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  • 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,"

  • Tip line allows anonymous, easy reporting

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations has made it easier than ever for Airmen to report suspicious activities while protecting their identity in the process.Also known as, "Tip Submit," people can remain anonymous when reporting through AFOSI's Anonymous Tips Line, which is also available

  • Nature’s hazards: Mosquito-borne diseases

    Mosquito bites can be annoying, but they can also cause serious viral diseases, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. If an infected mosquito bites a bird or mammal, including humans, it can transmit the illness to them.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West

  • Education Fair shares higher education information

    An Education Fair was held at the Fitness Center here June 8.  The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron partnered with the Eglin Education Center to host the event.Representatives from more than 20 universities, colleges and schools offered the base community information on education, degree programs

  • Hospital gets exterior ‘face lift’

    The base hospital's main and emergency entrances are wrapped in construction scaffolding due to an exterior overhaul.The renovations scheduled to be complete by April 2017, will update and improve the 50-year-old structure."The work on the outer shell is necessary to correct moisture intrusion

  • AFOSI seeking sharp Airmen to join team

    Former Air Force Office of Special Investigations member and U.S. Senator Arlen Specter once said, "The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens," and his comrades in arms continue that mission.Officials at the 9th Field Investigations Squadron seek sharp and motivated applicants

  • Airman's journey to citizenship

    With the words "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen [...]," Airman 1st Class Jae Yen Kim, 33rd Fighter Wing