Tag: military
Love and Legacy: NWFMOA’s 2nd Annual Valentines for Veterans
By Doug Stauffer
In a touching tribute to community and service, the Northwest Florida Military Officers Association (NWFMOA) celebrated its 2nd Annual Valentines for Veterans...
Commissioners Ask Eglin AFB if County Can Manage Beach Property
By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel
Several years ago, in May of 2020, Eglin AFB decided to close the beach to the west of Destin Bridge due...
Duke Field Breaks Ground on First Electric Aircraft Charging Station
By Matthew Clouse, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs
AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, have installed...
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport Getting Heroes “Home for the Holidays” for...
By Kelly Murphy-Redd
The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport's eighth annual “Operation Home for the Holidays” campaign helped a “hero.” Every year the airport draws the...
Avenging 9/11: Courage to Accept a One-Way Mission of Unknowns
Chamber Life: Stories from the life and times of Fort Walton Beach Chamber members…
By Kelly Murphy-Redd
On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed by...
$6.1 Million Awarded to Support Florida’s Military Communities
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced more than $6.1 million in awards to military communities through the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program, the Defense Reinvestment Grant...
