Aug 25, 2014
Harper completes Navy Basic Training
Navy Seaman Daniel K. Harper, son of Kevin L. and Theodorosha J. Harper and brother of Danielle K. Harper of Milton, Fla., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Gre…
Aug 18, 2014
Public access gate for NAS Whiting Field Golf Course closed
Due to mandated security requirements, access to the Naval Air Station Whiting Field Golf Course will be restricted to patrons with authorized base access. The public access gate on the north side of…
Aug 18, 2014
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 566
During Tuesday’s Milton City Council meeting, Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 566 Commander Norman Chapman presented a plaque as an award to the council recognizing the city for its dedica…
Aug 14, 2014
VETS2VA receives contribution
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) gave the Vets2VA program $5,000 Saturday. The Vets2VA program provides transportation to veterans who can’t make their own way to the VA hospital, se…
Aug 8, 2014
NASWF Names Sailors of the Quarter
Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) recently announced its Sailors of the Quarter for the Third quarter fiscal year 2014. This awards program is designed to give recognition to the top performing…
Aug 8, 2014
Bittle assumes duty as Officer in Charge
Enlisted personnel, officers, and family members assembled to witness the Change of Charge ceremony in which the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Detachment (CN…
Jul 29, 2014
NASWF Public Works Department restores deteriorating hangar bays
Naval Air Station Whiting Field Public Works Department turned over the final hangar bay to the Chief of Naval Air Training last month. This act marked the completion of the multi-year hangar restora…
Jul 29, 2014
Local soldier Col. Roger D. Cotton retires
Colonel Roger D. Cotton was commissioned as an infantry officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and retired from the Army in April of this year as Colone…
Jul 29, 2014
Two NSWC PCD Travel Team Members Earn DoD Award
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Two NSWC PCD Travel Team Members Earn DoD Award
Jul 25, 2014
Wounded vets to be recognized August
August is Purple Heart Month. Saturday, meeting at West Milton Church of Christ, veterans, mostly from the Vietnam War and all wounded, worked to help other veterans as part of an organization called…