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  • Doolittle Raiders receive heartfelt homecoming

    "Throughout the history of this mighty nation, many Airmen and other military servicemembers have had the chance to stand on the shoulders of giants," said Col. Rick LoCastro, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander. "Today Team Eglin has the wonderful opportunity to dine with them." Eglin hosted six

  • Eglin gets ready for hurricane season

    For some, the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer along the Gulf Coast. For others, June 1 marks the start of summer when the hurricane season begins. There's no certainty that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2008 prediction of up to 16 named storms and up to

  • Air Force, Army Improve Joint Training

    Officials at the Army's National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Calif. and the Air Force's Green Flag West at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. have been working hard to integrate service-level exercises to help improve joint training for units preparing to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan, according to

  • Tell AAFES what you think for a shot at a shopping spree

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving troops and their families here an opportunity to give their opinion about the exchange benefit. Now through June 9, BX shoppers are invited to log on to www.aafes.com and take a brief, approximately 12-minute, survey concerning areas the exchange

  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy on May 22.Academic Achievement AwardVictor Vasquez, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Distinguished GraduatesMichael Becker, 96th Civil Engineer SquadronJeremy Hobbs, 9th Special Operations Squadron Keith

  • A safer working and living environment

    Cell phone in one hand, morning coffee in the other, and a heavy foot on the pedal trying to make it to work on time; so are the days of our busy American lives. While trying to keep up with an increasingly fast paced world, most drivers do not stop to think about the consequences of their

  • AFRL Munitions Directorate Airman selected for AFIT graduate program

    Master Sgt. Wesley Schuler is one of six Airmen recently selected to continue his education through the Enlisted to Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Graduate Degree Program. Sergeant Schuler, an Oklahoma native, is assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate where he

  • Competitive inspection produces best quarters

    Someone unexpectedly visits the job site and you're singled out by enlisted leadership. For a minute, different ideas on why they've made a special visit to you cross your mind. Your adrenaline pumps and you're prepared to handle whatever denouncement that's about to be made. Instead, you're greeted

  • AEF Evolution -- Implementing a tempo-based force generation construct

    An improved Global Air and Space Expeditionary Force construct will soon use a tempo-based rule set, building on the current 20-month cycle of five 120-day AEF pairs. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley recently approved the implementation of this tempo-based Global AEF force generation

  • NCO award winner leads by example

    What does lead by example mean? For one non-commissioned officer, it means not to expect anyone under your command to do anything that you aren't willing or capable of doing yourself. Tech. Sgt. Edwin Pratt, 46th Operations Support Squadron Airfield Management Operations NCOIC, was recently