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  • Eglin welcomes 'Tots in Blue'

    Congratulations to the following parents, who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here. It's a boy! Daniel Jay, born Aug. 17, to Staff Sgt. James and Melissa Wheeler. William Calban, born Aug. 21, to Senior Airmen Michael and Elizabeth Calban. Carlos Cristian, born Aug. 22, to Staff Sgt. Carlos and Rebecca Cruz. Kyle James, born Aug. 23, to

  • General Carlson speaks of Air Force's greatest assets - Airmen

    While the war and budget shortfalls are top priorities right now, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command is equally focused on another valuable asset -- today's Airmen. When it comes to the future, Gen. Bruce Carlson is most concerned about his people. During a two-day visit to Eglin AFB in September, General Carlson talked about the
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Michael Vannoy, Eglin Recycling Program manager, hopes to see hundreds of aluminum cans flow through the Eglin Recycling Center as part of this year?s America Recycles Day aluminum can recycling contest. ? U.S. Air Force photo by Jerron Barnett

    Recycle cans, win some cash!

    Looking for a way to fund your squadron's upcoming holiday party or event? Look no further, recycle your unit's aluminum cans and win up to $500 in the aluminum can recycling contest! The Eglin Recycling Center will start its third annual aluminum can recycling contest in celebration of America Recycles Day 2007 on Tuesday. The contest will run
  • Mr. David Coker, President of the Fisher House Foundation, discusses plans for the location of Eglin's own Fishr House with Col. Dennis Yates, 96th Civil Engineer Group commander while Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, looks on. Fisher Houses provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers

    Fisher House President meets with base officials

  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Stephen Shortland (goatee), all-Air Force team coach, talks batting strategy to motivate his team to hit the ball in the upcoming at bat during a game against the all-Navy at the 2007 U.S. Armed Forces Men's Softball Championship tournament. The tournament features the best players from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy, played the round-robin tournament Sept. 12 - 14 at Foster Stadium here. The all-Army team claim the gold medal while the Marine Corps sqeauked past the Air Force for the Silver. The all-Air Force team has won three championships in a row and four out of the last five. The all-Army team won it in 2003. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. MIke Meares)

    Army carves up field, claims gold medal

    The ball fell the all-Army's way in their hunt for spoiling the Air Force's bid for a fourth championship in a row by capturing the gold medal at the Armed Forces Men's Softball championship tournament here Sept. 14. The all-Army team claimed their first Armed Forces Men's Softball championship since 2003, and their sixth overall, carving a path

  • Personnel Center streamlines retirement actions

    By consolidating a portion of the workload of 84 military personnel flights into one service center, personnel officials have streamlined the retirement process. Now newly-retired Air Force members and retired members seeking or needing corrections to their Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, commonly referred to as a DD Form 214,
  • AF OSI Special Agents Dave Yeager, Carolyn Rocco, Elizabeth Richards and Anthony Parkinson competed as a team in the Air Force Marathon Sept. 15, in memory of seven agents killed in the line of duty.

    Agents honor those who served

    Twenty-six point two miles; why would anyone want to run that? The men and women of AFOSI Det 104, headquartered here found a very good reason to do just that as they competed in the eleventh annual United States Air Force Marathon Sept. 15. In mid-August, four agents began talking about running in the marathon which is held in September to

  • Service members urged to set up family member accounts before deployment

    Deployable and TRICARE Remote service members should consider setting up Family Member Accounts enabling their family to access medical, pay and human resource Web sites in their absence. The Family Member Account is a secure credential issued to sponsors and their family members that allows them to log on to other Department of Defense Web sites

  • September is National Cholesterol Education Month

    The Civilian Health Promotion Service (CHPS) team wants to remind everyone that September is National Cholesterol Education Month and is an ideal time to have your Cardiac Risk Profile (CRP) screening done. The Cardiac Risk Profile includes measurement of total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and blood pressure. Why
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The National Prisoner of War Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony at Eglin is scheduled for Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. at the Air Force Armament Museum. Brig. Gen. David Eidsuane, Air Armament Center commander, is the guest speaker. The ceremony is open to the public. (Courtesy graphic)

    POW/MIA ceremony

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