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  • Eglin Airman honored at Destin celebration

    Local servicemembers are recognized with a summer flare, and it's colored red, white and blue. First Lt. Nathaniel Meier, a flight test engineer with the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force, was the first Eglin Airman to be recognized at the Red, White and Blue Celebration at the Destin

  • Airman donates kidney to mother, saves life

    Twenty-six years ago, Airman 1st Class Chris Simmons' mother gave her son the gift of life. On May 17, he returned the favor.Felita Simmons, who'd been on dialysis due to kidney disease, finally found a donor match in her youngest son, Chris. After a two-year process, he literally saved his mother's

  • Eglin EOD Airman killed in action

    Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, died June 26 as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Douville, an explosive ordnance disposal technician stationed here, was

  • Nomads remember on Khobar Towers 15th anniversary

    Airman, Marines, Sailors and family members gathered to remember 19 brave warriors and 12 valiant 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads on the 15th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing June 24."I'm humbled to be a part of this ceremony," said Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd FW commander. "It reminds us, as a nation,

  • Eglin staff sergeants selected for promotion

    The Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, for a selection rate of 24.94 percent. The average score for those selected was 320.48, with an average time-in-grade of 5.55 years and an average time-in-service of 10.61 years.

  • Local K-9 team trains with Eglin security forces

    Eglin's newest K-9 team began training just over a month ago, but the dog and his handler aren't Airmen, but part of the local police department.Officer Charles Pettis and Astro are assigned to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, but they train every day at Eglin's facilities to become an

  • Airman wins award for heroism

    What began as an April day at the beach for an off-duty Airman evolved into acts of heroism, as he saved the lives of seven people caught in a riptide. Senior Airman Jonathon Bennett, 96th Security Forces Squadron, was recently awarded the Non- Commissioned Officers Association Vanguard Award for

  • Eglin temporarily terminates access to social media sites

    Access to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube has been temporarily disabled due to modifications in Eglin's network. "This is not a permanent change," said Lt. Col. Renee Mitchell, 96th Communications Squadron commander. "A recent security change to our network had an unexpected

  • Majors selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following majors who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel.Air Armament CenterRichard ArcherJohn DukesDennis JackJeffrey WittAir Force Research LaboratoryJeffrey KuhnAaron Norris1st Special Operation Maintenance SquadronDanielle Folsom33rd Fighter WingTodd