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  • Summer Reading Program is back

    After a two-year absence, the Summer Reading Program was held here June 8 - July 31 to offer opportunities for children to sharpen their reading skills, learn about various music genres and associated dances, and participate in related art projects."We were excited to receive some great

  • Deployment lessons learned moves F-16 sofware upgrade forward

    For two weeks in June, Eglin units, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, tested the M7 F-16 Fighting Falcon software upgrade over the wilds of Alaska in the joint exercise known as Northern Edge.Upon returning from the large-scale deployment, the squadrons' Airmen

  • AF funds development of munitions technology

    Critical Air Force missions take place both day and night in locations around the globe.  In some cases, the use of high-performance munitions is critical to mission success.As a result, the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer program office recently

  • Airman honored as one of 2015's outstanding Airmen of the year

    Staff Sgt. Kurtis Harrison, 96th Communications Squadron Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Project Manager, was recognized as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one of the top-level honors an Airman can receive."This recognition is so humbling," said

  • Eglin passenger terminal services military, civilian flyers

    The Eglin passenger terminal, operated by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Air Operations section, provides air travel for eligible passengers on official travel and space available travel.The terminal operates here and at Duke Field, depending on where aircraft arrive or depart from,

  • Eglin Fitness Center expands training programs with multipurpose mat

    The Eglin Fitness Center recently installed a multipurpose mat to expand fitness program options to its patrons.With an average of more than 302,000 customers per year, the Fitness Center staff regularly looks at ways to meet and exceed their needs and interests, according to Ed Vieth, 96th Force

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning