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  • Team Eglin visits Fort Bragg

    More than 30 base representatives travelled to Fort Bragg, N.C., April 16-18 to present information about the base and Northwest Florida to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) members and spouses. During the two days more than 1,000 people were briefed about the benefits of moving to Eglin by a team

  • 53rd clinches championship in overtime shootout

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Rarely do championship games live up to the hype, thrill and excitement they've built up to be. That was not the case when the 53rd Wing and the 46th Test Wing met at the base Intramural Soccer Championship April 16. The 53rd team clinched the championship winning in a

  • Airman competes in wrestling championship

    "No excuses," and "taking life as it comes" are the ways one Airman juggles his status as stand-out wrestler and the demands of his military career. Kevin Justin, an airman first class with the 96th Security Forces Squadron, recently returned from the U.S. Open National Wrestling Championship in Las

  • 53rd, 46th win big; to face off in championship

    The 53rd Wing and the 46th Test Wing earned the right to proceed to the 2009 Intramural Soccer Season championship game April 14 after both teams came out victorious in the season's playoff games. The first game of the evening was between the 53rd, 7-1-1, and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron,

  • Team Eglin surpasses Air Force Assistance Fund goal

    Team Eglin lived up to the theme "Commitment to Caring" by raising more than $130,000 for the Air Force Assistance Fund this year. "We're very proud of Team Eglin for their participation and willingness to give," said Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander. "Our Airmen know how

  • Commander bids farewell

    When Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune arrived here in January 2007, he only looked forward. Prior to his arrival, news of a potential move of the 46th Test Wing to Edwards AFB, Calif., caused considerable consternation. Once that plan was off the table, the general could focus on the mission of leading the

  • F-35 to arrive at Eglin

    The Joint Strike Fighter, F-35, is scheduled to arrive here at approximately 11:30 a.m. April 21 for its first visit to the Emerald Coast. Designated AA-1, the aircraft will spend a few days in the local area. Anyone with a valid Department of Defense identification card will have a chance to get up