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  • Unit pays inspiration forward through commemorative award

    The 96th Test Wing Information Protection office carried on the legacy of one of its former employees through its newly revamped awards program. The first-ever Evonne Samuels Inspirational Award was created in honor of an industrial security specialist who lost her battle to cancer last year. It

  • AFMC successfully transitions to new civilian pay system

    Some 12,500 Air Force Materiel Command civilian employees have transitioned to the Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project, or AcqDemo, pay system, effective June 12.Under AcqDemo, employees no longer carry their general schedule, or GS, designation and numbered grade. Instead, they have been

  • 96th MDG Airman selected as AFMS Trusted Care Hero

    A medical services technician here was recently recognized as a Trusted Care Hero. Senior Airman David McKiver, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, was selected for the recognition due to his work ethic and quick responsive actions to provide ‘Trusted Care Anywhere.’ ‘Trusted Care Anywhere’ is

  • Army, Air Force partners talk bomb demand, capacity

    The Air Force executive responsible for the planning and execution of lifecycle activities for air-delivered munitions recently spent a day here touring the facility and talking to Army officials about the requirements of the joint force and bomb production capacity.Brig. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris,

  • 96th LRS Professional Development Council hosts speed-mentoring event

    Junior enlisted members from the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron received a crash course in professional development from the drivers themselves at a speed-mentoring event here June 24. Similar to the speed-dating concept, senior enlisted mentors from the Eglin and Hurlburt Field Top 3 provided

  • Khobar Towers: Sacrifice of fallen heroes never forgotten

    The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Khobar Towers terrorist attack, June 24, at the Nomad Memorial Grounds, here.The ceremony honored the 12 Nomads who lost their lives on June 25, 1996, and paid tribute to the families and survivors."This attack shook

  • Energy changes ahead for housing residents

    Many Eglin housing residents will soon get to manage their energy usage just like those living off-base, and those who are prudent with the thermostat could see rewards in the form of rebates.The goal of the new Air Force utility allowance policy is to reduce energy usage. Dollars saved through

  • Firefighters help deliver baby in base housing

    Base firefighters helped deliver a baby boy after dispatchers answered an early morning 911 call from base housing here June 13.When firefighters arrived, Leana Zimmerman, now mother of two, was in her living room hunched over on the floor in active labor."Things happened faster than we expected,"