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Chaplain candidates participate in internship

Written by Staff Reporters on July 20, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi - About 20 years ago, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor placed his hands on a 7-year-old boy’s forehead. After a moment of reflection, he prophesied the boy would be a man of God. Today that boy is now 2nd Lt. William Hammond, an Air Force chaplain candidate completing his Master of Divinity.

Air Commandos educate cadets in Summer Leadership School

Written by Staff Reporters on July 13, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Hurlburt Field - The 1st Special Operations Wing hosted Summer Leadership School for the seventh consecutive year, June 26-30, here, providing nearly 60 Junior ROTC cadets from five local high schools with a week of hands-on experience in military affairs and mentorship from Airmen assigned to Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base.

Airmen provide IED awareness for police

Written by Staff Reporters on July 6, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Eglin Air Force Base - The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight led its first joint law enforcement improvised explosive device awareness training June 8.

Base, civilian agencies respond in remote active shooter training

Written by Staff Reporters on July 6, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Eglin Air Force Base - The 20th Space Control Squadron Airmen led the first joint Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Eglin first responders to conduct active shooter training here, June 27.

8th SOS hosts Operation Eagle Claw memorial ceremony

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Hurlburt Field - Team Hurlburt gathered together to remember Operation Eagle Claw at a memorial ceremony June 23, and pay tribute to the five Air Commandos assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron and three Marines who lost their lives during the mission.

Military Special Tactics integrate into Marine Raider training

Written by Staff Reporters on June 22, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - For the first time in history, members from another service spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Individual Training Course, with one goal in mind: learn how to lead a joint ground force.

Big Brothers Big Sisters announces Military Big of the Year

Written by Staff Reporters on June 15, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida presented the Ron Mobayed Military Big of the Year award to Master Sgt. Carl E. Byrd Sunday at First City Church. The Big of the Year award is presented to the Big Brother or Big Sister who has gone above and beyond as a positive role model.

Strike, Access, Recovery: USAF Special Tactics becomes a team with partner SOF

Written by Staff Reporters on June 8, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

King Abdulla Special Operations Task Center, Jordan -- One by one, parachutes pop open, silhouetted in the Jordanian sunset as joint nation special operations forces float toward the desert terrain below—completing a military free fall from 18,000 feet out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules.

Eglin’s testers deploy to Alaska’s NORTHERN EDGE

Written by Staff Reporters on June 1, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Eglin Air Force Base - Aircraft from the 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing deployed for a two-week exercise in Alaska to test F-15 and F-16 systems in a realistic threat environment. The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force teamed with a number of units across the 53rd WG and the 96th TW to execute F-15C, F-15E and F-16 flight tests from April 25 to May 13.

Invalid IDs for base access

Written by Staff Reporters on June 1, 2017. Posted in Military, News.

Security Forces UPDATE 2: Beginning June 7, anyone seeking access onto Eglin AFB using a state identification issued from Alaska, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia or Washington will no longer be authorized access without providing an alternate identification credential. Individuals who fall under this category who do not have alternate identification credentials may be escorted onto the installation. For information regarding each states REAL ID status, please visit the website, or contact the base pass and registration section.