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  • Team Eglin responds to tornado spawned by Gustav

    After air traffic controllers spotted three funnel clouds on base, Team Eglin spun into action Sept. 1. One of the funnel clouds touched down leaving a distinct trail of havoc in base housing and at the child development center. The first tornado warning was issued for Eglin and the surrounding

  • Eglin's 46th Weather Squadron responds to severe weather challenge

    Hurricane Gustav avoided Florida, but the community still saw some extreme weather as a result. Personnel from the 46th Weather Squadron issued advisories, watches and warnings for seven tornadic events Sept. 1, which helped the base batten the hatches. The day started out with a forecaster

  • TRICARE Back to School Sale: Annual Checkups

    In this era of back to school consumerism, don't let children's checkups be overshadowed by trips to the mall. As the world's best integrated health care system, TRICARE wants to make beneficiaries aware of their child's health benefits during this hectic time. Immunizations are an important part of

  • AFPC commander discusses personnel support for deployed Airmen

    The commander of the Air Force Personnel Center discussed how her agency continues to improve its support of deployed Airmen during a visit here Aug. 27. AFPC is streamlining how it tracks deployments and reexamining how it balances deployments with assignments and training, said Maj. Gen. K.C.

  • Tornado wreaks havoc in housing

    As Hurricane Gustav made its trek across the Gulf of Mexico, residents on base had a rude awakening. Air traffic controllers spotted the first of three funnel clouds emerge from the storm's feeder bands that raked Northwest Florida. Rain and winds gusting to more than 40 miles per hour pelted the

  • Reservist reaches his life-long goal of becoming an officer

    When Julian Glover was a young man, he had big dreams. While enlisted in the Air Force, he set goals for himself and achieved one recently with a little help from a friend. Mr. Glover spent nine years in the active-duty military and nearly two years as a member of the Reserves. His last enlisted

  • Senior leaders meet to discuss, decide way ahead for force

    Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning. "The summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters affecting the

  • Residents identified for new dorms

    The landscape of Eglin Boulevard is rapidly changing as three new dormitories take shape on the east side of the base. As the April completion date looms, the pressing question is "who will be the new residents?" The command chiefs from the wings here selected a working group of first sergeants to

  • Red Cross provides relief to servicemembers worldwide

    A deployment. A house fire. A hurricane. Each of the above events is seemingly unrelated. However, each affects a military family by the disruption of their daily lives. But there is an organization available to help. It's the rare military member that has not been touched by the Red Cross at some

  • AF announces 2009 special developmental education opportunities

    Air Force officers interested in 2009 special developmental education programs must apply soon for the Olmsted Scholarship, White House Fellowship, Mansfield Fellowship or Information Assurance Scholarship programs. A completed Air Force Form 3849 and senior rater nomination must be received by the