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  • Team Eglin remembers Senior Airman "Jimmy" Hansen

    Friends and family came to honor Senior Airman James "Jimmy" Hansen Oct. 1 at the East Gate Chapel. "I'm feel sorry for the Airmen that come behind him," says Tech. Sgt. Latanja Steele, who served as Hansen's supervisor at the 46th Operations Support Squadron. "He was a great role, model and I'm

  • Automated system replaces base operators

    With the cancellation of the base's switchboard contract ending Sept. 30, callers will no longer speak to a "live" person when calling the base operator. "We are trying to make this transition as easy as possible for all customers," said Lt. Col. Stamatis Smeltz, 96th Communications Squadron

  • Balad remembers a fallen Eglin Airman

    Servicemembers from across Joint Base Balad, Iraq, gathered at MWR-East for a memorial service Sept. 19, in memory of a fallen comrade.Senior Airman James Hansen, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, died Sept. 15 during an ordnance disposal operation.  Airman Hansen was

  • Physician earns AFA top award for health care

    An Eglin doctor was selected for making the most significant contribution to the continued good health of the men and women of the Air Force last year.Lt. Col. Christopher P. Paulson, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, was presented the Air Force Association's Paul W. Myers Award for an Air Force

  • Trust and confidence in air-to-ground combat focus of Atlantic Strike

    Joint and coalition warfighters improved their close air support skills during an exercise led by Air Combat Command and U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team at the Avon Park Air Ground Training Complex.Atlantic Strike 10-02 trained warfighters to find, fix,

  • Eglin pays tribute during POW/MIA ceremony

    Active duty, retirees, families and community leaders attended the POW/MIA "Until every story ends" recognition ceremony Sept. 17 at the Air Armament Museum. In his emotional speech, guest speaker Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney fought back his tears as he spoke of his fellow military men and

  • Eglin leader commands OEF skies, returns with Bronze Star

    Another bronze star was born when Lt. Col. Scott Moore, 29th Test Systems Squadron director of operations, was awarded the honor Sept. 17 at a 53rd Wing commanders call.Orchestrating over 77,500 combat sorties generated quite a few memorable moments of the colonel's year-long mission having

  • Eglin soccer team takes championship at Lackland

    Eglin's soccer team won the Defender's Cup at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 6.Eglin's team beat out 17 other military teams to win their third of the four yearly championships they have entered."This tournament is an endurance tournament," said Capt. Robert Wible, team captain. "Most teams

  • Airmen graduate from NCO Academy

    Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy Sept. 9.Distinguished GraduatesDerek Bashow, 96 Logistics Readiness SquadronLaura Small, 96th Aerospace Medicine SquadronCasey Cota, 68 Electronic Warfare SquadronGraduatesNewton Ace, 46th Maintenance