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Dec 18, 2024
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Air Commandos remember the crew of GUNDAM-22 on first anniversary

Hurlburt Field – Nov 29, 2024, marks one year since a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, crashed near Yakushima, Japan, while participating in a joint interoperability exercise resulting in the loss of the eight crew members aboard.
Dec 17, 2024
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ACC leaders visit command’s sole C2 wing

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, ACC command chief, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing, Nov. 14. Wilsbach and Wolfe were accompanied by their spouses, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach and Dr. Doniel Wolfe.
Dec 16, 2024

City of Milton starting over on wastewater treatment plans

Looming deadlines, possible fines, and losing more than $47 million in awarded grants didn’t sway the city council from a unanimous vote to reject all bids on the wastewater treatment plant and disposal system.
Dec 16, 2024

New opportunities at Santa Rosa Medical Center

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Santa Rosa Medical Center on Dec. 12 to celebrate the hospital’s recent collaboration with the University of West Florida.
Dec 13, 2024

Developer faces hefty fines Mulat Bayou pollution

At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Dec. 12 they announced that a developer whose construction has caused runoff into Mulat Bayou was heavily fined.
Dec 12, 2024

Carpenter’s Park gets new trees after securing grant

On Dec. 11, the City of Milton received over 30 new trees for free at Carpenter’s Park.
Dec 12, 2024
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New air-to-surface weapon achieves milestone release

Eglin Air Force Base – A tactical air-to-surface missile, known as the Stand-in Attack Weapon, successfully released from a 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time Nov. 7 over the Gulf of Mexico.
Dec 11, 2024
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Milton City Council swearing-in ceremony

New Milton City Councilmembers drew a large crowd at the Milton City Hall on Dec.10 for their commencement ceremony.
Dec 11, 2024
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“Hands go, hands come”: An Airman’s journey from Ghana to graduation

Hurlburt Field – “There were bushfires and famine; people were dying of hunger—it was horrible.”

Growing up in Ghana, Staff Sgt. Barfi’s younger years were marked by conflict and adversity, but it was not the challenges that defined him rather, it was the kindness of strangers that shaped the course of his life.

Dec 11, 2024
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Two hours and 20,000 pounds of food

The community drive-through food distribution event on Dec. 2 provided hundreds of families with free food. Last year 10,000 pounds of food was donated within one hour, this year both of those figures doubled.
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