Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- The 1st Special Operations Wing employs more than 8,500 military members and close to 2,000 civilian Air Commandos. Additionally, the wing hosts 34 partner units from six different major commands.
Hurlburt Field, Fla., -- After an explosion, when the smoke settles and the blaze has been contained, a new mission begins. Like a puzzle, shrapnel blasted in every direction can be pieced together to uncover the mode of detonation. The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal airmen are trained to do just that.
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. – Effective immediately, the following establishments have been deemed off limits to all Armed Forces personnel and shall remain restricted until issuance of an updated notice:
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. -- An explosive ordnance disposal airman here was awarded the 2015 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16.
Hurlburt Field, Fla -- Col. Ted Corallo, Air Force Special Operations Command chief of staff, held his retirement ceremony at the Soundside Club on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 20, 2015. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1989 and went on to undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. In his career, Corallo piloted 10 different aircraft platforms including the Cessna T-37, MC-130H Combat Talon II, and the Osprey and logged more than 3,600 flying hours. Most recently he served as the AFSOC chief of staff for the last 18 months.
The health care program for more than 9.5 million world-wide beneficiaries is changing the pharmacy benefit portion of its coverage. According to a TRICARE announcement, beginning Oct. 1, TRICARE beneficiaries using select name-brand maintenance drugs will be forced to switch their prescription to a military pharmacy or the program’s home delivery service known as Express Scripts or face paying full price for the prescription. Select maintenance drugs are medications taken for chronic conditions, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. The ruling does not affect medications for acute conditions, such as cases where antibiotics are needed short-term.
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (AFNS) --The bond between man and dog is a special one, dating back to times when wolves and men would hunt together. Through years of evolution and change, the relationship between dogs and humans has grown stronger.
About 400,000 American servicemen died in WWII and of that number, 73,000 are yet to be accounted for. Many lost their lives over the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and China where fierce battles were fought 71 years ago between the Japanese and allied military forces near the end of WWII. Mike Sandler, 58, of Navarre is related to one of those 73,000 missing in action, retired Lt. Norman W. Sandler, U.S. Navy.
Every Navarre citizen has driven on U.S. Highway 98 at one time or another. Its traffic in recent times due to construction has been a source of frustration; but its existence provides convenient transportation for everyone. More importantly, Highway 98 is a vital artery of revenue for Navarre and the surrounding cities. Each year, Highway 98 brings millions of dollars in business, tourist revenue, goods and services to Navarre. Without this highway, the development of Navarre would hardly have progressed to the state that it exists in to this day. While the actual Highway 98 came into existence in the 1930s, this important route along the coast of Northwest Florida may have been around much longer.
