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  • LRS wins first powderpuff 'turkey bowl'

    The first Turkey Bowl Powder Puff flag football game played here Nov. 17 pitted the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron against the 96th Force Support Squadron at the Civil Engineering Pavilion.Each team took to the field with seven players apiece to battle for Turkey Bowl bragging rights.

  • Medical personnel selected for promotion

    Air Force officials announced Nov. 17 their selection of 73 lieutenant colonels, 179 majors and 331 captains in health profession fields for promotion. The 2010A Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major Medical Corps and Dental Corps and 2010B Colonel Medical Service Corps central selection boards

  • Newest chiefs announced

    Air Force officials selected 504 of 2,287 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, for a selection rate of 22.04 percent.The average score for those selected was 661.37, with an average time in grade of 3.33 years and time in service of 23.30 years, respectively. The

  • In deep for PT

    The 96th Force Support Squadron created a deep-water exercise course Oct. 14 to offer exercise alternatives for members medically restricted from high-impact exercise.Ben Gleason, Eglin's military fitness program liaison, witnessed a number of successes and failures while overseeing the fitness

  • Burn baby burn...incinerator clears range debris

    Vast amounts of particle board waste set on fire and burned on the Eglin range Oct. 28 and 29, but almost no smoke was released due to the 46th Test Wing's new air curtain incinerator.Currently, the air curtain incinerator or air burner helps the wing get rid of test materials used to detect

  • R & B star entertains local military

    Military and family members from three local Air Force bases were treated to some "smooth grooves" Nov. 13 when R & B star, John Legend, performed a free concert at the Mattie Kelly Performing Arts Center in Niceville Fla.The concert was part of the "Stateside Tour for The Troops" program hosted by

  • AFRL claims back-to-back base football titles

    In a rematch of last year's intramural championship football game, the Air Force Research Lab defeated the 53rd Wing again to claim its second straight base title, 14-12, Nov. 10.Unlike last year's 26-6 beat down, it took AFRL two games to claim the title in the double elimination tournament. The

  • Eglin leaders salute veterans

    The Veterans Day holiday began early for local youth as Eglin leaders shared its importance during school celebrations held Nov. 10. Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Steve Hardy, 46th Test Wing, kicked off the holiday by speaking to students from Lewis School and Eglin