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Promoting family

Air Force legends tour Tyndall

Men from the (callsign) "Misty" Forward Air Controllers (FAC) of the Vietnam War visited Tyndall Air Force Base Friday as part of their five-day reunion event in Destin, Fla. The Misty FACs were an F-100F fighter squadron and part of a top secret mission to disrupt the transfer of enemy supplies and

Today's finest teach tomorrow's pilots

Three local children, who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses, suited up and jumped into the cockpit of an F-15 fighter aircraft Tuesday as they experienced a day in the life of an Air Force fighter pilot. The 95th Fighter Squadron hosted the children and their families during the "Pilot for

TAAA to hold 2008 elections

The Tyndall Active Airmen Association is projected to hold its annual elections Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Community Activity Center here. TAAA is a non-profit, private organization created by Airmen to establish a foundation and open avenues to transform today's Airmen into positive role models for

Team Tyndall's response tested during exercise

Periodic exercises are conducted at Tyndall to ensure Airmen are able to react quickly and effectively to contingencies and emergency situations both on the installation and in the local area. The most recent exercise, which kicked off Sept. 10 here, tested more than Team Tyndall's reaction time to

Educating the educators

Tyndall honors lost heroes with 24-hour run

Airmen at Tyndall Air Force base continued a tradition to recognize prisoners of war and those missing in action with a 24-hour vigil run and retreat ceremony at Flag Park here Friday. The run, a tradition started 18 years ago by the 81st Range Control Squadron here, consists of volunteers running

A battle of two unbeaten teams

Three teams in Tyndall's 2007 intramural football season remained unbeaten going into Wednesday night. By nights end only two teams remained that way, because the 325th Services Squadron, with a 4-0 win-loss record, squared away with the 325th Security Forces Squadron, who had a 3-0 record. Who

Cops remember lost ones

The Tyndall fitness center staff gathered Airmen together to participate in a Team Tyndall memorial formation run for Sept. 11. The run, which started at 7:46 a.m. to coordinate with the minute the first plane hit the World Trade Center, was led by Brig. Gen. Tod Wolters, 325th Fighter Wing