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  • 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

  • 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