MILTON — According to the city of Milton’s public information officer Pamela Holt, two 4 foot nuisance alligators were spotted at the bayou, south of boat launch at Carpenter’s Park. New caution sign…
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Fire at Dollar General
PACE — An early morning fire at the Dollar General located at 4439 Highway 90 in Pace caused an estimated $50,000 of internal damage.
"It went out as a fire alarm at 2:38 a.m.," Pace Fire and Resc…
Milton police seek suspects in home invasion
MILTON — Masked suspects broke into a Milton resident’s home Thursday night, according to the Milton Police Department. Though suspects fired shots, MPD reports no injuries.
Chief of Police Tony T…
Commissioner Rob Williamson hosts fourth annual county-wide listening tour
Commissioner Rob Williamson, District 4, is hosting his fourth annual county-wide listening tour this summer. Residents are encouraged to attend one of five meetings, held at a variety of times and l…
Whiting golf course closed June, 2015
MILTON — Citizens, veterans, and current military took to the Frank W. Dahlinger golf course at Naval Air Station Whiting Field June 1, 2015 for the course’s last tournament ever. That Monday was the…
Whiting's 'darkest day' came on its 10th anniversary
MILTON — No one likes to talk about it, but with any air training facility come crashes.
the first such fatality came within 60 days of commissioning. It was an early Sunday morning when three offi…
July 16, 1943
MILTON — It was 1943, a significant year for the Navy’s aviation community. The United States’ war machine was in full production. In fact, by year’s end, 11 fleet and four light carriers were commis…
NAS Whiting Field
MILTON — During World War II, in the rural fields of Milton, a small outlying field named Naval Auxiliary Air Station Whiting Field began its primary mission—producing the military’s best-trained avi…
NAS Whiting Field's Commanidng Officers Through the Years
2010’s
Paul D. Bowdich , CAPT
December 2017 to present
Todd A. Bahlau , CAPT
December 2014 to December 2017
Matt Coughlin , CAPT
September 2011 to December 2014
Peter Hall , CAPT
Nove…
Award-winning Whiting Field
MILTON — To call Naval Air Station Whiting Field an award-winning base is an understatement. The following is a list of awards the base has received since 2015:
Commander, Navy Installations Co…