“Street Smart” program kicks off Holiday Safety campaign

The annual Holiday Safety Campaign was held at the Enlisted Heritage Hall here Nov. 15.The campaign, presented by the 96th Test Wing safety office, reinforces awareness to Airmen and civilians about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; not wearing seat belts and e-mailing

Enlisted clubs pass on gifts to worthy causes

Team Eglin's First Sergeants Council and Top Three Organization accepted a $5,000 donation to the Combined Federal Campaign Nov. 15, for their volunteer efforts at recent area fundraising event. The donation will go to Fisher House.At the fundraiser, Senior Master Sgt. Scott Passman, 96th Security

F-35A OUE events completed, success handed to AETC for review

A major step in the building the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II training program was accomplished when the 33rd Fighter Wing completed the training and flying portion of the service's operational utility evaluation on schedule Nov. 15.Four pilots began training when the evaluation started Sept. 10,

TAP classes expanded to five days

Transition Assistance Program workshops in the armed forces were recently expanded from three to five days. The workshop now includes briefs from the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs, as mandated by the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.Eglin's Airman

New chiefs selected

The Air Force has released the list of 454 senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant.Those selected represent 22.9 percent of the 1,981 eligible for consideration, and when promoted will be among an elite group of enlisted members who make up less than one percent of

F-35 squadrons reach 500th sortie

LRS holds haircut fundraiser to support Airman

For many of the Airmen and civilians of the 96th Fuels Management Flight, the work week of Nov. 2 ended with the sounds of an electric razor and occasional laughter.That's because, Master Sgt. Catherine Holland was handing out haircuts to raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign charity, the

Memorial service honors fallen Airman

Maj. Garrett Knowlan lived his life with honor, for God, his family and his country.A devoted family man, an infectious smile and an outstanding officer were just a few phrases used to describe the major at a memorial service on Eglin's flightline Nov. 5. Knowlan died Oct. 11 while participating in

30th Anniversary brings happy tails together

Nearly 100 people attended the Pet Welfare 30th Anniversary Open House Oct. 27, but few caught as much attention as Elvis. Elvis, a Chihuahua, left Pet Welfare to join his new family. He and his owner, Len Rasmussen, returned to the shelter to see how things had a changed and say hello to the

VFA-101 celebrates Navy's 237th birthday

The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 101, the Navy's first F-35C squadron, and their families celebrated the Navy's 237th birthday Oct. 13 at Post'l Point here.Since 1972, when the Chief of Naval Operations authorized Oct.13 as the Navy's birthday, each CNO has encouraged a Navy-wide