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  • Explosives Safety Week begins

    The 96th Air Base Wing Commander, Col. Sal Nodjomian, has declared July 9-13 as Explosives Safety Week, here.Units across Eglin will devote the week to emphasizing explosives safety.Walt Monteith, deputy director of safety for the Air Armament Center, said the week is all about raising safety

  • Eglin captains help save a life

    Most days it's hard to get away for a much-needed coffee break in the morning, but for three Eglin captains, the coffee run on June 25 was a life-saver.Captains Joe Perez and Andreas Flowers, from the 33rd Fighter Wing, were getting coffee at the Exchange when a store customer screamed for help."Her

  • Eglin hospital begins expansion

    The realignment of the Eglin hospital official began June 28 with a ground-breaking ceremony of the 96th Medical Group's new medical facility annex.The annex, located behind the hospital's emergency room entrance, will consolidate the administrative offices into one location leaving more space in

  • 46th tests alcohol-based fuel in A-10

    On June 28, the 40th Flight Test Squadron made history here flying the first aircraft to use a new fuel blend derived from alcohol. "The A-10 is the first aircraft ever to fly on this fuel," said Jeff Braun, Chief for the Air Force Alternative Fuel Certification Division, at Wright Patterson AFB,

  • Red Horse Airmen pave the way

    Steam poured off of the newly poured asphalt, shovels scrapped and clanged over heavy machinery as they continuously plunged into the hot black goo and sweat dripped from around dirty red hats, June 20.Approximately 20 "red hats" from the 823 Red Horse Squadron poured, spread and paved a new

  • Major awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    Team Eglin's military flying community, its leaders, family and local supporters gathered to recognize a "hero" added to a selective category of military members who risked life in combat to protect others.Maj. John Caldwell, of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished