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  • Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyBrodie Aaron, born May 2 to Staff Sgt. Joesph and Tara BishopJax Riley, born May 3 to Eric and Staff Sgt. Eric Vincent and Melissa FoyeChristopher James, born June 1 to HM1 James and Jennifer

  • 746th TS flight chief reaches career milestone

    The year was 1961, during which John F. Kennedy succeeded Dwight Eisenhower as the 35th President of the United States, the first U.S. astronaut went to space, the Vietnam War began, the construction of the Berlin Wall took place, and the first Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement occurred.For

  • Runners celebrate Memorial Day at the Gate-to-Gate Run

    Approximately 1,939 runners, walkers, disabled athletes participated in the 29th annual Gate-to-Gate Run here May 30. The event is an Eglin tradition dating back to 1985, when now retired Lt. Gen. Gordon Fornell, former Armament Division commander, proposed a run as a way to keep Airmen on base for

  • Future Eglin JSF maintainers train at NAS Patuxent River

    Air Force maintainers are getting hands-on experience with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md..Seven airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing were at the Navy station for 75 days to gain first-hand experience maintaining the F-35B and F-35C variants, while

  • Joint partners prep defense members at air-ground integration exercise

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts joined the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and other partners here during the Tactical Marine Air Ground Task Force Integration Course's culminating command post exercise that prepares Marine operations officers and non-commissioned officers

  • Command Chief retires, shares memories

    The following is a transcript of a Team Eglin Public Affairs interview session with Chief Master Sergeant Thomas Westermeyer May 23. The chief served as the Command Chief for the Air Armament Center and 96th Air Base Wing from May 2009 until retirement June 6.Q. What has been the highlight of your

  • AF Central Ticket Program offers discounts to Airmen, families

    The Air Force Central Ticket Program provides discount tickets to Airmen, their families and authorized Morale, Welfare and Recreation program customers at nationwide attractions and recreational events. Discount tickets are available for purchase at installation force support Information, Tickets

  • Violence in Iraq is down - just ask EMEDS

    U.S. military commanders in Iraq are saying that violence in the country is at its lowest level since 2003. Airmen with the 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron here echo that sentiment, saying they are more likely to see a patient for seasonal allergies than severed limbs.The 321st EMEDS in Kirkuk