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  • Local K-9 team trains with Eglin security forces

    Eglin's newest K-9 team began training just over a month ago, but the dog and his handler aren't Airmen, but part of the local police department.Officer Charles Pettis and Astro are assigned to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, but they train every day at Eglin's facilities to become an

  • Airman wins award for heroism

    What began as an April day at the beach for an off-duty Airman evolved into acts of heroism, as he saved the lives of seven people caught in a riptide. Senior Airman Jonathon Bennett, 96th Security Forces Squadron, was recently awarded the Non- Commissioned Officers Association Vanguard Award for

  • Eglin temporarily terminates access to social media sites

    Access to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube has been temporarily disabled due to modifications in Eglin's network. "This is not a permanent change," said Lt. Col. Renee Mitchell, 96th Communications Squadron commander. "A recent security change to our network had an unexpected

  • Majors selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following majors who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel.Air Armament CenterRichard ArcherJohn DukesDennis JackJeffrey WittAir Force Research LaboratoryJeffrey KuhnAaron Norris1st Special Operation Maintenance SquadronDanielle Folsom33rd Fighter WingTodd

  • Eglin's "Batman" uses hobby, emergency training to aid tornado recovery

    A recent emergency trip home turned into a superhero-like welcome for an Eglin NCO.Worried about his family affected by recent Alabama storms, Tech. Sgt. Charles Batson took leave from Eglin's safety office to help his hometown county May 3.When he learned everyone was safe and sound, he began to

  • Deployed surgical team gets troops back to the fight

    The team moved quickly to fix the broken part - each person anticipating the moves of others and efficiently using tools to get the job done.It might have been a pit crew using mechanical skills to keep a car running its best in a weekend NASCAR race, but the prize for members of the 379th