Wreaths Across America is a national program that provides wreaths to civic organizations to place on Veterans’ gravesites all across America. Each December, in communities just like ours, citizens get together to honor veterans by placing a wreath on their gravesite and say the veteran’s name out loud. This past Saturday, Mitzi Dixon lead the […]
Congratulations to our very own Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field as the Fiscal Year 2015 winner of the USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) award for overall excellence in community service. This award recognizes a Navy command that engaged in exemplary voluntary community service activities working with local communities. Sailors at NAS Whiting Field greatly improved […]
Today we observe Patriot Day, also known as the National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
To say that we are fortunate to live in America is an understatement. We are the richest nation in the world with the highest overall quality of life. However, as we all know, these things have not always come easy. Only through the dedication, sweat, blood, and tears of our service men and women have […]
Naval Air Station Whiting Field recently announced its Sailors of the Quarter for the second quarter for fiscal year 2013. The program is designed to recognize the top performing Sailors from various levels of enlisted service. The Sailor of the Quarter is the top first class petty officer. The Junior Sailor of the Quarter is […]
PV2 Seth Raught recently graduated from One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. PV2 Raught graduated as a Calvary Scout after five months of basic and advanced training. PV2 Seth Raught returned home to Jay, Florida where he will serve as a member of the Florida National Guard in a Calvary Scout Unit in […]
Service Members to Receive Trees for the Holidays The Trees for Troops program is once again providing live Christmas trees to help make the spirit of the holiday season a little brighter for Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. As in the previous two years of the program, about 100 trees will be delivered to […]
NASWF to be Named Tree City USA for 21st Year Ceremony will be immediately followed by base tree lighting For the 21st consecutive year, Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field has achieved designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA for its dedication to conservation and urban renewal. The base will plant a tree to recognize its completion […]
Training Squadron THREE executive officer, Lt. Col. Brian Schaefer will assume the mantle of leadership and take command of the unit during a ceremony Nov. 30 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field’s Atrium building. He will relieve Cmdr. Philip Brock who served as the squadron’s commanding officer for the past year. The change of command […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recognized Naval Air Station Whiting Field’s water supply facilities with an award for their “outstanding” water systems and programs, Oct. 16. NAS Whiting Field was named the best “Small Community Water System” for FDEP’s Northwest District. The award is a tribute to the Public Works Department which oversees the […]
SANTA ROSA TEACHER OF THE YEAR SEMIFINALISTS
Santa Rosa BOCC Commission Regular MeetingThurs., Jan. 7, 4:30 p.m. at Administrative Complex in Milton
Changes to Florida/Alabama Shootout
54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour goes virtual
Jay Christmas Parade (with pics)
Cold weather shelter open nights, Mon., Nov. 30 and Tues., Dec. 1