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By Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Nov 8, 2019

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Massive search continues for Florida airman who fell from C-130

Rescue teams are searching a 700-square-mile area of the Gulf of Mexico between Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola, looking for any sign of a 24th Special Operations Wing airman who...

By Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Aug 27, 2019

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Eglin AFB officer charged with sexual battery

An officer assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base is being held without bond in the Okaloosa County Jail on a felony charge of sexual battery

By Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Jul 23, 2019

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A soldier has finally been restored to the Ranger Hall of Fame after 20 years

No one close to him knows exactly how Sgt. 1st Class Wilton "Pappy" White was removed from the Ranger Hall of Fame, which honors the best of the elite U.S....

By Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Dec 19, 2018

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Green Beret Tied To International Cocaine Smuggling Ring Amid New Indictments

Two more people, including a Colombian citizen, have been indicted on charges related to an alleged cocaine smuggling scheme involving … Continued

By Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Nov 2, 2018

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All Of Tyndall’s F-22 Raptors Survived Hurricane Michael, DoD Says

TYNDALL AFB — All of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets left behind when Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force … Continued

Jim Thompson, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.