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  • Eglin honors, bids farewell to 728 ACS

    The "Demon nation" is on the move again.Since June 1994, the 728th Air Control Squadron "Demons" maintained a home next the 33rd Fighter Wing and now it is closing its doors, moving everyone and equipment to where the Air Force needs them. During an official inactivation ceremony here May 17, their

  • Memorial honors fallen Airman

    A single, stone monument stands alone between two benches. It symbolizes the hero one family loved and lost.In an official ceremony, the monument was dedicated as memorial to Staff. Sgt. Patrick Griffin, the only Eglin Airman killed in combat during OPERATION Iraqi Freedom.Family and friends joined

  • Hagel memo directs preparations for civilian furloughs

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.Here is the text of the memo in its entirety:This memo

  • Dining changes begin June 1

    If you're a meal card holder, June 1 is an important date to remember.That is the day the Breeze Dining Facility will close for renovations as part of an Air Force-wide Food Transformation Initiative. In August, 2012, the Air Force awarded Sodexo the contract to conduct food operations at several

  • F-35 fighter takes another step forward

    The Air Force took another step forward with its newest fighter jet when an advanced F-35 Lightning II landed at the service's lead training base, home to the largest fleet of F-35s worldwide.The new stealth fighter kicks off a major training effort at the F-35 schoolhouse on an aircraft with

  • Brave Defender trains Kandahar-bound Airmen

    As a security forces Airman, you've just arrived for your deployment to the Joint Defense Operations Center at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The Airman you replaced left early so there's no transition period. You've only been at your desk for five minutes when an alarm sounds and bombs are

  • Airmen outrun cold, rain in ultra-marathon

    Two 96th Communications Squadron Airmen went for an early morning jog in the rain May 4 and did not stop until 7 p.m. that night, running more than 50 miles.Airman 1st Class Thomas Church and Senior Airman Chris Gauthier are ultra-marathoners. They were competing in the 2013 Run for Kids Challenge

  • Eglin munitions unit creates ammo linker for AFSOC

    A new lighter, mobile 30mm ammo linker system is set for delivery to Air Force Special Operations Command units in May.The 89-pound apparatus that feeds 15 unattached 30mm rounds into MK-15 links via a crank system was created and designed by the Airmen of Eglin's Munitions Materiel Handling

  • AFMC embraces new culture of savings

    Air Force Materiel Command leaders are pledging their support for a new money-saving Air Force initiative dubbed Every Dollar Counts.In the wake of sequestration and reduced budgets, the initiative calls on Airmen to submit their money-saving ideas as part of a new culture of savings. "This is an

  • Creating a "Medical Home" at Eglin Hospital

    The 96th Medical Group has implemented a new model of care called Patient-Centered Medical Home. PCMH is a team-based, patient-centered approach to medical care, where a patient has one primary provider alongside a team of health professionals, all centered on meeting the patient's medical needs.