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Just four days before he was killed in a helicopter crash, Staff Sgt. Andrew Seif was awarded one of the military’s highest honors for heroism, a commendation he earned for his efforts to save a mortally wounded friend in heavy gunfire in Afghanistan.

Gov. Rick Scott “Today, we are saddened to learn that a Louisiana Army National Guard helicopter carrying seven Marines and four soldiers crashed during a training exercise near Eglin Air Force Base. I reached out to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal … to offer any resources they may need during this tragic time. Florida National Guard […]

Recovery is still underway in Santa Rosa Sound following a helicopter crash that killed 11 decorated servicemen, including a Silver Medal recipient.

Capt. Willard “Bill” Reddel helped usher in the space-age era of satellite communications, but first he had to paint his gray ship white to appease the Nigerian government.

Gail Roland was attacked by two pit bulls in 2000 while on her rounds as a mail carrier.

Change is in the air, or in this case, the water.

Capt. Alan Dean, commanding officer of Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), received a hand-made quilt from the Flying Needles Quilt Guild of Niceville during a small ceremony March 6, as part of the Quilt of Valor program.

WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will present a special preview screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Last Days in Vietnam” on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio. Admission is free.

Master Sgt. Daniel Drennen, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron flight chief, was awarded the 2014 National Defense Industrial Association Air Force Military Tester of the year award at the annual NDIA Test and Evaluation conference in Springfield, Va., March 2 through  4.

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast now offers Mazor Robotics Renaissance, a state-of-the-art guidance system for spine surgery.