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Eglin Air ForceBase –  As he stands at the step desk, you wouldn’t miss the subtle differences in his uniform. His brown leather boots seem foreign next to the sage green ones accompanying him. As is custom in the 58th Fighter Squadron, pilots roar “RAGE!” throughout the building. However, today this pilot is given a more fitting send off. He begins to turn the corner as a smirk creeps across his face.

Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting the annual Emerald Warrior exercise Feb. 27 – March 11. In its 10th iteration this year, the joint exercise provides pre-deployment readiness training for special operations, conventional and partner nation forces, and interagency elements in realistic combat scenarios. 

Do you ever feel like you’re in a war of busy-ness that you never approved funding for? These days we are all so busy. Somehow, even with all of these modern conveniences, our lives are appear to be busier and more stressful than ever. Which means our bodies are more stressed than ever, producing even more cortisol which can wreak havoc on so many things.

One of the first things a personal trainer will have you do is test your level of fitness using a variety of exercises typically including push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, bench press, squats, a 10 minute walk test and more.

Florida has the third highest number of sex trafficking cases in the country. These victims, frequently young girls roughly 12-years-old, are forced into prostitution where they may see as many as 30 “johns” or purchasers of sex, a night.

Criticized for planning a new Pensacola Bay Bridge that’s too plain and narrow, the Florida Department of Transportation will unveil revised drawings in March.

When private investigator and human trafficking advocate Melissa Woodward rescues a child from trafficking, there is no “thank you.”

At 4 years old, while other little girls were having pretend tea parties with friends and parents, Melissa Woodward had watched porn.

Discussion of the future of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Thursday’s concert series got intense at Monday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting as chamber president Judy Morehead and Commission Chairman Rob Williamson tangled over past conversations involving the event.

When Julie A. started her new job and moved to Florida with her two young children, ages 6 and 7, she had no idea that a predator lay in wait.