On October 22, 2022, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Ted Corcoran, CEO of the FWB Chamber, was Master of Ceremony.
Below is a replay video of the event. If you have a Smart TV, search for and install the VidFlow app to watch this video on your big screen TV. This video player also also you to select chapter points to specific speakers and presentations.
Ten of the original 12 members of ODA 595 were in attendance for this inaugural reunion event.
Captain Mark Nutsch – Detachment Commander
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bob Pennington – Assistant Detachment Commander
Master Sergeant Paul Evans – Team and Operations Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Andy Marchal – Intelligence Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Kofron. – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Mike Elmore – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Chad Jacklet– Engineer Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Bleigh—Medical Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Vince Makela – Communications Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Will Summers– Communications Sergeant
Not in Attendance:
- Staff Sergeant USAF Steve E. Tomat – Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
- Staff Sergeant USAF Joseph Matt Lienhard– Air Force Special Operations Combat Controller from Special Tactics Squadron
Several prominent guest speakers included Florida House District #4 representative Patt Maney, former CIA Directorate of Operations officer Alex Hernandez, former USAF Chief of Staff for a Theater Special, retired Col Glenn Thomas, and the son of Doolittle Raiders Col Dick Cole, Richard Cole.
 
 
 
A special commemorative canteen cup was created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack.
If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the 911 attacks, check out these sources:
First Casualty by Toby Harnden
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Swords of Lightning – Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America’s Response to 911
12 Strong – The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
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Hurricane Michael in Destin-Fort Walton Beach
Our storm chaser, RJ Murdock, was out early morning before Hurricane Michael makes landfall to see how the storm was effecting Destin, Okaloosa Island, and Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
After landfall, here are a few boats, docks and a tree in Destin that fell victim to Hurricane Michael.
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Bruce Stewart Classic 2018 @ Northwest Florida State College
Northwest Florida State College vs Southern Union
November 16, 2018 – 5:30pm CST – Womens
Northwest Florida State College vs Spartanburg Methodist
November 16, 2018 – 7:30pm CST – Mens
Northwest Florida State College vs Lawson State
November 17, 2018 – 5:30pm – Womens
Northwest Florida State College vs Southwest Mississippi
November 17, 2018 – 7:30pm – Mens
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2021 FCSAA Region VIII Basketball Tournament
Watch the LIVE STREAM of the 2021 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 2021 NJCAA National Championships.
Scroll down below to find the specific game dates or use the links below:
Women’s Playoff Games – April 7, 2021
Game #1 – #2 Chipola College vs #7 Hillsborough – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
Game #2 – #3 St Petersburg vs #6 Indian River – 3pm CST / 4pm EST
Game #3 – #1 Northwest Florida State vs #8 Eastern Florida – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Gulf Coast State – 8pm CST / 9pm ESTMen’s Playoff Games – April 8, 2021
Game #1 – #2 Indian River vs #7 FSC Jacksonville – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
Game #2 – #3 Florida Southwestern vs #6 State College of Florida – 3pm CST / 4pm EST
Game #3 – #1 Chipola College vs #8 Gulf Coast State – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #4 – #4 Eastern Florida vs #5 St Petersburg – 8pm CST / 9pm ESTWomen’s Semi-Final Games – April 9, 2021
Game #5 – Chipola College vs Indian River – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
Game #6 – Northwest Florida State vs Gulf Coast State – 3pm CST / 4pm ESTMen’s Semi-Final Games – April 9, 2021
Game #5 – Game #5 – Indian River vs Florida Southwestern – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #6 – Chipola College vs Eastern Florida State – 8pm CST / 9pm ESTChampionship Games – April 10, 2021
Women’s Championship Game – Chipola College vs Gulf Coast State College – 5pm CST / 6pm EST – April 10, 2021Men’s Championship Game – Indian River vs Chipola College – 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST – April 10, 2021
Women’s Playoff Games – April 7, 2021
Game #1 – #2 Chipola College vs #7 Hillsborough – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
1st half
2nd halfGame #2 – #3 St Petersburg vs #6 Indian River – 3pm CST / 4pm EST
Game #3 – #1 Northwest Florida State vs #8 Eastern Florida – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #4 – #4 Florida Southwestern vs #5 Gulf Coast State – 8pm CST / 9pm EST
Men’s Playoff Games – April 8, 2021
Game #1 – #2 Indian River vs #7 FSC Jacksonville – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
Game #2 – #3 Florida Southwestern vs #6 State College of Florida – 3pm CST / 4pm EST
Game #3 – #1 Chipola College vs #8 Gulf Coast State – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #4 – #4 Eastern Florida vs #5 St Petersburg – 8pm CST / 9pm EST
Women’s Semi-Final Games – April 9, 2021
Game #5 – Chipola College vs Indian River – 1pm CST / 2pm EST
Game #6 – Northwest Florida State vs Gulf Coast State – 3pm CST / 4pm EST
Men’s Semi-Final Games – April 9, 2021
Game #5 – Indian River vs Florida Southwestern – 6pm CST / 7pm EST
Game #6 – Chipola College vs Eastern Florida State – 8pm CST / 9pm EST
Championship Games – April 10, 2021
Women’s Championship Game – Chipola College vs Gulf Coast State College – 5pm CST / 6pm EST – April 10, 2021
Men’s Championship Game – Indian River vs Chipola College – 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST – April 10, 2021
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