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Aug 3, 2018

Aboard guided-missile submarine, Navarre native plays a key role in unique Navy mission

SILVERDALE, Wash. — A 2017 Navarre High School graduate and Navarre native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard a unique guided-missile submarine, USS Ohio, one of only four i…

May 17, 2018

Jay Royal becomes naval aviator, headed to Japan

MILTON — Lt. j.g. Payden Roberts of Jay, formerly of Milton, earned his Wings of Gold onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field in a ceremony on April 27. Roberts, who said both towns hold a special pl…

Jun 22, 2017

Change of command: HT-28 gets new leadership

MILTON — Helicopter Training Squadron TWENTY-EIGHT observed a time-honored Navy tradition June 9 as the commanding officer of the unit passed command to another officer in the Naval Air Station Whiti…

Jun 15, 2017

Black Hawk memorial torn down; man said it had been there too long

NAVARRE BEACH — Charges have not been filed against a man who took it upon himself to start removing a makeshift memorial on Navarre Beach Causeway that honors the lives lost from the 2015 Black Hawk…

Apr 10, 2017

Naval base recognized for community service

MILTON — The Chief of Naval Operations recognized Naval Air Station Whiting Field’s outstanding support to the community with an Honorable Mention for the Personal Excellence Flagship Award. The aw…

Feb 28, 2017

Security forces boat named in honor of Pensacola airman

EGLIN AFB — When the late Senior Airman Nathan Sartain was a toddler, he had two favorite things: airplanes and boats. “He called them both ‘bops,’ ” Sartain’s mother, Janice, said. Sartain, a Pens…

Dec 30, 2016

Mobile Vet Center to visit Milton

MILTON — Santa Rosa veterans can receive VA services on Jan. 9, without traveling to Pensacola, through the department's Mobile Vet Center. The MVC will provide counseling and resources such as VA …

Dec 22, 2016

Santa Rosa veterans organization benefits from Gulf Power donation

PENSACOLA — Giving back to the community and supporting veterans throughout Northwest Florida were themes when Gulf Power employees presented donations to three organizations dedicated to providing a…

Dec 19, 2016

NAS Whiting Field's water quality team wins award

MILTON — Naval Air Station Whiting Field's water management team earned the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Plant Operations Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year. NAS Wh…

Dec 19, 2016

Gulf Power, NAS Whiting Field praised for environmental stewardship

PENSACOLA — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District recognized the city of Tallahassee, Gulf Power and Naval Air Station Whiting Field for outstanding environmental st…
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