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USAF 75th Community Celebration – “The Story Behind the Story” – Eglin AFB & Hurlburt Field

Check out “The Story Behind the Story” event video for the 75th USAF Anniversary Community Celebration, which took place on September 13, 2022 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida. This event celebrates the USAF military operations that were supported by both Eglin Air Force base and the Special Operations units of Hurlburt Field. Hosted by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, this event provides two panels of service men & women who participated in several notable USAF operations, including operations in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Obama Bin Laden Raid.

* Chapter points can easily be selected by watching this video directly on YouTube

00:00 Opening Video – USAF Aircraft Fly-bys
02:09 Official Welcome – Ted Corcoran
02:45 Posting of the Colors
03:33 National Anthem
05:35 Invocation
06:58 Event Overview
08:34 Introduction of Dale Dye
10:43 Dale Dye Movie Compilation Video
13:56 Eglin AFB Background History
14:51 Dr Devin Stephenson Introduction
17:35 Florida Representative Patt Maney Introduction
21:44 Recognition Distinguished Guests
23:01 JCOS Senior Enlisted Advisor Ramon Colon-Lopez Introduction
25:32 Recognition of Notable Local Veterans
26:57 Ted Introduces 1st Panel
30:13 Cindy Cole Chal (Doolittle Raiders)
48:29 Dale Dye Stories (Korean War)
1:13:05 Col Howard Hill (Vietnam War)
1:24:54 Col Larry Ropka (Sun Tay Raid)
1:38:17 Col Bill Keeler (Vietnam Refugees)
1:47:34 Sponsors Recognition & Jerry Williams EFCU
1:51:54 Introduction of 2nd Panel of Speakers
1:52:36 CMSgt Bill Walter – Operation Eagle Claw (Iran Hostage Rescue)
2:00:42 Lt Col Kirby Locklear – Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada)
2:08:35 Lt Col Corby Martin – Operation Desert Storm (Iraq)
2:19:06 Lt Col Allison Black – Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
2:27:24 The “MOAB” Story (Bill Walter)
2:29:05 Task Force Dagger & ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Event
2:30:49 Lt Gen Marshal “Brad” Webb – (Bin Laden Raid)
2:41:33 The Voices of NWFSC – America the Beautiful
2:47:02 The Air Force Song Sing-Along

EMCEE
– Ted Corcoran, CEO – Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce

SPONSORS
– Eglin Federal Credit Union
– The Boeing Company
– Northwest Florida State College
– Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce

THANKS TO
– Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Staff: Seth Luttrell, Rachelle Graves, Dayna Stinebiser, Chrissy Flanigan, Debbie Dodge
– Mattie Kelly Arts Center Staff and Volunteers
– The Voices of Northwest Florida State College
– Air Force Public Affairs/Historians: Dawn Hart, Amy Nicholson, Shelby Pritchett, Jasmine Porterfield, Alan Landers

SCRIPT
– Bill Walters

LODGINGS
– The Island Resort;
– Holiday Inn Resort-Fort Walton Beach
– Hilton Garden Inn Fort Walton Beach

PROMOTION
– Frances Roy Agency

VIDEO PRODUCTION
– RJ Murdock, Emerald Coast TV

Niceville Police “K9 Officer Blue” Memorial Service – August 26, 2022

Watch the HD Replay of the “End of Watch” ceremony for K9 Officer Blue, scheduled for August 26, 2022 at the Northwest Florida State College’s Mattie Kelly Arts Center at 10am CST.

Northwest Florida State College
Mattie Kelly Arts Center
100 E College Blvd, Building 100
Niceville, FL 32578

67th Krewe of Bowlegs Coronation – June 2022

WATCH the replay of the 67th Krewe of Bowlegs Coronation at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College on June 11, 2022.


Check out the Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade 2022 video.

Check out the 66th Krewe of Bowlegs Coronation 2021 video.

66th Annual Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade – May 2022

The 66th Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade took place on May 16, 2022, on Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Hosted by the FWB Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Step One Automotive Group.

