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Year No. 6, Edition No. 53 

Bilateral Airmen unite to spread holiday cheer 

By Senior Airman 

Joe McFadden 

1st Special Operations Wing 

Public Affairs 

Despite more than 7,000 miles 

and at least 10 time zones between 

them, the junior enlisted forces 

of Hurlburt Field and Kunsan Air 

Base, Republic of Korea, teamed 

up to comfort the widows of former 

Airmen. 

Members of Hurlburt Airman’s 

Voice and Kunsan’s Airmen Committed 

to Excellence signed, 

sealed and delivered holiday cards 

to the more than 60 residents at 

the Air Force Enlisted Village’s 

Hawthorn House in Shalimar, Dec. 

19. 

“Being away from our families 

for so long, especially throughout 

the holidays, we know how 

important it can be to receive 

emotional outreach,” said Senior 

Airman Adam Borgman, a vehicle 

management journeyman of 8th 

Logistics Readiness Squadron at 

Kunsan and ACE president. “Each 

resident in the village sacrificed 

and gave up so much so each and 

every one of us could have the 

quality of life and freedoms we 

do.” 

Borgman, serving as HAV’s 

outreach liaison, participated in 

last year’s card collection and 

Hawthorn House visit. Now stationed 

in Korea, he and his fellow 

Wolf Pack Airmen organized 

card signings around Kunsan 

before sending the cards to their 

Air Commando counterparts for 

delivery. 

Hurlburt Airmen collected 

more signatures during lunch at 

the Reef Dining Facility, adding 

to the multitude of well wishes 

posted from Kunsan, both in English 

and Korean. They later visited 

every resident of the Hawthorn 

House, handing them the cards 

while wishing them a wonderful 

holiday season. 

“It is important for us, as Airmen, 

to show that no matter who 

you are, we are here to enrich 

the lives of everyone around us,” 

said Airman 1st Class Emmett 

Unbehagen, a cyber-system operator 

of 1st Special Operations 

Communications Squadron and 

Senior Airman Joe McFadden | USAF 

Airman 1st Class Theron Springer, a contracting specialist with 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron 

and vice president of Hurlburt Airman’s Voice, left, shares a hug with a resident of the Hawthorn House 

during a card delivery at the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Dec. 19. HAV members coordinated with 

Airmen Committed to Excellence at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to sign, seal and deliver the cards to 

the widows of the village. 


Senior Airman Allison LaPraim, a 

paralegal of 1st Special Operations 

Wing Staff Judge Advocate, left, 

receives a hug from a Hawthorn 

House resident during a holiday 

card delivery at the Air Force Enlisted 

Village in Shalimar, Dec. 19. 

current HAV outreach liaison. “On 

behalf of our fellow Airmen at both 

Hurlburt Field and Kunsan, we 


Hurlburt Airmen signed holiday cards while at the Reef Dining Facility 

at Hurlburt Field, Dec. 19. The cards came from the Airmen of Kunsan 

Air Base, Republic of Korea, and were delivered to the widows of the Air 

Force Enlisted Village later that night. 

wanted to show our appreciation 

to the widows, particularly during 

this holiday season. I hoped that 

we made a difference in their day, 

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Cookies deliver a taste of home 

By Staff Sgt. 

William Banton 

1st Special Operations Public 

Affairs 

Santa’s elves visited 

Hurlburt Field’s dorm 

residents Dec. 17-18, in 

the form of squadron first 

sergeants delivering Air 

Commandos a “taste of 

home.” 

This year’s “Commando 

Cookie Drop” brought 

together volunteers from 

the 1st Special Operations 

Wing and across the Emerald 

Coast communities. 

Together they baked and 

packaged more than 15,000 

cookies, which were delivered 

in more than 1200 

bags to dorm residents by 

base first sergeants. 

“The best moments 

are the times when I get 

to make Airmen happy by 

giving them good things 

and one of the easiest 

ways to an Airman’s heart 

is baked goods,” said 

Master Sgt. Sonia Poulin, 

first sergeant for the 1st 

Special Operations Comptroller 

Squadron and Wing 

Staff Agencies. “Usually 

I’m sitting in my office trying 

to take care of admin 

work so being able to do 

something good and to 

give back to the Airmen 

is what I would do every 

single day if I could.” 

The cookie drop, organized 

with the support of 

the base chapel and Hurlburt 

Spouses Club, consisted 

of homemade treats 

made by active-duty and 

retired military personel, 

spouses, church groups, 

and other civic leaders for 

single Airmen. 

“The cookie drive is a 

favorite of the base families 

and the community 

each year,” said Gwendolyn 

Slife, Hurlburt Spouse 

Club representative. “It 

gives us an opportunity to 

say thank you to the young 

Senior Airman Kentavist P. Brackin | USAF 

Volunteers from the Hurlburt Spouses Club pick cookies from more than a dozen assortments 

of baked goods to place in decorated paper bags during preparations for the annual 

Commando Cookie Drop on Hurlburt Field, Dec. 17. Volunteers divided more than 

15,000 cookies into approximately 1,200 bags to be presented to single Airmen who 

live in the on-base dormitories. 

single Airmen who are 

away from families for the 

holidays, [some] for the 

first time and it allows us 

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Senior Airman Kentavist P. Brackin | USAF 

More than 1,200 cookies bags lay ready for filling during 

the preparations for the annual Commando Cookie Drop 

on Hurlburt Field, Dec. 17. The bags were decorated by 

local elementary school students and were used to deliver 

more than 15,000 cookies to young Airmen throughout 

the base. 

Volunteers spent the 

morning of the drive sorting 

at least a dozen of a 

variety of cookies into 

decorative bags made by 

local elementary school 

children. 

“I think events like 

these are especially important 

on Hurlburt Field 

because this is one of the 

most deployed wings in 

the air force,” said Slife. 

“We ask so much of these 

young airmen all the time 

so anything we can do to 

let them know how special 

they are is important.” 

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and I believe we did.” 

While visiting with 

the residents, Senior Airman 

Allison LaPraim, a 

paralegal of 1st Special 

Operations Wing Staff 

Judge Advocate, said her 

favorite part was learning 

more about their families 

and how they viewed every 

Airman as a member of 

their own. 

“I enjoyed the lovely 

lady who gave me a hug 

and embraced me with her 

whole heart - that was very 

touching,” LaPraim said. 

“It definitely moved me. 

I feel that every Airman 

should experience this.” 

As they left the village, 

the Airmen said they not 

only gained a deeper appreciation 

for the holidays 

and the generations of Airmen 

before them but for 

their extended Air Force 

family serving around the 

world today. 

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Airman 1st Class Rayna Yamamoto, a COMSEC accountant 

of 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron 

and president of Hurlburt Airman’s Voice, right, visits 

with a resident of the Air Force Enlisted Village during a 

holiday card delivery at the Hawthorn House in Shalimar, 

Dec. 19. The junior enlisted forces of Hurlburt Field and 

Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, teamed together to 

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27th Special Operations Wing 

Public Affairs 

CANNON AIR FORCE 

BASE, N.M. — Due to the 

wide scope of the Thrift 

Savings Plan, the focus of 

this article has been narrowed 

down to how this 

program functions for active 

duty military members. 

To get more information on 

the TSP outside of these 

parameters, visit their 

homepage. 

Recent changes with 

the Thrift Savings Plan, 

such as the introduction 

of a Roth TSP, prompted 

individuals within the Airman 

& Family Readiness 

center at Cannon Air Force 

Base, N.M., to hold a class 

giving an overall purview 

of this retirement savings 

program, Dec. 12. 

Though Airmen have a 

defined benefit plan that 

takes effect after 20 or 

more years in service, that 

alone may not be enough 

to continue their current 

lifestyle upon retirement. 

This is where other avenues 

such as a TSP come 

in; adding additional funding 

to supplement their 

current plan that can be 

accessed penalty free six 

months after the individuals 

59th birthday. 

A TSP is a defined 

contribution plan, where 

a person may invest their 

money in a variety of specific 

funds, each with a 

different level of risk and 

return. Military members 

can opt for a percentage of 

their pay, up to the amount 

of $17,500 during the year 

2013, to go into the fund 

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Those serving in a tax-free 

zone are able to contribute 

up to $51,000 in 2013. 

The main difference between 

the traditional TSP 

and the Roth is when the 

money is taxed. 

A traditional TSP gives 

an initial break - the funds 

are tax deferred until withdrawal. 

The Roth TSP, however, 

is taxed as the money 

goes into the account and 

is withdrawn tax free. A 

way to measure which is 

more beneficial is to determine 

whether a person’s 

tax bracket will be higher 

now, or in the future. 

“In different stages of 

your life you have different 

needs and different priorities,” 

said Linda Sapp, 27th 

Special Operations Force 

Support Squadron Airman 

& Family Readiness Center 

community readiness consultant. 

“Some need the tax 

break now. For those individuals, 

the traditional TSP 

may be better. For others, 

the fact that earnings are 

not taxed on withdrawal is 

enticing and the Roth may 

be a better option. It all depends 

on each individual’s, 

or families’, tax needs.” 

Another defining factor 

is that a Roth TSP cannot 

have money withdrawn 

without penalty before it 

has grown five years from 

the account start date. 

Both the traditional 

TSP and Roth will have to 

be converted to a different 

retirement plan after 

an individual gets out of 

the military if they want 

to keep contributing funds. 

If not, they can leave it 

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traditional TSPs can 

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319th lieutenant hits career milestone 

By Tech. Sgt. Vanessa 

Valentine 

1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs 

1st Lt. Aaron S. Chamberlain, from 

the 319th Special Operations Squadron, 

recently surpassed 1,000 combat 

hours over 190 sorties, while deployed 

with his unit in Bagram, Afghanistan. 

“Chamberlain is an exceptional officer 

and sets the example for others 

to follow,” said Lt. Col. Patrick Daley, 

319th SOS commander. 

“Other U-28 aircrew has done 

this in the past, but it is a very rare 

occurrence for aviators, especially 

a lieutenant,” said Daley “To put it 

in perspective, I also passed 1,000 

combat hours this deployment, but 

after 17 years of service compared to 

Aaron’s three years.” 

“Our heavy deployment cycle 

drives this type of performance and 

no one does it better than the 319th 

SOS and our sister squadron, the 34th 

SOS,” said Daley. 

The 319th SOS shares worldwide 

U-28 combat operations with the 34th 

SOS, completing the first-ever unit 

deployment for the 1st Special Operations 

Wing. 

“It’s our first reconstitution since 

we stood up and every four months 

we will be rotating out with the 34th 

SOS,” said Daley. 

“U-28 squadrons are the most deployed 

flying units on Hurlburt, Cannon, 

Mildenhall, and Kadena. We also 

fly about three times as many combat 

hours as the rest of the 1st Special 

Operations Wing combined,” Daley 

added. “We have been deployed 

at this rate for the past six years 

continuously.” 

Chamberlain, a combat systems 

officer for the U-28 aircraft, whose 

actual flying hours add up to 1208.6, 

attributes this unusually high number 

to the unit’s deployment tempo and 

his ability to get trained up quickly. 

“We all have a lot of combat hours 

but I was lucky enough to deploy as 

soon as I got to the 319th and it’s been 

non-stop ever since,” Chamberlain 

said.”I work with a group of great 

hard-working and dedicated men and 

women.” 

Capt. Catherine Brewer, a squadron 

executive officer, who also works 

with Chamberlain, said he’s always 

working on something to help out the 

team. 

He is incredibly smart and inquisitive, 

she explained. 

“This past deployment, he figured 

out how to help other air assets with 

their systems by integrating our 

tactics with theirs, to form a smooth 

working relationship with them.” 

“He gets the job done and gets it 

done right the first time, which is essential 

in our line of work. He also has 

a great sense of humor and he’s just 

an all-around stand-up guy,” she said. 

