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TYNDALL AFB — Tyndall Air Force Base is considering using state-of-the-art augmented reality technology to help improve facility operations and development plans. Tyndall is continuing to live up to its new motto of "base of the future" by testing augmented reality goggles to help with operations. It and other technologies were discussed during a summit event Wednesday. The testing comes a little more than two months after the base began using state-of-the-art, four-legged robots for secur...

When Anissa Cottongim was diagnosed in December 2019 with leiomyosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the smooth muscle tissue of the body, she knew Mayo Clinic was the place to go. "Mayo Clinic is, well, Mayo. And I knew I needed a specialist since this sarcoma is rare," said Anissa, 51. But little did the Ocala resident — formerly of Panama City — realize just how far the team at Mayo Clinic would go to address needs. Her chemotherapy had started in March 2020, but Anissas cancer sprea...

PANAMA CITY — Once stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, the Cottongims became part of the Panama City community for 30 years before relocating to Ocala after Hurricane Michaels hit in October 2018. Their farm in Golden Hills has continued to provide solace after Ann and T.J. Cottongims daughter, Anissa Cottongim, was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma in December 2019. "She has a cottage on the farm. Its a blessing. Things happen for a reason. It was not our intention to move to Ocala for anot...

In Northwest Florida, the roar of military aircraft zooming overhead is widely greeted as "the sound of freedom." Through Thursday, that sound will be augmented by the rumbling of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the Vermont Air National Guard — giving the residents of Burlington, Vermont, some apparently welcome freedom from that sound. "Quiet week ahead as F-35s head to Florida for training," was the headline chosen for an online story on the temporary absence of the Air National Guard ...