75 day leave carryover extended
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — Airmen with more than 60 days of leave at the beginning of next fiscal year may be able to carry it into the next fiscal year thanks to a provision in...
View ArticleHelp available for Reserve special needs families
DUKE FIELD — For 919th Special Operations Wing personnel looking for help or information on the Exceptional Family Member Program, there’s a direct contact just down the road at Eglin. Michelle Dent,...
View ArticleAir Guard’s F-35 trainer takes position at Warfare Center
ST. AUGUSTINE – One of the Florida Air National Guard’s pioneers in the F-35 fighter jet program will soon be moving on to represent the Air National Guard at the United States Air Force Warfare...
View ArticleLETTER: Cowardly NRA
Shame on the National Rifle Association for its latest ad criticizing the safety of President Obama’s children. This inappropriate and cowardly ad shows how obviously unconcerned the NRA is about the...
View ArticleLETTER: Gun demagoguery
President Obama surrounding himself with children while announcing his gun-control proposals is the epitome of demagoguery. The message is obvious — if you’re against my measures, you want to endanger...
View ArticleThe most fearsome weapon is evolving
The first MC-130J to be converted into Air Force Special Operations Command’s newest variant of the gunship, the AC-130J Ghostrider, arrived at Eglin Air Force Base. Modifications to the airframe will...
View ArticleGunship guru saves over $14 million
Bill Walter, Air Force Special Operation Command Strike Requirements Branch program analyst, has a long history of brainstorming money-saving ideas and seeing them to fruition. His most recent action...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Keep the bad guys guessing
As Okaloosa County residents continue to debate how to make our youngest children safer in the wake of Sandy Hook, the various proposals tend toward all-or-nothing. Sheriff Larry Ashley’s response has...
View ArticleThree AFSOC Airmen receive Sijan award for leadership
Three Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen at the tip of the spear received one of the Air Force’s most prestigious awards, the 2012 Lance P. Sijan USAF leadership award. The award recognizes...
View ArticleWWII Vet shares his stories: 'It was like I was in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’...
FORT WALTON BEACH — Charles Coons’ stories sound like the stuff of movies but, to him, they are memories. The World War II Army Air Corps veteran can still remember vivid details of his wartime...
View ArticleLocal Faith briefs for Jan. 19
Submissions: Email items about special church events for the Faith section to: faith@nwfdailynews.com. Photos should be high-resolution jpeg attachments. Items must be submitted at least a week before...
View ArticleNavarre man convicted in 2011 beatings
A Navarre man accused of beating two people has been convicted by a Santa Rosa County jury. Timothy Donald Helton was found guilty Thursday of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great...
View ArticleOfficer says man kicked him 20 times
CRESTVIEW - An Okaloosa Island man is accused of kicking an emergency medical technician and a Crestview Police officer, according to an arrest report. The attacks occurred on Jan. 5, the report says....
View ArticleReport: Man retrieves cocaine from between his legs
CRESTVIEW - A 21-year-old Crestview man was charged with drug possession after officers stopped him for non-working taillights and found that he had cocaine. On Jan. 6, Jeffrey Maurice Duncan was...
View ArticleBattle at Waffle House, elsewhere, leads to woman's arrest
CRESTVIEW - A spat that erupted between a man and woman at Waffle House carried over to their home, and it was the woman who ended up being arrested for battery. On Jan. 5 the two were at Waffle House...
View ArticleSeaside voted best family beach
Lori Leath Smith has no way of knowing exactly whose votes placed Seaside’s beach in the top spot of a survey of Best Beaches on Earth by Travel + Leisure magazine. But she’s pretty sure that at least...
View ArticleOfficials warn residents of 'a relative is in trouble' scam
CRESTVIEW — An elderly woman was scammed for nearly $2,000 during what officials are calling "a relative is in trouble" scam. The 78-year-old woman told officials she received a call Wednesday from a...
View ArticlePensacola Opera to present ‘Barber of Seville’
PENSACOLA — Pensacola Opera presents one of the most cherished, comedic operas of all time, Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Saenger Theatre....
View Article