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  • Table-tennis club search for competition

    Many people may fancy themselves a Ping Pong player, but the top two table-tennis addicts at Eglin say most people who think they're good at ping pong wouldn't last long against an experienced table tennis player. "Yes, it's basically the same game as Ping Pong," said Dennis Rackard, Acquisition

  • Eglin’s joint fires unit enhances joint readiness for Marines

    The Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team have partnered here to improve the joint training and combat readiness of Marine battalion and regimental staffs before they deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The recently

  • Inpatient tower Eglin hospital named after founder

    Col. (Dr.) Adanto A.S. D'Amore, the man responsible for building the structure that currently makes up the majority of Eglin Hospital, was memorialized in a ceremony Aug. 24, when the inpatient tower was named in his memory. The inpatient tower was erected as a part of the construction of the main

  • AFRL tops in intramural golf

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate won the 2009 Intramural Golf League championship here Aug. 19. The AFRL intramural golf team won defeated the 919th Special Operations Wing team on the second hole of a sudden death playoff. AFRL's Chris James calmly rolled in an 8-foot

  • New staff sergeants announced at Eglin

    The wings of Eglin had more than 360 Airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant Aug. 20. The promotion rate for Eglin was 48.91 percent. The Air Force rate was 49.79 percent. Congratulations to the following senior airmen: 1st Special Operations Wing Christopher Elder Brian Sparks Robert

  • Eglin Aero Club provides flight path to license

    For anyone with the dream of flying, Eglin Aero Club offers a chance to fulfill those dreams. The club offers license programs for visual and instrument flight in single and multiple engine aircraft for anyone with base access. The average time to get a Federal Aviation Administration 141 course

  • New AAC Chief of Staff shares experiences from Iraq

    After more than 500 days in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Col. Lawrence Avery arrived here as the new Air Armament Center Chief of Staff in July. His longer than average Air Force deployment, began as a year-long deployment to Iraq as the Chief of Iraqi Air Force Programs in the Security

  • 'Hero' celebration honors last Eglin nominee

    The last of Eglin's Red, White and Blue heroes was honored Aug. 13 during the second annual summer celebration at the Destin HarborWalk. Tech. Sgt. Andy Shoemake is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron's Military Working Dog Track. He was recognized in

  • Command Post operations keep base running

    Located behind a locked door with a warning sign posted is the entry to Eglin's nerve center, the installation command post. The command post serves as the executive agency for command and control for commanders during routine operations, emergencies, contingencies and increased readiness. Currently

  • First 53rd wing civilian tapped to deploy

    Charles "Doc" Merkel always knew he could deploy as a historian, but now it has become a reality and he'll be the first civilian to deploy from the 53rd Wing. He will deploy to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in September to "fill in" as historian for the 451st Expeditionary Wing for approximately five