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  • Golf team represents Eglin at inter service tournament

    A golf foursome from here had a strong showing recently in an Armed Forces level tournament at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.Roger Bloor, Jason Hadley, Christian Honda and Kyle WesolowskI participated in the 47th Southeastern Military Invitational. Wesolowski and Bloor took first and second

  • 746th TS flight chief reaches career milestone

    The year was 1961, during which John F. Kennedy succeeded Dwight Eisenhower as the 35th President of the United States, the first U.S. astronaut went to space, the Vietnam War began, the construction of the Berlin Wall took place, and the first Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement occurred.For

  • Future Eglin JSF maintainers train at NAS Patuxent River

    Air Force maintainers are getting hands-on experience with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md..Seven airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing were at the Navy station for 75 days to gain first-hand experience maintaining the F-35B and F-35C variants, while

  • Joint partners prep defense members at air-ground integration exercise

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts joined the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and other partners here during the Tactical Marine Air Ground Task Force Integration Course's culminating command post exercise that prepares Marine operations officers and non-commissioned officers

  • Violence in Iraq is down - just ask EMEDS

    U.S. military commanders in Iraq are saying that violence in the country is at its lowest level since 2003. Airmen with the 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron here echo that sentiment, saying they are more likely to see a patient for seasonal allergies than severed limbs.The 321st EMEDS in Kirkuk

  • Airman prepares for mountain marathon in dusty desert

    From the extremely hot and dusty climate of Northern Iraq, a Plattsburg, Mo., native prepares himself to participate in a 13.1 mile race in Missoula, Mont.Staff Sgt. Joseph Ritter, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron Detachment 3, uses any spare time he has during his deployment at Forward Operating

  • Eglin Airmen selected for master sergeant

    Congratulations to the following technical sergeants who were selected for promotion to master sergeants:33 Fighter WingChristopher BennettJeffrey CarstensBrian CruickshankLucas DelkAngel FrasquilloKaren GriffinJohn JeffersonMartin LewisDavid OsborneDonald PriceBrian RowlandsSteven ShoemakerKurt

  • K-9s honored at memorial ceremony

    Military and civilian law enforcement dogs were honored and remembered during a ceremony at the Military Working Dog memorial at the Air Armament Museum, May 17.The ceremony, hosted by the 96th Security Forces Squadron, was just one of the events taking place during National Police Week. MWDs, K-9s

  • Eglin Airman honored as 2010 Sijan award winner

    For demonstrating outstanding leadership, four Airmen received the 2010 Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award during a ceremony May 11 in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.Named in honor of the first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor, the award annually recognizes officer and

  • Eglin Toastmasters hosts open house

    Emerald Coast Toastmasters' Chapter 1919 held an open house at Luke's Place here, May 12. "We want to get the word out so people understand what we do," said Heidi Frazier, vice president of membership.With their current campaign, "Beat the Clock," the goal is to bring five new members into the