Initiative strives to boost number of CCAF graduates

In an attempt to increase the number of Community College of the Air Force graduates on Air Force Materiel Command bases, command officials rolled out a plan entitled "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" Jan. 1.Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, addressed the importance of the campaign

MCTOG, joint partners prep Marine combat team

U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts joined Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and other joint enablers here during a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team-8 for its upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Exercise Spartan Resolve, led by MCTOG with

Eglin's fastest woman

46th Test Wing vice commander completes his final sortie

Navy EOD schoolhouse wins Team Eglin Quarterly Energy Contest

Test wing, firefighters team up with local school to 'adopt' families

The 46th Operations Group and Eglin Fire and Emergency Services teamed up to show holiday cheer by providing Christmas gifts to needy Bruner Middle School students and their families.Volunteering to support the Fort Walton Beach, Fla., school began when the group answered Eglin's Firefighter

EOD instructors highlighted in "Portraits of Courage"

AF shooting team visits Eglin

Air Force Sports Shooting Team Program members displayed competition firearms and gear and offered information about the Air Force Sports Shooting Program to base exchange patrons Dec. 13. Maj. Steve Dennis, Air Force Action Shooting Team captain, Capt. Nick Siesser, Action Shooting team member and

County officials get an inside look at Eglin's future

Okaloosa County commissioners were the newest group to get a preview of nation's first military Joint Strike Fighter integrated training center at the 33rd Fighter Wing's campus Dec. 14. Since the wing transitioned from its combat heritage to Air Education and Training Command, many distinguished

In the field: AF, Eglin test Airmen's skills with chemical response exercises

(Editor's note: This is the last of a three-part series on Air Force chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training as it's managed and conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The series will cover equipment, training and practical exercise.)More than 50 Airmen lay burnt, torn