stewart was selected for this week's Tip of the Spear spotlight. (Courtesy photo)

AFSOC leads charge against "Nature-Deficit Disorder"

Dwyane Wade, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team building activity with children at the outdoor classroom at the Youth Center, Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 30, 2010. The classroom became the 29th Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation-certified Nature Explore classroom in the country in November 2009. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Jacobs/RELEASED)

Hearts Apart holiday party

Santa Claus visits with two-year-old Joshua, son of a deployed Airman, during the Hearts Apart annual holiday party Dec. 15 at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Throughout the year, the program sponsors a series of monthly gatherings for spouses and children of deployed members. (DoD photo by U.S. Airman 1st Class Joe McFadden / RELEASED)

Master Sgt. Clint Grizzell

Master Sgt. Clint Grizzell, 6th Special Operations Squadron operations superintendent and combat aviation advisor, poses in front of an Mi-17 helicopter at the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 16, 2010. Sergeant Grizzell was selected for this week's "Tip of the Spear" spotlight. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joe McFadden / RELEASED)

Staff Sgt. Rashid Watts

Staff Sgt. Rashid Watts, 1st Special Operations Wing BattleStaff, poses in a conference room at wing headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 14, 2010. Sergeant Watts was selected for this week's Tip of the Spear spotlight. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joe McFadden / RELEASED)