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  • May time to focus on fitness

    May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and May 21 is National Employee Health and Fitness Day. If you've been meaning to start a fitness program or if you've fallen a little off your fitness regimen, May is the time to get on board.  If you have to start somewhere, let May 21st be your

  • AAC commander urges base personnel to contribute to AFAF

    This year the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is once more demonstrating your generosity towards Airmen and retirees in need. To date, we have achieved roughly 36 percent of our $112,450 Team Eglin goal. There is still ample time to get with your unit's key workers to make a contribution before

  • PCS moves go electronic

    In an effort to make moving a little easier, customers now have the ability to utilize the Defense Personal Property System, a full-service tool that provides an improved move process for all eligible members of the DoD personal property community. People can create and submit an application for a

  • Traffic safety vigilance is constant

    Operating a vehicle seems like a simple thing to do. You just get in, turn the key and put it in drive. But it is not that simple and people are getting injured and killed every day. As you drive the local roads you see special markers and memorials where someone's life tragically ended - on the

  • Spring Break safety awareness message

    Spring Break is quickly approaching the Gulf Coast. It officially starts March 14, 2011. As warm weather arrives, it's imperative we reiterate the importance of safety and risk management. The increased participation of outdoor sports and recreation is directly linked to DUI's & numerous life

  • Early Colorectal Cancer Screening Important

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the Centers for Disease Control and Management (CDC) estimates that as many as sixty percent of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented if all men and women aged 50 years or older were screened routinely.Cancer of the colon or rectum,

  • Airmen of destiny

    The Dalai Lama told Bill Murray's character in the movie Caddyshack, that he would receive total enlightenment on his death bed ... so he's got that going for him, which is nice. These days lots of celebrities are into "spirituality," but many can't seem to define it (or stick with a particular

  • American Heart Month Wear Red Day, Feb. 4

    To raise awareness of risk factors and to decrease death rates, February is "American Heart Month." The goal is to urge Americans to join the battle against heart disease through knowledge, research, and treatment.Our nation's "Wear Red Day" occurs on the first Friday each February. The purpose of

  • Commander proud of team effort during trying times

    I am often asked what occupies most of my time as an installation commander. Frankly, the answer varies and normally tracks with the hottest issues of the period. Right now, and for the last several months, the budget and fiscal constraints have been a key focus area of mine. Not surprisingly,

  • DESERT STORM - a mere 20 years ago

    If I were at my desk 20 years ago, I'd be recording the most victorious aerial combat my unit engaged in as the dog fights set fire through the clouds thousands of miles away.Instead, I reminisce with heroic pilots of yesteryear who have come back to the 33rd Fighter Wing for Nomad reunions,