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  • Boat patrol protects Eglin's coastline

    Each day, a small group of 96th Security Forces Squadron defenders gear up and prepare for a shift on patrol.  Instead of getting behind the wheel of a squad car, these Airmen put on life preservers and climb onto a boat to protect the base's extensive shoreline.Orange and white buoys and

  • More than 240 Airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 13,269 of 39,260 eligible senior airmen to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 33.8 percent.  The average score for those selected was 399.52, with an average time in grade of 2.22 years and time in service of 4.68, respectively.  Weighted factor averages included the

  • Welcome to Team Eglin: newcomers orientation streamlined

    The Newcomers orientation here has been streamlined from six hours to four, but the information it provides to new Team Eglin members still contributes to a successful duty assignment."The program gives newly assigned Airmen a positive jump start on what this base's mission is and how they can

  • Deployment lessons learned moves F-16 sofware upgrade forward

    For two weeks in June, Eglin units, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, tested the M7 F-16 Fighting Falcon software upgrade over the wilds of Alaska in the joint exercise known as Northern Edge.Upon returning from the large-scale deployment, the squadrons' Airmen

  • AF funds development of munitions technology

    Critical Air Force missions take place both day and night in locations around the globe.  In some cases, the use of high-performance munitions is critical to mission success.As a result, the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer program office recently

  • Airman honored as one of 2015's outstanding Airmen of the year

    Staff Sgt. Kurtis Harrison, 96th Communications Squadron Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Project Manager, was recognized as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one of the top-level honors an Airman can receive."This recognition is so humbling," said

  • Eglin passenger terminal services military, civilian flyers

    The Eglin passenger terminal, operated by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Air Operations section, provides air travel for eligible passengers on official travel and space available travel.The terminal operates here and at Duke Field, depending on where aircraft arrive or depart from,

  • Eglin Fitness Center expands training programs with multipurpose mat

    The Eglin Fitness Center recently installed a multipurpose mat to expand fitness program options to its patrons.With an average of more than 302,000 customers per year, the Fitness Center staff regularly looks at ways to meet and exceed their needs and interests, according to Ed Vieth, 96th Force

  • CPR/AED training available at Eglin

    Having the necessary training to save a life can make all the difference in an emergency situation.Peggy Shepherd, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator instructor, offers classes here for military and civilian personnel who want to equip themselves with valuable

  • More than 70 technical sergeants selected for master sergeant promotions

    Air Force officials selected 5,301 of 23,619 eligible technical sergeants to master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.44 percent.  The average score for those selected was 565.74, with an average time in grade of 4.02 years and time in service of 14.24, respectively.  Weighted factor averages