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Military wife helps fellow military spouses, receives award

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 3, 2022. Posted in Community, Military.

Being a military spouse can be tough. Deployments, operational security, and being alone far from home are some of the main issues they face. Quite often the feeling of isolation can be overwhelming. Luckily for military spouses, there are people like Sarah Curtis.

Curtis, who has been a military spouse since 2018, knows the feelings of isolation and a lack of support.

Former combat medic: ‘It’s all about the job’

Written by Staff Reporters on December 22, 2021. Posted in Community, Military.

Scott Vines has lived, and saved, many lives in his 67 years on this earth. Most would consider Scott to be a hero, but to him, it’s all just part of the job. For 21 years, spanning from 1973-1994, Vines served as a medic in the Navy and Army.

Military instructors fly Santa in for quick visit

Written by Staff Reporters on December 13, 2021. Posted in Community, Military.

Students at Gulf Breeze Elementary school were visited by Santa Claus, who arrived by helicopter thanks to the HT-8 Eightballers, a helicopter training squadron assigned to Training Air Wing Five at Naval Air Station Whiting Field.

Gaetz joins other elected officials questioning military vaccine policies

Written by Staff Reporters on November 17, 2021. Posted in Military, News.

Here's the text of Rep. Matt Gaetz's letter, also signed by eight other House members:

Milton shows gratitude for veterans

Written by Kaitie Kiger on November 12, 2021. Posted in Community, Military, Milton.

Members of surrounding communities gathered alongside Milton residents Thursday to honor those who have served in the United States military.

Space Florida seeks Space Force training site

Written by News Service of Florida on September 23, 2021. Posted in Florida News, Military.

Florida’s aerospace agency has been working to bring a Space Force training site to the state after the command headquarters for the fledgling military branch landed in Alabama.

Governor visits, announces $3.4 million funding to support military missions

Written by Staff Reporters on September 15, 2021. Posted in Military, News.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Sept. 15 in a Milton press conference that Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties will receive $3.4 million in grant funding from the Department of Economic Opportunity.

“We appreciate having great installations and a great active-duty footprint, and of course NWF is one of the strongest military communities in the nation – we understand that enriches our community and our economy,” DeSantis said at the conference.

Local family lays wreaths for military fallen

Written by Staff Reporters on December 10, 2020. Posted in Military, News.

Each December, volunteers bundle up against the cold and walk the silent rows of the nation’s military cemeteries, carrying armfuls of bright green Christmas wreaths.