• Register to vote during Absentee Voting Week

    Absentee Voters Week, which takes place Sept. 27 - Oct. 1, is designated by the Secretary of Defense for active-duty members and their voting age dependents to register to vote.A voting booth will be set up in the base exchange from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., between Sept. 27 and Oct. 1. Personnel will be

  • Balad remembers a fallen Eglin Airman

    Servicemembers from across Joint Base Balad, Iraq, gathered at MWR-East for a memorial service Sept. 19, in memory of a fallen comrade.Senior Airman James Hansen, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, died Sept. 15 during an ordnance disposal operation.  Airman Hansen was

  • Eglin golf course hosts AFA tourney

    Eglin's own golf course will play host to this year's Doolittle Scholarship Open tournament Oct. 7.The39th annual tournament's proceeds go toward college scholarships to Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at four area high schools. Scholarships also go to graduates of the

  • AAC commander nominated for promotion

    Maj. Gen. C. R. Davis, program executive officer for weapons and Air Armament Center commander was nominated by the president to the senate for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general.General Davis arrived at Eglin in May 2009 and, as the commander, is responsible for the development,

  • Physician earns AFA top award for health care

    An Eglin doctor was selected for making the most significant contribution to the continued good health of the men and women of the Air Force last year.Lt. Col. Christopher P. Paulson, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, was presented the Air Force Association's Paul W. Myers Award for an Air Force

  • Trust and confidence in air-to-ground combat focus of Atlantic Strike

    Joint and coalition warfighters improved their close air support skills during an exercise led by Air Combat Command and U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team at the Avon Park Air Ground Training Complex.Atlantic Strike 10-02 trained warfighters to find, fix,