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  • Eglin pays tribute during POW/MIA ceremony

    Active duty, retirees, families and community leaders attended the POW/MIA "Until every story ends" recognition ceremony Sept. 17 at the Air Armament Museum. In his emotional speech, guest speaker Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney fought back his tears as he spoke of his fellow military men and

  • Eglin leader commands OEF skies, returns with Bronze Star

    Another bronze star was born when Lt. Col. Scott Moore, 29th Test Systems Squadron director of operations, was awarded the honor Sept. 17 at a 53rd Wing commanders call.Orchestrating over 77,500 combat sorties generated quite a few memorable moments of the colonel's year-long mission having

  • AAC employee gets big check for saving AF millions

    An Air Armament Center employee was awarded $10,000 through the Innovation Development through Employee Awareness program for his cost-saving idea to salvage bombs with explosive fill irregularities.James Black, munitions team lead for Insensitive Munitions, Bomb Live Unit- 121 and BLU-122 systems

  • Road trip: Miami Heat take training camp to Panhandle

    The Miami HEAT announced today that they will hold their 2010 Training Camp at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field. The HEAT will be involved in several events here, which is home to the Air Armament Center, four wings and 45 tenant organizations which conduct numerous unique missions.The team

  • Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyKane Patrick, born July 27, to Spc. Glenn and Britteny RobertsGrayson Paul, born Aug. 8, to Sgt. Ryan and Kaylee LandisNathan Eric, born Aug. 15, to Airman 1st Class Marshall and Catherine

  • Eglin soccer team takes championship at Lackland

    Eglin's soccer team won the Defender's Cup at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 6.Eglin's team beat out 17 other military teams to win their third of the four yearly championships they have entered."This tournament is an endurance tournament," said Capt. Robert Wible, team captain. "Most teams

  • Fisher House opens at Eglin

    Two years and one snip of the giant scissors later ,the Fisher House, a safe-haven for families of ill and injured servicemembers, was dedicated here Sept. 10. The new facility becomes the 47th Fisher House and is located only steps away from the Eglin hospital and veteran's clinic. It provides free

  • McKinley Lab deep-freezes for tire testing

    As the Florida heat wave continued outside, snow fell and temperatures reached 20 degrees inside the McKinley Climatic Lab in preparation to test snow traction and ice braking capabilities on vehicle tires.Lab engineers had snow falling Sept. 4 to fill the chamber and create the freezing and icy