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Local Businesses React to Tyndall Job Cuts
Last Friday, the Air Force released its proposed realignment plans for next year, under which Tyndall Air Force Base will lose 588 military jobs.
Mary Esther mayor: Annex Hurlburt
A proposal to annex a roughly 3-mile stretch of Hurlburt Field is Mayor Chuck Bolton's plan to make his city larger.
Military pay outstrips civilian salaries
Thousands of Okaloosa County's better-paid public servants don't get their paychecks from any state, county or city office.
Hurlburt firefighter best in Air Force
Mr. Mike Blakely has no idea he is in the Daily News today. The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron's deputy chief of Fire Emergency Services declined an interview.
Fire rips through Coral Street home
Fire ripped through another home in Holley by the Sea. About 9 p.m. Thursday, June 25, firefighters responded to a structure fire at 1859 Coral St.
Tyndall to lose nearly 600 military jobs under Air Force plan
The Air Force plans to cut nearly 600 military positions and four civilian positions from Tyndall Air Force Base as part of their 2010 restructuring plan.
Airmen rescue kittens inside wall
Airman 1st Class Nadia Katana bottle-feeds a kitten that was cut out of a wall June 22 at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Advocates to provide deployment support
Nine Air Force bases will soon hire civilian advocates whose single focus will be putting airmen's spouses, parents or children in touch with support programs they need while their loved ones are deployed.
AC-130s say goodbye to Hurlburt
The Air Force's AC-130H Spectre gunships are on the move, leaving the Florida panhandle after being stationed there for three decades.
Hollywood's attention unwelcome on military's paranormal exploration
Retired Col. John Alexander of Las Vegas is loosely the basis for a character played by George Clooney in the upcoming movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats." George Clooney portrays a character loosely based on Las Vegas resident John Alexander in a movie coming out this year.
Nelson, Miller, denounce oil-drilling amendment
An oil-drilling amendment moving through the U.S. Senate's Energy Committee has caught the attention of the Emerald Coast.
Limited rental options lead military personnel to buy homes
Senior Airman P.J. Canabal had a pretty clear notion of what he wanted when he got transferred to Cannon Air Force Base.
Helicopter added to Maxwell's Air Park
She's rescued crews from combat zones and flown special operations missions. She's been shot at and banged up, but she's always made it home.
Let's celebrate our Midway connection
What should be a significant military celebration in Northwest Florida probably will pass quietly unnoticed, in contrast to last week's Memorial Day observance.
A soldier in Iraq cant see your ribbon, or the flag at your front door. But a letter they hold in their hands, to them means so much more! This is about support, not just stuff.
Pat Rice: a troubling question for Memorial Day weekend
What will happen in Iraq when the United States draws down its troops there? Memorial Day weekend is a good time to ask such a difficult and unsettling question.
Another step toward U.S. 98 bypass
Engineers planning the U.S. 98 bypass through Eglin must try to figure out the effect of controlled burns on toll revenue.
Rumsfeld fiddled while New Orleans drowned
A story in the latest GQ magazine offers fresh revelations about actions taken by former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld following Hurricane Katrina, with former Bush administration officials blaming him for the delay in getting U.S. military assistance to New Orleans in the disaster's immediate aftermath.
Long before the words "Joint Strike Fighter" and "Valparaiso" were uttered in the same sentence, base officials had a plan for noise abatement in place.
Pat Rice: Son's visit home from college has me reflecting
Our older son, Andrew, came home from college last week. The brief visit made me feel a little old, and it made me think about this unique place called the Emerald Coast.