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Northwest Florida Vietnam veterans documentary to premiere Nov. 10

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 1, 2026. Posted in Community, Military, News.

A new documentary is giving voice to veterans of the Vietnam era here in Northwest Florida. “Their Vietnam: Voices of Azalea Trace” is an approximately 100-minute-long film highlighting the service of veterans currently residing at Azalea Trace, a retirement community near the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Legendary fighter takes final flight, Air Force Reserve delivers F-117A to Smithsonian

Written by USAF Public Affairs on October 30, 2026. Posted in Community, Military.

(By Staff Sgt. Alexis Morris) Nearly two decades after the U.S. Air Force retired the airframe from combat, one F-117A Nighthawk had the rare opportunity to take to the skies once more: this time, in the cargo hold of a C-5M Super Galaxy. The historic stealth aircraft, bound for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, would soon join the institution’s permanent collection.

American Legion in Navarre loses roof, works to recover

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 20, 2026. Posted in Business, Community, Military, News.

From Saturday, Oct. 12, and well into the following week, American Legion Post 382 members and volunteers cleared debris, placed items into rented U-Haul pods and tried putting back together their beloved Legion building after Hurricane Isaias ripped off most of the roof. “We worked all day Monday, all day Tuesday, got the pods on Wednesday and worked all day Today (Thursday, Oct. 15),” said Loreen Skobel, American Legion Post 382’s post adjutant.

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Hurlburt Field orders privatized base housing and FAMCamp evacuation

Written by Staff Reporters on October 7, 2026. Posted in Military, News.

Out of an abundance of caution, the 1st Special Operations Wing commander has directed a targeted evacuation for residents of all Hurlburt Field privatized military housing and FAMCamp effective no later than 5:00 p.m., Oct. 8, 2026.

Duran found not guilty in shooting death of Hurlburt airman

Written by Collin Bestor on October 1, 2026. Posted in Crime, Military, News.

It took less than two hours of deliberation for a Fort Walton Beach jury to find former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran not guilty in connection with the 2024 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

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Dead body found in burnt car on Eglin range

Written by Staff Reporters on September 25, 2026. Posted in Military, News.

A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23. The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.

Hurlburt Field to conduct readiness exercise

Written by Staff Reporters on September 21, 2026. Posted in Military, News.

Hurlburt Field is scheduled to conduct an emergency response exercise Sep. 22-23, 2026, to test the base’s readiness capabilities. The local community may notice increased law enforcement and first responder activities on and around base.

Former AFSOC command chief found guilty, sentenced for CSAM

Written by USAF Public Affairs on September 20, 2026. Posted in Military, News.

(Courtesy story from Air Force Special Operations Command) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, former command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, was found guilty of four offenses in violation of two articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including indecent recording in violation of Article 120c and possessing, viewing and producing child pornography in violation of Article 134.

Hurlburt Field: No fuel reached Santa Rosa Sound during Sept. 8, 10 spills

Written by Staff Reporters on September 15, 2026. Posted in Military, News.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a storage tank on Hurlburt Field released fuel that found its way to a secondary containment system. While most of the fuel was recovered and placed into appropriate storage, around 10 to 25 gallons of residual fuel was found to have been released from the secondary containment into the base’s stormwater systems going toward Santa Rosa Sound. This secondary fuel leak took place Sept. 10.

Hurlburt Field chaplains wear religious insignia instead of rank

Written by USAF Public Affairs on September 6, 2026. Posted in Faith, Military.

(By Airman Ashton Hamby of 1st Special Operations Wing) Chaplains assigned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, are removing officer rank insignia from their uniforms in accordance with new Department of the Air Force guidance. The guidance, effective since June 15, 2026, directs chaplains to wear their respective religious insignia on all rank-presenting garments of the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform. This includes the OCP blouse, patrol cap, tactical cap and outer garments.