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  • Eglin Airmen awarded Bronze Stars for deployment accomplishments

    No matter what year it is, Dec. 7 is a date with special meaning to Americans since 1941. Some remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. Others remember the stories told by those who were alive on that fateful day. But Dec. 7, 2009, is a day several Eglin Airmen will remember for a different reason. Five

  • Mind Games: Airmen battle bulge with mental prowess

    As the holidays begin, people have a tendency to get lost in the season and indulge in festivities. Often this means packing on the pounds. Even as the holiday season gets into full swing, the new year brings with it a new set of strict physical fitness standards for the Air Force.Revisions to the

  • Woman repeats feat, bowls two perfect games

    A member of the 46th Test Wing broke new ground, not with a special test or acquisition, but at the Eglin Bowling Center.Donna Brown, 40th Flight Test Squadron, bowled the first perfect 300 game by a woman at the bowling center here. She then repeated the feat again two weeks later. "I've been the

  • Giving children Christmas mission accomplished for CGOC

    Providing Christmas day for 150 of the local area's most underprivileged children was one complicated task, but the smiles on small faces made it all worth it.On Dec. 5, the Eglin Company Grade Officers' Council successfully orchestrated the annual Give a Child a Christmas with the help of their Air

  • 53rd unit takes ACC Installation Excellence Award

    The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron's Agile Combat Support Division works to save time, money and, most importantly, the lives of today's warfighters. The work in the division recently garnered special recognition at the command level. The group received a Commander in Chief's Annual Award for

  • 33rd FW Marines maintain combat readiness, build camaraderie

    Team Eglin warriors tested their mettle Nov. 25 during the Marines' Combat Fitness Test hosted by Marines from the 33rd Fighter Wing's 501st Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron. All Marines must pass this evaluation in addition to the standard physical fitness test."This is about combat

  • IMA named Senior NCO of the Year

    Most days, Tori Morris gets up, gets dressed and reports to her civilian job as the chief of individual protective equipment at the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Mobility Center. But, on the other days, she puts on a uniform and assumes her role as Senior Master Sgt. Tori Morris, the

  • Applicants sought for air attaché duty

    Air Force officials here are accepting applications until Dec. 11 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill eight air attaché positions and assistant air attaché positions with in-country reporting dates ranging from August 2010 to September 2012. Officers selected for attaché

  • Navy captain awarded high military honors

    Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, was presented the Defense Superior Service Medal Nov. 16 at the 33rd Fighter Wing."Only two individuals in the U.S. Strategic Command receive this decoration each year, which speaks volumes about Captain Saunders' leadership, talent