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  • K-9s honored at memorial ceremony

    Military and civilian law enforcement dogs were honored and remembered during a ceremony at the Military Working Dog memorial at the Air Armament Museum, May 17.The ceremony, hosted by the 96th Security Forces Squadron, was just one of the events taking place during National Police Week. MWDs, K-9s

  • Eglin Airman honored as 2010 Sijan award winner

    For demonstrating outstanding leadership, four Airmen received the 2010 Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award during a ceremony May 11 in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.Named in honor of the first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor, the award annually recognizes officer and

  • EOD memorial ceremony honors 15

    "We assemble here today to remember the sacrifice of EOD technicians and comfort their loved ones left behind."With those words, Capt. Adam Guziewicz, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal commander, welcomed almost 3,000 people to the 42nd annual memorial service honoring EOD technicians past

  • Air Force "truckers" convoy critical supplies to Iraq bases

    To calm his nerves and focus on his mission, Senior Airman Lucas Simpliciano, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, would place a photo of his 3-month-old daughter above the windshield of his armored vehicle prior to every convoy roll out onto the main supply route leading to

  • Uniformed "Angels" awarded for saving girl's life

    For three people, Jan. 7 was anything but a typical morning commute on State Road 85.That morning, Specialists Steven Brooks and Nicholas Wallace, 6th Ranger Training Battalion medics, helped save the life of 18-year-old Brianna Baker, a commuter who'd run head on into a light pole.The Specialists,

  • 728th supports readiness exercise

    Convoys of trucks rolled out the gates April 1 to begin a 10-day training exercise in two geographically separated locations.The convoys, belonging to the 728th Air Control Squadron, are supporting the squadron's first large-scale field training exercise in more than two years. One of only three

  • Eglin next up for Jack Daniel's/USO "Toast to the Troops" program

    Deployed military personnel from all services will be the latest recipients of USO care packages assembled at a "stuffing party" April 15 in Hangar 102.The base was selected as the site of the next Jack Daniel's/USO "Toast to the Troops" event as military spouses, USO volunteers and others will

  • Eglin efforts help reclassify endangered local fish

    A small fish, whose habitat is almost exclusively on the ranges here, became the first-ever fish on DoD lands to be reclassified on the endangered species list.The Okaloosa darter still remains in the "threatened" status as of March 28, but due to major erosion control efforts by 96th Civil Engineer

  • LRS evaluates quality one step at a time

    If the commander of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron wants to know his unit's health, the Quality Assurance Office can give him the answer.The QA office has taken on the challenge of keeping track of the squadron's vast operations in four main flights: Fuels Management, Materiel Management,

  • Airman integrates Air Force in joint ops

    The joint operations center senior watch officer for the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq, Maj. David Och, ensured the Air Force smoothly and efficiently coordinated with the Army and other joint entities in Iraq."The JOC is manned by various units and staff sections," said the major