• Senior airmen selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following senior airmen who were selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant today:Air Armament Center Tanya Cromer Amanda Hibbler Air Combat Command Candy Preston 1st Special Operations Wing Justin All Steven Archambault Brian Filipek Christopher Hicks Andrew Moen

  • Updating education just clicks away for civilians

    Air Force civilian employees who wish to update education information in their civilian personnel records have a new, easier way to do so: through the "MyBiz" Web site. MyBiz is the self-service module in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System. Instead of faxing their transcripts and waiting for

  • Eglin provides essential need for mentorship

     The basic need to always have a role model to look up to professionally, trusted council or just help navigating through the balance of life and career are all reasons Team Eglin Mentorship Program was created and the committee is seeking persons to train as mentors and mentees Aug. 14. "As mentors

  • Captain selected for recognition

    Each year, the Military Times Media Group, publishers of Air Force Times, honors service members who demonstrate professionalism, dedication to other service members and service to country. This year, Capt. Rosaline Mailandt-Norris received accolades and a notable achievement recognition for her

  • Eglin officers selected for promotion

    The Calendar Year 2008A Line of the Air Force, Biomedical Sciences Corps, and Nurse Corps central selection boards selected 545 colonels, 112 lieutenant colonels and 219 majors for promotion. The boards considered 4352 colonels for promotion, 702 lieutenant colonels and 362 majors. The results of

  • Oklahoma leaders 'explode' with patriotism during Eglin visit

    The art and science of our nation's advanced war-fighting technology, a patriotic yearn to discover the Air Force mission hands-on and the desire to see it woven into the synergy of U.S. military defense, plus the cool points in watching something blow up, brought Oklahoma visitors to Eglin AFB Aug.

  • Sergeant's personal war earns nomination

    Among the list of accomplishments for one NCO are conquering her children's "terrible twos" and continuing to raise them through their current teen years; completing three active-duty tours in hostile-fire areas; providing daily care to her elderly mother who lives with her family in temporary

  • Commander presents awards, updates Team Eglin

    At a commander's call July 31, Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Air Armament Center commander, recognized the contributions of Team Eglin personnel. The general also acknowledged there are many issues on his radar scope that demand attention from not only him but

  • Senate confirms General Schwartz as next chief of staff

    General Norton A. Schwartz, a 35-year veteran in Special Operations, will be the 19th Air Force Chief of Staff, according to a Senate confirmation vote which occurred today. Gen. Schwartz provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his

  • Eglin joins Operation Change Out

    In efforts to reduce Eglin's energy consumption, the 96 Civil Engineer Group has purchased two compact fluorescent light bulbs that will be distributed to every house in military family housing, some 1,340 homes. As a result of this initiative, Eglin Energy Manager Alan Mardis estimates that Eglin