Air Force bids farewell to Combat Talon I
DUKE FIELD - "Blackbird fly... into the light of a dark, black night."
Congress reviews Air Force readiness at House hearing
WASHINGTON (AFNS) – The top leaders from the Air Force's active and Reserve components were on Capitol Hill on April 24 to provide statements and answer questions regarding their fiscal year 2014 budgets and force readiness.
A show of appreciation for military families
May is Military Appreciation Month, and the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce is selling thank you signs to fund activities expressing gratitude to thousands of local veterans and their families leading up to Memorial Day.
1 SOMDG updates policy, affects non-active duty enrollees
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- New changes to the TRICARE enrollment policies in the 1st Special Operations Medical Group at Hurlburt Field, Fla., will affect retirees and their dependents who receive care at the clinic for the remainder of this fiscal year and possibly beyond.
Doolittle Raiders greet, inspire Air Commandos
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Exactly 71 years ago to the day they and their fellow Airmen turned the tide of the U.S. war effort, three World War II legends spoke to dozens of Hurlburt Airmen at the 319th Special Operations Squadron auditorium April 18.
Military Appreciation Day
First Baptist Church Navarre is hosting the third annual community Military Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. May 4 at the Soundside pavilions at Navarre Beach.
Adopted dogs to help soldiers deal with PTSD
Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP) — Former Army infantryman John Walis has a cabinet full of medicines to fight depression, sleeplessness and pain, resulting from PTSD and a disabling spinal-cord injury. Most of the time, he says, instead of taking the drugs, he takes Tommy for a walk.
Navarre’s Clint Hale attends Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
For the last 27 years, Navarre resident Clint Hale, 64, a U.S. Air Force veteran, has joined other disabled veterans from across the country to participate in the Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic in Colorado. The clinic is open to veterans with certain disabilities such as spinal-cord injuries, amputations and the visually impairment.
Welcome home
SANTA ROSA BEACH -- “Oh my gosh, this looks like something out of a magazine,” exclaimed Kelly Hale as she escorted her husband, Staff Sgt. Aaron Hale, and their four children into their new home for the first time, a foreclosure donated by Chase Bank.
Air Force pushes for more base closings as military cuts loom
Approximately 50 representatives from Santa Rosa, Escambia, Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Pentagon and Congressional leaders regarding Panhandle military issues at the annual Northwest Florida Defense Coalition Symposium.