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  • Vice commander selected for promotion

    Col. David A. Harris, vice commander, Air Armament Center, was nominated today by the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of brigadier general, United States Air Force."It is great news that Col. Dave Harris was nominated for promotion," said Major General C. R. Davis, Program

  • Combat Veteran finally awarded for service

    A resident of the Air Force Enlisted Village near Eglin AFB received several overdue medals including a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his sacrifices decades after he retired. "It's an honor, I greatly appreciate it and it has been a long time a coming--70 years," said Charles "Buster" Donnell,

  • Eglin, Hurlburt meet the HEAT

    The National Basketball Association team, the Miami HEAT, landed at Eglin Air Force Base and then completed their journey to Hurlburt Field in preparation for their pre-season training camp Sept. 27.Training camps are the first full team activity leading into the NBA season. Historically, NBA teams

  • Eglin pays tribute during POW/MIA ceremony

    Active duty, retirees, families and community leaders attended the POW/MIA "Until every story ends" recognition ceremony Sept. 17 at the Air Armament Museum. In his emotional speech, guest speaker Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney fought back his tears as he spoke of his fellow military men and

  • Road trip: Miami Heat take training camp to Panhandle

    The Miami HEAT announced today that they will hold their 2010 Training Camp at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field. The HEAT will be involved in several events here, which is home to the Air Armament Center, four wings and 45 tenant organizations which conduct numerous unique missions.The team

  • Eglin chosen as preferred alternative F-35 base

    Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The draft supplemental environmental impact statement, which Air Force officials plan to release in September, includes the preferred alternative of basing the 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin

  • AFRL civilian leaves comfort for combat zone

    Recently, a contracting specialist with the Air Force Research Lab returned from a six-month deployment to a strange and different world ... Afghanistan."I like to say I was a fish out of water, but even the fish is still on planet Earth," explained Leah Ransom of her recent tour working with the

  • Eglin host first explosive safety day

    In memory of the "Eglin 17," personnel from the base marked the first ever "Explosive Safety Day" July 12. The day's events included a memorial at the Air Armament Museum, munitions displays and Explosive Ordinance Disposal robot demonstrations at the base exchange.The date was set apart not only to

  • 96th CC wins local AFA award

    Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, was presented the Florida Air Force Association for the Jerry Waterman Award by the Eglin Chapter at his farewell dinner July 6. "We wanted to recognize what Colonel McClintock has done to foster the relationship with the service organizations and

  • Family Townhall questions answered

    The second Year of Air Force Family townhall meeting was held on base June 4. Many people offered questions to a variety of base agencies and the wing commander as well.Below are the questions and responses from that meeting. Q: (Civilian Personnel Office ) Is there a place where spouses can find