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  • TRICARE opens for eligible retirees

    Retirees 65 or older can look forward to additional medical care if they meet the eligibility requirements of TRICARE for Life.TRICARE for Life is a comprehensive health benefits program that is available to uniformed services retirees, their spouses, and their survivors who are age 65 or older and

  • AFAF needs help to help others

    Albert Einstein said, "The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving."The same holds true today as the 2012 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off Feb. 6 and runs through March 16.The campaign kicks off with a breakfast at 8 a.m., Feb. 6 at Luke's

  • Eglin announces promotions

    Congratulations to the following lieutanant colonels selected for promotion to colonel:Scott Guilbeault, 53rd WingJeffrey Gates, Air Armament CenterStamatis Smeltz, 96th Mission Support GroupJeffrey Sobel, Air Armament CenterCongratulations to the following captains selected for promotion to

  • CGOC dominates 5/6 council in flag football

    The Company Grade Officers' Council shut out 5/6 Council 38-0, in a flag football game played here, Jan. 19.CGOC, with only 10 players on their roster, dominated the game scoring touchdowns on six of nine possessions. The 5/6 Council squad had many new players on their squad and never found their

  • FSS takes b-ball title from LRS

    The 96th Force Support Squadron dethroned defending champs, the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 54-45 at the base intramural championship game Jan. 19.The game between the gold and the burgundy team was a close one throughout with one team scoring and the other answering right back. Sydney

  • Maintainers compete for load crew of year

    The two best teams from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron faced off Jan. 13 to see who'd take the title of load crew of the year for 2011.Temperatures around 40 degrees and the unlucky "Friday the 13th" didn't seem to affect the confidence of the two crews led by Staff Sgt. Anthony Childers and

  • New Child Development Center opens

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Child Development Center was held here Jan. 13. The CDC opened to care for children Jan. 17. The $11 million project was funded through Base Realignment and Closure, to accommodate the relocation of families from the 7th Special Forces Group and the arrival of