• April status of discipline

    The following disciplinary actions occurred in the month of April.A technical sergeant from the 96th Force Support Squadron received a letter of reprimand, reduction in rank to staff sergeant and a (six-month suspended) 30 days extra duty for wrongful use of a controlled substance.A senior airman

  • Hill pilots train with 85th TES at Eglin

    Pilots from Hill Air Force Base's 419th and 388th Fighter Wings spent the last two weeks flying and training alongside pilots from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron here.Hill pilots had a chance to train alongside F-16s and F-15s from the 85th TES, a squadron in the 53rd Wing. The reservists,

  • Memorial ceremony honors fallen EOD technicians

    Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal hosted the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony at the EOD Memorial here May 3. The EOD community from all four services gathered to remember the historical legacy of 298 EOD heroes as well as to add an additional eight EOD technicians to

  • March, April Tots In Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boySean Reginald, born April 17 to Staff Sgt. Sean and Staff Sgt. Jessica BundlesIt's a girlZoe Madison, born March 24 to Staff Sgt. Dustin and Michelle MallowCali Reed, born April 1 to Capt. Jeff

  • Tennis players thank Eglin with free clinics

    Among the first people to celebrate the grand opening of Eglin's eight new tennis courts April 25 were players who wanted to thank Eglin's military community for their service.Dick Stockton, Andrea Jaeger and Adriana Solarova, former professional tennis players, along with local and visiting coaches

  • CE squadron deploys civilians

    The 796th Civil Engineer Squadron has found a new way of supporting military missions by deploying the largest number of civilians from a base organization.Currently eight people from CE have volunteered to be deployed, most being craftsmen; plumbers, carpenters and heat, ventilation and air

  • March status of discipline

    An airman from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a letter of reprimand and 60-day restriction to base for provoking speech and simple assault.An airman 1st class with the 96th AMXS received a letter of reprimand, a six-month suspended reduction in rank to airman and a 14-day

  • Eglin Natural Resources named best in DOD

    The Department of Defense announced April 21, that Eglin Air Force Base was named winner of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation. Eglin's Natural Resources Team won the Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team award for offered long-range