Bowlegs Parade 2022 Chapter Points

00:34 – Welcome Introduction
01:42 – Police Dept of Ft Walton Beach
03:22 – Mayor & City Council
05:40 – Run With It
06:19 – SOCKs
07:38 – Bridgeway Center, Inc.
08:13 – Carolyn N. Ketchel
08:42 – Neal Orthodontics
09:50 – World Class Pageantry
11:48 – I’am Kleen Sweep
13:33 – Okaloosa Republicans
20:48 – Okaloosa Donuts
21:35 – Step One Automotive
27:20 – The Island Resort
29:35 – Cumulus Broadcasting
31:44 – Miss Okaloosa County
32:42 – Nick’s Property Maintenance LLC
33:11 – Top Shelf Athletics
33:35 – Panhandle United Roller Derby
37:13 – Emerald Coast Permanent Make-Up
37:37 – T-Mobile
38:17 – AJ’s
39:25 – Fort Walton Beach Buccaneers
40:09 – Emerald Coast Harley-Davidson
40:44 – Krewe of Karibbean
41:36 – Krewe of Columbus
43:14 – Omni Broadcastng
43:51 – Krewe De Yak
44:22 – Navarre Krewe of Jesters
44:56 – Krewe of Airship Pirates
46:01 – Xtreme H2O Sports
46:40 – USAF Recruiting – Mary Esther
47:04 – Hot Head Burritos
47:34 – Krewe of Bowlegs -Children of the Court
48:11 – Krewe of Dominique York
49:32 – Krewe of Bowlegs – Captian Brocade
50:15 – Springtime Tallahassee
51:10 – Krewe of Bowlegs – Queen’s Pride
51:44 – Mayokis of Pensacola
52:53 – Krewe of Bowlegs – Past Capt Billys
53:35 – Matthew E. Turpin
53:52 – FWB Fire Dept
54:37 – Saint Paul’s Vulcan Krewe
55:52 – Captain Billy & Queen
56:20 – 66th Krewe of Bowlegs
57:47 – Closing

Produced by Emerald Coast TV.com

2022 Commencement Ceremony at Northwest Florida State College

Watch the live streams of both the morning and afternoon graduation ceremonies at Northwest Florida State College on May 7, 2022.


10:00 am Morning Session


2:00 pm Afterno0nm Session

Doolittle Raiders – Final Goblet Ceremony, Farewell Flyover & 71st Reunion Lookback

LIVE STREAM

The live-stream of both the Doolittle Raiders Final Goblet Ceremony AND the Doolittle Farewell Flyover events can be view below.


INFORMATION

On April 18, 2022, at 1pm Central, at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the “Final Goblet” a ceremony that will mark the passing of Doolittle Raider, Col. Richard E. “Dick” Cole. Since April 1947, a ceremonial “roll call” has honored the eighty Doolittle Raiders. Cole and all of the members of Doolittle Raiders were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2014 “for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting their bombings of Tokyo.” Many historians’ credit the raid as the critical factor of the Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point in the Pacific war.  Participating in this event will include invited attendees, Raider family members, government officials, and military dignitaries. Eighty active-duty airmen from Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field will sit among family members to represent each Doolittle Raider during the ceremony.

General Admission tickets are available for $10.00 and can be purchased at Mattie Kelly Arts Center Box Office 850-729-6000 or by visiting the website at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org.

At 5pm that same day, a “Flyover” with 30 vintage and current Air Force planes will take place at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, FL, in honor of the Doolittle Raiders.


71st REUNION LOOKBACK

In 2013, the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce host the 71st Doolittle Raiders Reunion, which was the final reunion due to their only being 4 remaining Raiders.  Below is both a Highlights video of that multi-day event and a Farewell documentary.  The event highlights video was produced by RJ Murdock and the documentary was produced by Kevin Almodovar.  Also included at the end is a short Doolittle Reunions video provided by West Fields.




National Prep Tournament 2022

Watch the LIVE STREAM of the 2022 National Prep Tournament, an annual tournament held in beautiful Fort Walton Beach, FL. Open to all high school and post grad teams, our event features some of the top players and coaches. Who will be named the National Prep Tournament Champions?


March 11, 2022 – 1:30pm – Game 1 – Goode Elite vs FCP Red
AND
March 11, 2022 – 3pm – Game 2 – Radd Elite vs FCP HS


March 11, 2022 – 4:30pm – Game 3 – FCP Gold vs Next Level Prep


March 11, 2022 – 6pm – Game 4 – FCP Black vs GC Buccaneers
(This video is currently unavailable)


March 12, 2022 – 10:30am – Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2


March 12, 2022 – 12pm – Game 6 – Loser Games 3 vs Loser Game 4


March 12, 2022 – 1:30pm – Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2


March 12, 2022 – 3pm – Game 8 – Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4


March 13, 2022 – 10:30am – Game 9 – Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6


March 13, 2022 – 12pm – Game 10 – Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8


GMarch 13, 2022 – 1:30pm – Game 11 – Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6


March 13, 2022 – 3pm – Game 12 – Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8


If you have an event you would like to be available for online viewing, contact Emerald Coast TV at 850-244-7100.

