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  • Eglin honors, bids farewell to 728 ACS

    The "Demon nation" is on the move again.Since June 1994, the 728th Air Control Squadron "Demons" maintained a home next the 33rd Fighter Wing and now it is closing its doors, moving everyone and equipment to where the Air Force needs them. During an official inactivation ceremony here May 17, their

  • Eglin streamlines flying operations

    Residents from Freeport to Navarre will likely soon notice several significant changes to flight operations involving all military aircraft flying in Eglin airspace. Base officials announced this week a major revision to the noise abatement and safety procedures directed in the base's formal

  • Memorial honors fallen Airman

    A single, stone monument stands alone between two benches. It symbolizes the hero one family loved and lost.In an official ceremony, the monument was dedicated as memorial to Staff. Sgt. Patrick Griffin, the only Eglin Airman killed in combat during OPERATION Iraqi Freedom.Family and friends joined

  • Eglin begins 101 critical days campaign

    Hundreds of Airmen gathered at the Eglin Enlisted Hall most likely expecting to hear tales of horror, frightening life-changing-events that seemed to interrupt a victim's innocent plans of fun in the sun. Instead, base leadership rallied the "troops" May 15 to inform the Team Eglin family about

  • Hagel memo directs preparations for civilian furloughs

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.Here is the text of the memo in its entirety:This memo

  • Dining changes begin June 1

    If you're a meal card holder, June 1 is an important date to remember.That is the day the Breeze Dining Facility will close for renovations as part of an Air Force-wide Food Transformation Initiative. In August, 2012, the Air Force awarded Sodexo the contract to conduct food operations at several

  • Students colonize on Marsville

    Hundreds of local fifth graders gathered in a 33rd Fighter Wing maintenance hangar to experiment with space exploration here, May 9. Working with environmental engineers and volunteers from the base, the "astronauts" were tasked with the mission to sustain life for one day on Mars. Inside rows of