Chamberlain, who received his 

commission through ROTC at Embry 

Riddle Aeronautical University in 

Daytona Beach, Fla., graduated with 

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Tech. Sgt Vanessa Valentine | USAF 

1st Lt. Aaron S. Chamberlain, a combat systems officer 

with the 319th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special 

Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field stands with a 319th 

SOS U-28 airplane on the Hurlburt Field flightline. 

Chamberlain recently surpassed one thousand combat 

hours over 190 sorties, a relatively rare occurrence for a 

lieutenant.

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Airman First Class Nigel Sandridge | USAF 

The aircrew of a UH-1N prepares for a sharp tactical maneuver 

over a forest in southern Alabama Sept. 19. The UH-1N 

belongs to the 6th Special Operations Squadron. The 6th 

SOS is a combat aviation advisory unit with a mission to 

assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower 

employment, sustainment and force integration. 

Airman First Class Nigel Sandridge | USAF 

Senior Airman Kathleen Eliseo, a 4th Special Operations 

Squadron sensor operator, hugs her father on the flightline 

at Hurlburt Field, Sept. 5, 2012. SrA. Eliseo is one of many 

Airmen that returned home from deployment. 

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Levi Fields, left, and his brother Johnny Fields enjoy a little 

time in the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey on display Oct. 27, 

during Hurlburt Field’s open house. 

Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | USAF 

Members of the Air Force special operations community celebrate 

Hurlburt Field’s contributions to the Air Force during 

the base’s first Air Force ball at the Emerald Coast Convention 

Center on Okaloosa Island, Sept. 14, 2012. The ball honored 

the 65th anniversary of the Air Force and the guest speaker was 

Robert D. Gaylor, 5th CMSgt of the Air Force. 

Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo | USAF 

The Hurlburt Field bridge is relocated for repairs on U.S. 

Highway 98, Mary Esther, Feb. 5. The bridge is a running 

path stretching over the highway, connecting the north and 

south sides of Hurlburt Field. 

Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams | USAF 

Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Norton 

Schwartz, former Chief of Staff of the 

Air Force, reads his Order of the Sword 

nomination plaque while outside the distinguished 

visitors quarters at Hurlburt 

Field, Nov. 15. The Order of the Sword is 

the highest honor the enlisted corps can 

bestow upon an individual in recognition 

of significant contributions to the enlisted 

force. 

Airman 1st Class Hayden K. Hyatt | USAF 

Col. Jim Slife, commander 1st Special Operations 

Wing, pins a Silver Star on Tech. Sgt. 

Joseph Deslauriers, an explosive ordnance 

disposal technician from the 1st Special Operations 

Civil Engineer Squadron, during a 

ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 14. Deslauriers 

earned the medal for gallantry in action 

while serving in Afghanistan Sept. 23. 

Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | USAF 

Lt. Col. John D. Loftis, an officer assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command, died 

Feb. 25, after he was shot in his office while deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan. Loftis, 866th 

Air Expeditionary Squadron, was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and 

working in the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior 

with the AfPak Hands program as the chief plans adviser. The 44-year-old was one of two 

high-ranking U.S. officers killed while inside the heavily guarded Interior Ministry in Kabul. 

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Weather Teams (SOWT) participate in a training scenario 

on a CH-47 Chinook during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, March 7. The primary purpose 

of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular 

warfare settings to support combatant commanders in theater campaigns. Emerald Warrior 

leverages lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and other 

historical lessons to provide better trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. 

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Housing (BAH) paid to 

about 1 million service 

members living off base 

in the United States will 

rise by an average of 3.8 

percent Jan. 1, nearly 

double the average 2 percent 

hike of last year. 

How BAH recipients 

fare as individuals will 

vary by pay grade and 

assignment area. BAH 

rates are rising, or at 

least staying level, across 

79 percent of the military’s 

365 housing areas, 

said Cheryl Anne Woehr, 

BAH program manager 

for the Defense Department. 

In the 

21 percent 

of areas 

where 

rents have 

fallen this 

past year, 

members 

already 

living 

there will 

benefit from BAH rate 

protection. This law 

allows members who 

are committed to rental 

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Woehr said. 

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Service members 

living off base overseas 

get an Overseas Housing 

Allowance instead of 

BAH. OHA is based on 

what members actually 

pay in rent. It also gets 

adjusted periodically as 

the dollar’s value shifts 

against local foreign 

currency. But OHA is not 

adjusted in concert with 

BAH. 

Veterans using the 

Post-9/11 GI bill get a 

monthly “living” stipend 

equal to the BAH rate 

in their area for an E-5 

with dependents. The 

Department of Veterans 

Affairs will use 2013 rates 

to adjust the stipend in 

August, the start of a new 

academic year. 

BAH rates are adjusted 

yearly based on 

changes in rental costs, 

utilities and renter’s 

insurance premiums 

for various housing 

types. Those who are 

married or have children 

draw the higher “with 

dependents” rate in all 

housing areas. 

BAH payments will total 

$20 billion in 2012 

Areas seeing some of 

the largest BAH increase 

this year include New 

York City (14.7 percent), 

Altus Air Force Base, 

Okla., (14.1 percent), 

Sumter/Shaw Air Force 

Base, S.C. (11.8 percent), 

Honolulu County, Hawaii 

(11.2 percent) and 

Hanscom Air Force Base, 

Maine (10.8 percent). 

Areas reporting some 

of the steepest rental 

declines include Portsmouth, 

New Hampshire/ 

Kittery, Maine (-5.6 percent), 

Twenty-Nine Palms 

Marine Corps Base, Calif. 

(-5.1 percent), Fort Stewart, 

Ga. (-3.4 percent) and 

Montgomery, Ala (-2.6 

percent.) 

Since 2008, BAH “without 

dependent” rates 

have benefited from an 

artificial floor. These 

rates for single members 

must match at least 75 

percent of the local “with 

dependents” rate at the 

same pay grade. 

By law, stateside housing 

allowances have to 

be based on the cost of 

housing for civilians with 

comparable incomes in 

the local area, Woehr 

said. BAH rates are set 

to cover 100 percent of 

median rental cost, utilities 

and rental insurance 

in each area based on the 

type of housing officials 

deem appropriate to a 

member’s pay grade and 

dependent status. 

BAH rates are tied to 

the base or installation 

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where military members 

are assigned. 

“We don’t have a specific 

mileage determination 

to set the military 

housing areas,” said 

Woehr. ”They are drawn 

generally around county 

lines with the installation 

or population hub at the 

center.” 

Local rental cost data 

are collected from May 

through July when housing 

markets are most 

active. Most data are 

gathered by military housing 

offices and exclude 

rents in high-crime areas 

or where housing is poorly 

constructed or near environmental 

hazards and 

mobile home parks. 

The BAH law links 

one group of members 

to a specific type of 

housing: Junior enlisted 

(E-4 and below) with dependents 

must be given 

a housing allowance big 

enough to cover the median 

cost of renting a 

two-bedroom apartment 

and two-bedroom town 

houses. With that as a 

foundation, officials developed 

rates by pay grade 

using rental cost data for 

six types of housing and 

different numbers of bedrooms 

in every housing 

area. 

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A1C Hayden Hyatt | USAF 

A group photo of the 319th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field. taken Dec. 5, 2012. The 319th SOS recently 

returned from the first-ever unit deployment for the 1st Special Operations Wing. 

a degree in Aerospace 

Engineering. He said, 

his inspiration for joining 

the Air Force is credited 

to his grandfather, who 

served in the Army during 

World War II. 

While in college, Chamberlain 

said he was fascinated 

with the clandestine 

aspect of the U-28 mission 

and wanted to be a part of 

it ever since. 

As a CSO, Chamberlain 

is responsible for one of 

two sensor systems within 

the U-28 manned aircraft, 

which provides enhanced 

tactical airborne intelligence, 

surveillance, and reconnaissance 

in support of 

special operations forces, 

Brewer explained. 

“We provide the best 

intelligence available to 

ground troops and other air 

assets. It’s a difficult and 

challenging job but Chamberlain 

excels at what he 

does,” Brewer added. 

