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8 hrs ago | Northwest Florida Daily News

Two squadrons move from Eglin to Hurlburt

Airmen carry the guidons for the 9th Special Operations Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron as they run the 14.7 miles from Eglin Air Force Base to their new home at Hurlburt Field early Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Hurlburt Field, US Military, US Air Force

Sat May 18, 2013

The Advocate

Long-delayed reunion

They saw each other for only two or three months in 1975. But Hoan and Len Nguyen and their extended family never stopped thinking about Jack and Annette Briggs.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Baton Rouge, LA, US Military, US Air Force

Northwest Florida Daily News

Students have flocked to the Navy's EOD school in recent years

As their time began to run out, they inserted protractors, rulers and other small measuring tools around the shells of the 50-caliber explosives burrowed in the sand.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Air Force, US News

Fri May 17, 2013

Air Force Times

Delays are OK for an airline, but hampering Air Force's operations

The forbidden word is noticeably missing from many statements about the triservice F-35 Lightning joint strike fighter, which is now the longest-delayed program in aviation history.

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Related Topix: Holloman Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, US Marine Corps, Yuma, AZ

MilitaryCity.com

F-35A successfully starts air refueling

An F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot with the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base conducts aerial refueling for certification at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 13.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, March Air Reserve Base

Thu May 16, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

'The best of the best': Airman remembered as memorial gets new home

On Thursday, Makensie and Corey Griffin, now 12 and 14 years old, respectively, flanked the updated monument and pulled off a white sheet at their mother's whispered cue.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Northwest Florida Daily News

Starr Card fees help military community

Military shoppers at the Eglin Exchange probably don't give a second thought as to which credit card to use at checkout.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps

Missileer

Warrior Games 2013: Airman faces challenge at Games as TBI victim

Capt. Mitchell Kieffer and Staff Sgt. Lara Ishikawa warm up before running laps at the Academy indoor track during the Wounded Warrior Games Training Camp held in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, US Military, US Air Force, Iraq, World News

Wed May 15, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

'Not how they died, but how they lived'

As the trumpets sounded, men and women in uniform slowly raised their hands in salute to honor law enforcement officers who have gone on before them.

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Related Topix: Fort Walton Beach, FL, Hurlburt Field, US Military, US Air Force, Hurlburt Field, FL

Mon May 13, 2013

Flight Journal

Aviation Insider: A Troubled Bird

Col. Andrew J. "Drifter" Toth, commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, the "Nomads" at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was talking about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter when he acknowledged a flight restriction on the airplane.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, Drift, KY, US News

Sun May 12, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

53rd Wing pilot to become lead Thunderbird

By this time next year, Lt. Col. Matthew Bradley's F-16 fighter jet will be looping, flipping and rolling through the sky to the delight of a crowd gathered below.

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Related Topix: Nellis Air Force Base, Luke Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, US News

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Dutch journalist comes to Vermont, wants to learn about F-35's

Some in Holland are asking questions about the F-35 military jet similar to what's typically asked by those living in the flight path of the Burlington Air National Guard Base.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US News

Sat May 11, 2013

Air Force Times

Krusinski was a 'good choice' for the job

The man who was supposed to lead the Air Force's sex assault prevention efforts will stand trial July 18 in Arlington, Va., on a charge of sexual battery.

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Related Topix: US Military, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, US Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base

Fri May 10, 2013

War on Terrorism

Brave Defender trains Kandahar-bound Airmen

Team Eglin Public Affairs 5/9/2013 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- As a security forces Airman, you've just arrived for your deployment to the Joint Defense Operations Center at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Military, Buckley Air Force Base, US Air Force

Northwest Florida Daily News

Army 7th Special Forces to host first visitors day

The visitors day will include demonstrations and exhibits of the type of work Green Berets perform in the field.

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Related Topix: Fort Bragg, NC, US Military, US Air Force

Missileer

Air Force Food Transformation Initiative enters second phase

The initiative, known as FTI, is a pilot program designed to provide Airmen greater variety, availability, and quality of food, while maintaining home station and warfighting feeding capabilities.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Randolph, TX

Thu May 09, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Unexploded World War II-era bomb safely detonated

The school was evacuated for two days while technicians determined how best to disarm the bomb, but it should reopen today, said Lois Walsh, a spokeswoman for Eglin Air Force Base.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Eglin AFB, FL

Northwest Florida Daily News

Smoke advisory issued for area of Yellow River Bridge

Eglin Air Force Base has a controlled burn near Yellow River Bridge, or State Road 87, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Fire, Milton, FL

Missileer

F-35 fighter takes another step forward

An advanced F-35 Lighting II joint strike fighter taxis on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Tue May 07, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Army Ranger open house victim of budget cuts

This year's open house at the Army Ranger Camp James E. Rudder has been canceled because of federal budget cuts.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Pensacola, FL, Eglin AFB, FL