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Command change for AFSOC

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold will become the 10th commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony Thursday at Hurlburt Field. He will assume command from Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel who retired after 33 years of service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III is scheduled to preside over the ceremony.

Hurlburt hosts joint weapons training

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Airmen from the 4th Special Operations Squadron and soldiers from the 20th Special Forces Group conducted joint weapons training June 2 through June 13 on the Eglin Range.

Gator finds a cool spot at Hurlburt

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Pest management removed an 8-foot-long alligator from beneath a vehicle in the 9th Special Operations Squadron parking lot May 28 on Hurlburt Field.

Navarre High students find new home with NJROTC

Written by Staff Reporters on June 19, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Navarre High School NJROTC cadets and cadets-to-be met last week for orientation, drill, physical readiness training and community service.

Airmen ‘reel’ in spiritual resilience

Written by Staff Reporters on June 19, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Eglin Air Force Base – More than 35 Eglin Airmen took to the high seas May 31 in hopes of reeling in a prize catch while also boosting their spiritual resilience.

Navy helicopter crashes near Pace

Written by Staff Reporters on June 12, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

A mishap occurred at about 10:15 a.m., June 5, involving a Training Air Wing FIVE helicopter at Whiting Field's Outlying Field Spencer near Pace.

Families rejoice, about 100 Airmen return

Written by Staff Reporters on June 12, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Hundreds of friends and family members watched the sky Friday at Hurlburt Field waiting for a plane to land that would deliver about 100 Airmen home from Afghanistan and the Middle East.

F-35A Lightning squadron complete

Written by Staff Reporters on June 12, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.

Military appreciates community

Written by Staff Reporters on June 5, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

On a day when Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Military Affairs Council (MAC) members gathered to thank the military, the event’s speaker turned the tables and spent his time thanking business and community leaders.

ER closes at Naval Hospital Pensacola

Written by Staff Reporters on June 5, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

The emergency room at Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) closed May 31 and reopened June 1 as an urgent care center that will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.