Photo Credit: Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a base for the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa, Florida. The base is home Air Force Special Operations Command, the 505th Command and Control Wing, and a number of other associate units, with the 1st Special Operations Wing serving as the host unit.
The carefully crafted Xtreme Turf field has served the US Air Force base since its installation in 2010. The synthetic turf system was selected to provide a professional sports surface that will is both engineered to keep servicemen and women safe as well as durable enough to withstand heavy daily use. Act Global artificial grass is benchmarked against the top natural grass fields and backed by over 100 individual laboratory tests to deliver a supportive surface with the best balances between shock absorption and vertical deformation, traction and skin friendliness, and deceleration and slip resistance.
“We here at Hurlburt are unique in the amount of physical training and running that goes on day to day, with thousands of people using this field every day,” said Colonel Lengyel. “This wore down the old field and kept us continually closing it down for maintenance. This new field is a step in the right direction for improving the fitness of everyone here.”
The artificial grass also proved to be a solution to the growing complication of having to shut down the field for constant irrigation and cutting. This ensures that patrons have access to the field for all hours of the day, every day.
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