According to Daley, the 

319th has flown combat 

sorties continuously for 

nearly 2,000 days until a 

brief stand-down after a fatal 

accident in Djibouti, Africa 

earlier this year, when 

flying stopped for about 48 

hours. 

Chamberlain said, 

“down range, I know I’m 

supporting the guys with 

boots on the ground to get 

home safe. It’s been a great 

experience so far, both the 

mission and people. I’m 

just glad to be a part of it 

all.” 

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AF Marathon registration discount 

From staff reports 

Polar Bear Swim 

Ready for a genuinely 

“chilling” experience? Eglin 

Outdoor Recreation will 

present its 3rd annual Polar 

Bear Swim at 7 a.m. Jan. 4 

at Post’l Point Beach. Take 

an early morning dip into 

the waters of Weekly Bayou. 

The event is free! Participants 

are asked to pre-register 

at Eglin Outdoor Rec. 

Donations of non-perishable 

snacks items will be accepted 

during the event to help 

support the USO Freedom 

Lounge at your local airport. 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON 

AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AF- 

NS) — Registration for the 

2013 Air Force Marathon will 

open Jan. 1, 2013, with special 

New Year’s resolution 

discounts. 

The full and half marathons 

will have a $10 discount 

Jan. 1. The 10K and 5K races 

will have a $5 discount. 

“We encourage all participants 

to register as early as 

possible,” said race director 

Robert Aguiar. “Not only are 

the prices lower the earlier 

you register, but we sell out 

very quickly.” 

The Air Force Marathon 

sold out in record time in 

2012 and organizers anticipate 

selling out even faster 

this year. Officials will not 

be increasing the number of 

local Briefs 

For information, contact Eglin 

Outdoor Recreation at 

850-882-5058. 

Resolution run 

The Eglin Fitness Center 

invites everyone to celebrate 

the New Year and 

hit the ground running with 

Eglin’s annual Resolution 3- 

Mile Run/Walk on Jan. 11. 

Showtime is 2 p.m. at the CE 

pavilion on Cypress Road, 

with the race’s start at 2:30 

p.m. Participation is free for 

all personnel. 

For information, contact 

the Eglin Fitness Center at 

850-882-6223 (Main Center) 

runners this year, capping 

the participants at 15,000. 

“We sold out on May 19 in 

2012,” Aguiar said , “And we 

are very excited to debut our 

course changes in 2013. We 

believe runners will really 

like the changes.” 

Look for more information 

about the prices and 

registration at www.usafmarathon.com. 

or 850-883-9127 (Annex). 

Tops In Blue 

Tops In Blue—the U.S. 

Air Force’s Premier Entertainment 

Showcase—is 

offering a free night of family 

entertainment at 7 p.m. 

Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Emerald 

Coast Convention 

Center on Okaloosa Island. 

Performance seating begins 

at 6:30 p.m. and the general 

public is welcome. 

More information about 

the current tour is available 

at www.topsinblue.com. The 

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From page 4 

gible employer plans, traditional 

IRAs and Roth IRAs. 

A Roth TSP can be transferred 

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and Roth IRAs. 

While many people currently 

have a traditional 

TSP, they will be unable to 

transfer the funds in that 

account to a Roth. While 

it is possible to have both 

the traditional and Roth, 

the accounts are not interchangeable. 

Money cannot 

be diverted from one to the 

other and they will always 

function separately. 

“The time to start saving 

is now,” said Sapp. “The 

sooner you start, the more 

you will end up with. There 

will almost certainly be periods 

of loss, but stay the 

course. A TSP is long term. 

The question isn’t whether 

you can afford to invest for 

your retirement; it’s whether 

you can afford not to.” 

Friday, December 28, 2012 | Hurlburt Warrior | Page 11 

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Prior Military Seeking a 

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Ln, SRB. 

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Corner lot. 

Horseshoes 

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$719K 

504-390-60 

53 

for showing 

or info. 

See Open 

House 

sect. for 

Date/time 

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Text FL31748 to 56654 

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Large Walk-In Closets, 

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Fenced Yard w/Shed, 

$71K; 850-621-5777

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