• Eglin bowler rolls 34 strikes in route to county record

    Working at a local Fort Walton Beach, Fla., bowling alley, Chuck Clifford Jr., watched as the Okaloosa County three-game bowling record fell in 2005. Just five years later, Mr. Clifford claimed that record as his own, bowling an 886 Oct. 22, during Eglin bowling center's Friday night league. He

  • Eglin muscle flexed at Strongman event

    Eglin's first Strongman Competition Oct. 29 featured 20 participants who showcased their strength, skills and wills in four grueling physical tests.The events included a tire flip, a timed event in which a tractor tire was flipped end over end for 40 yards; a kettle toss, in which 35 and 25-pound

  • Finance plans move to support customers

    The finance office is expanding operations to better serve its customers.Beginning Nov. 15, a new finance cell will be located in Building 210 where other personnel customer service operations are currently located. This replaces the walk-in service currently provided in Bldg 260. This front end

  • Ammo really built the pyramids

    Ammunition, ordnance or munitions: however you say it, servicemembers have been taking care of it since the beginning of war, and Airmen at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, are taking care of it now. From a heritage of maintaining musket rounds and cannonballs to assembling advanced missile systems and

  • One in two million

    The two millionth visitor to the only museum in the world dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of Air Force armament passed through the doors Oct. 21.The Air Force Armament Museum welcomed Devin Wells shortly after 10 a.m."It was very satisfying to see," said George Jones, museum

  • BX offers "Hero" essay contest

    A 300-word essay could be worth $2,000 in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's "My Hero" Essay Contest. To qualify, authorized shoppers must write an essay on their hero, including what makes the nominee unique or what accomplishment or influence they have achieved.The "My Hero" contest is open