AAFES opens GameStop

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, opens GameStop in the AAFES complex. GameStop is a multi-level retailer selling both new and used games, as well as accepting trade-ins of existing games. (AAFES photo/Daniel Eddington)

Brave Defenders' dogs get a new facility

Col. Rick LoCastro, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander and Capt. Ben Jacobson, Ground Combat Training Squadron commander, tour the military working dog kennel that is now part of GCTS. The squadron is a pre-deployment training course that opened here in 2002. The course, known as Brave Defender, was originally established by Air Force Materiel Command to satisfy security forces training requirements in an expeditionary environment. (USAF photo/Greg Murry)

AC-130 Gunship dan now interact with fighters

2nd Lts. James Baril and Dan Rushton, test engineers, operate the AC-130H lab equipment during lab testing of Link 16 fidelity. Colin Landen, test engineer for TEAS Corp., takes notes and prepares the team for upcoming Link 16 messages. (courtesy photo)

Dorm Room of the Quarter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 46th Test Wing Chief Master Sgt. Robert Newman presents a certificate for a one-day pass to Senior Airman Brittany Chapa, 46th Maintenance Squadron, at her worksite in the ammunition area. Airman Chapa was chosen by the Chiefs Group to receive the award for Room of the Quarter. (USAF photo/Debbie Haussermann)

DAV lends a hand

Disabled American Veterans Transition Service Officer, B. J. Bullard, works with a client at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. He assist in preparing veterans benefits claims for active-duty military personnel who are separating or retiring from the military service. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

Eglin Honor Guard brings professionalism, prestige

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Eglin Honor Guard brings professionalism, prestige

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Bobby Lacy, left, Tech. Sgt. Chris Lajoie, Airman 1st Class Brittany Polk and Senior Airman Maurice Ward practice presenting the colors at the Eglin Honor Guard training compound. The Eglin Honor Guard performs ceremonies such as funerals, weddings and other official ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Eglin Honor Guard brings prestice to ceremonies

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Jaclyn Laws, an Eglin Honor Guard member from the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, plays "Taps" during ceremoy practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Local dentists support humanitarian mission

The El Salvadorian army assists in carrying equipment to set up a mobile dental clinic. The first all-dental team participated in a readiness exercise in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. Eighteen dentists and technicians from Barksdale, Lackland, Langley and Eglin Air Force Bases supported the exercise Sept. 6-20. (courtesy photo)

Local dentists support humanitarian mission

Col. (Dr.) Robert Langsten provides dental care for a patient. He was one of the eighteen dentists and technicians from Barksdale, Lackland, Langley and Eglin Air Force Bases who supported the first all-dental team readiness exercise in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador Sept. 6-20. (courtesy photo)

Local dentists support humanitarian mission

Patients wait patiently for dental care at the clinic. The first all-dental team participated in a readiness exercise in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. Eighteen dentists and technicians from Barksdale, Lackland, Langley and Eglin Air Force Bases supported the exercise Sept. 6-20. (courtesy photo)

Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, passes the 96th Mission Support Group flag to Col. Alan Bridges in an assumption of command ceremony Oct. 2. (USAF photo by Master Sgt. Franklin Mckinney)

MWDs receive real-world training

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Staff Sgt. Kathleen Lee and her military working dog (MWD), Cezar, prepare to take their first CH-47 Chinook flight together. (Photo by Michelle Owens)

MWDs receive real-world training

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Master Sgt. Todd Coning, right, observes several MWD handlers as they board a Chinook Sept. 12. The airmen completed a training mission here to acclimate their MWDs to helicopter flight and prepare for an upcoming deployment. (Photo by Michelle Owens)

Air Force leader visits Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Housing Manager Kathy Lawhon briefs Kathleen Ferguson Sept. 18, while Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander and Col. Dennis Yates, 96 Civil Engineer Group commander, look on. As the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, Mrs. Ferguson is responsible for the management, policy and oversight of the $6 billion annual Air Force installation and facility programs. She was on base to discuss with senior leadership the Base Realignment and Closure initiatives including the beddown of the Joint Strike Fighter and 7th Special Forces Group and Eglin's housing privitization. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Reservist reaches his life-long goal of becoming an officer

EGLIN AFB, Fla. -- Retired Col. Jeffrey Watson commissions Julian Glover as a second lieutenant during a ceremony at Maxwell AFB, Ala. The men became friends while working in civil service positions here. (courtesy photo)

Turtle protection

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Steve Fikar walks over to a protected sea turtle egg nest Aug. 20 on the Eglin Air Force Base property on Santa Rosa Island to ensure it hasn’t been disturbed overnight. Mr. Fikar is one of 14 other volunteers who patrol the beach each morning to in an effort to find and protect the endangered sea turtle nests. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

Turtle protection

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Steve Fikar, a Turtle Patrol volunteer, patrols the area around on the Eglin Air Force Base property on Santa Rosa Island looking for egg nests and turtle tracks along the sand. The group of 14 volunteers begin early in every morning looking for signs of sea turtles on the beach. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

EGLIN Establishes 8570 Library to meet certification and training goals

Mr. Ken Perkins (left), deputy, Chief Information Office, issues a SECURITY + book to Mr Jeff Mixson, who has the additional duty of client systems administrator for the 96th Communication Group.

Capt. Rosaline Mailandt-Norris

Capt. Rosaline Mailandt-Norris

Oklahoma leaders "explode" with patriotism during Eglin visit

Tinker AFB civic leader Michael Klobber listens to Staff Sgt. John Collins explain the controls of an EOD robot. Twenty-seven members of the Tinker AFB Community Star programwere at Eglin Aug. 8 to learn about the missions here. (USAF photo by Chrissy Cuttita)

Oklahoma leaders "explode" with patriotism during Eglin visit

Chief Master Sgt. Eric Harmon, 72nd Air Base Wing command chief, gets suited up in the "bombsuit" to demonstrate the protective gear the EOD personnel use in the field. Visiting Oklahoma civic leaders and other Tinker AFB leadership were the heckling crowd watching the event during their visit to Eglin AFB Aug. 8. (USAF photo by Chrissy Cuttita)

Master Sgt. Carol Seastrunk

Master Sgt. Carol Seastrunk

Col. Rick J. LoCastro

Col. Rick J. LoCastro