FCSAA 2022 Basketball Tournament

Watch the LIVE STREAM of the 2022 FCSAA Region VIII Tournament at the Northwest Florida State College as the top Men’s and Women’s basketball teams from across the state of Florida battle it out to determine who will go the the 2022 NJCAA National Championships.

Scroll down below to find the specific game dates or use the links below:

Men’s Playoff Games – March 4, 2020
Game #1 – #2 Chipola vs #7 Polk State – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Game #2 – #3 Northwest Florida vs #6 Eastern Florida – 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT
Game #3 – #1 Indian River vs #8 Tallahassee – 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT
Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Santa Fe – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT

Women’s Playoff Games – March 5, 2020
Game #1 – #2 Eastern Florida vs #7 Daytona State – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Game #2 – #3 Gulf Coast vs #6 Indian River- 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT
Game #3 – #1 Northwest Florida vs #8 Hillsborough- 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT
Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Chipola – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT

Men’s Semi-Final Games – March 6, 2020
Game #5 – #2 Chipola College vs #3 Northwest Florida State College – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Game #6 – #1 Indian River vs #4 Florida Southwestern – 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT

Women’s Semi-Final Games – March 6, 2020
Game #5 – Eastern Florida vs Indian River State – 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT
Game #6 – Northwest Florida State vs Chipola College – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT

Championship Games – March 7, 2020
Men’s Championship Game – #2 Chipola College vs #1 Indian River – 5pm CDT / 6pm EDT
Women’s Championship Game – #1 Northwest Florida vs #6 Indian River – 7:30pm CDT / 8:30pm EDT


Men’s Playoff Games – March 2, 2022

Game #1 – #2 Chipola vs #7 Polk State – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT

Game #2 – #3 Northwest Florida vs #6 Eastern Florida – 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT

Game #3 – #1 Indian River vs #8 Tallahassee – 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT

Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Santa Fe – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT


Women’s Playoff Games – March 3, 2022

Game #1 – #2 Eastern Florida vs #7 Daytona State – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT

Game #2 #3 Gulf Coast vs #6 Indian River- 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT

Game #3 – #1 Northwest Florida vs #8 Hillsborough- 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT

Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Chipola – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT


Men’s Semi-Final Games – March 4, 2022
Game #5 – #2 Chipola Colleg vs #3 Northwest Florida State College – 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT

Game #6 – #1 Indian River vs #4 Florida Southwestern – 3pm CDT / 4pm EDT


Women’s Semi-Final Games – March 4, 2022
Game #5 – Eastern Florida vs Indian River State – 6pm CDT / 7pm EDT

Game #6 – Northwest Florida State vs Chipola College – 8pm CDT / 9pm EDT


Championship Games – March 5, 2022
Men’s Championship Game – #2 Chipola College vs #1 Indian River – 5pm CDT / 6pm EDT

Women’s Championship Game – #1 Northwest Florida vs #6 Indian River – 7:30pm CDT / 8:30pm EDT


If you have an event you would like to be available for online viewing, contact Emerald Coast TV at 850-244-7100.

Panhandle Conference 2022 @ NWFSC

Catch all the action of the Northwest Florida State College Raiders sports LIVE or on-demand from the comfort of your favorite streaming device.

February 19, 2022 – 7:30pm Pensacola State College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

February1 9, 2022 – 5:30pm Pensacola State vs NWFSC – Women’s Basketball

February 9, 2022 – 7:30pm Chipola College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

February 9, 2022 – 5:30pm Chipola College vs NWFSC – Women’s Basketball

January 26, 2022 – 7:30pm Tallahassee Community College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

January 26, 2022 – 5:30pm Tallahassee Community College vs NWFSC – Women’s Basketball

January 24, 2022 – 5:30pm Pensacola State College vs NWFSC – Women’s Basketball

January 19, 2022 – 4:00pm Gulf Coast State College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

January 15, 2022 – 4:00pm Central Pensacola State College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

January 6, 2022 – 7:30pm Central Chipola College vs NWFSC – Men’s Basketball

January 6, 2022 – 5:30pm Central Chipola College vs NWFSC – Women’s Basketball

Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade 2021

This is an edited HD replay of December 6, 2021, Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade, which was filmed on Eglin Pkwy in front of FNBT Bank.

Rain showers a few hours before the start of the parade had caused all of the local school bands to cancel their performances, but the rain cleared up and help off during the parade. This parade video was originally live-streamed on the City of Fort Walton Beach, FL’s Facebook page.

Produced by RJ Murdock with Emerald Coast TV

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