Gaetz joins other elected officials questioning military vaccine policies
Here's the text of Rep. Matt Gaetz's letter, also signed by eight other House members:
Milton shows gratitude for veterans
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
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
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
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.
Eglin’s living shoreline
Eglin Air Force Base - Nearly 100 volunteers have taken turns moving rocks along Eglin’s shorelines near Postl Point to protect nearby archaeological sites from the impacts of erosion.
Pentagon restricts use of fitness trackers, other devices
Washington (AP) — Military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk warzone areas won't be allowed to use fitness-tracker or cellphone applications that can reveal their location, according to a new Pentagon order.
Air Force Widow vows to bring awareness to invisible wounds
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Air Force veteran Stacey Pavenski, 46, of Palm Bay, Florida, has post traumatic stress disorder, but she didn’t get it from serving in combat. It came from her husband’s combat struggles that drove him to take his own life in their bedroom, Sept. 18, 2017, while she was in the kitchen. He was 45.
New squadron specializes in Battlefield Airmen recruiting
Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas -- The first squadron focused solely on recruiting Battlefield Airmen and combat support career fields stood up in a ceremony June 29 at the Medina Annex on Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland.
Out of the darkness, on target
Eglin Air Force Base -- Staff Sgt. Brent Young aimed for the bull’s-eye at the 2018 DoD Warrior Games and won a gold and a silver medal in archery competition. The 96th Security Forces Squadron member also netted a silver medal in wheelchair basketball at the games, held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.