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  • Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boy!Marion David, born June 26, to Sgt. Tres and Jennifer PettusLucas Andres, born July 20, to 1st Lt. Eddy and Nemesia GutierrezFreddie Dean, born July 22, to Freddie Dean Martin and Gina

  • Eglin Airmen selected for promotion

    Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent. The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The

  • Joint services prep Marines for Afghan deployment

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts helped train Marine battalion and regimental staffs preparing to deploy to Afghanistan during an exercise here.The recently completed Spartan Resolve exercise, conducted by the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, USJFCOM's Joint Fires

  • Underdog LRS bests Medical Group for base softball title

    The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron completed their "Cinderella" run Aug. 2, winning the base intramural softball championship.The team had to come from behind twice against the 96th Medical Group to claim the title. In the double-elimination style tournament, LRS had to beat MDG in a

  • YoAFF ends, base initiatives continue

    Even though the Air Force's Year of the Air Force Family campaign ended July 31, base agencies said they will continue to work together to create the best support to military and civilian families here."Success was clearly defined by our participants," said Lisa Splinter, the installation's point of

  • Library closes book on successful summer program

    Mission accomplished: Eight weeks, 311 young warriors, 30 programs and...countless books. Operation Read, a military themed summer reading program at the base library, concluded July 30. This year's military theme highlighted the "Year of the Air Force Family" and allowed military children to

  • Eglin chosen as preferred alternative F-35 base

    Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The draft supplemental environmental impact statement, which Air Force officials plan to release in September, includes the preferred alternative of basing the 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin

  • Wedding Day (in) blues

    A lieutenant from the 96th Medical Group entered the hospital July 26 expecting a service-dress inspection, what she got was "married."2nd Lt. Angela Anderson, 96th Inpatient Squadron, was met by honor guard, friends, family and her husband standing by a chaplain, ready to perform a military

  • Boom containment critical to Eglin's waterways

    Eglin's using reverse psychology to protect its waterways from possible contamination.Bruce Stippich, the 96th Civil Engineer Group's environmental compliance expert has been a busy man since an oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico April 20. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has Mr. Stippich and a

  • 53rd squadron provides 'electronic armor' to global warfighters

    Providing timely, tailored and vigilant electronic Warfare analysis and support down range to joint and coalition warfighters is the mission of the 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron. To handle such a large undertaking, approximately 170 professionals use complex systems and produce information to