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  • 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

  • Airmen graduate from NCO Academy

    Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy Sept. 9.Distinguished GraduatesDerek Bashow, 96 Logistics Readiness SquadronLaura Small, 96th Aerospace Medicine SquadronCasey Cota, 68 Electronic Warfare SquadronGraduatesNewton Ace, 46th Maintenance

  • Eglin cyclists ride across Iowa

    Men and women from Eglin joined thousands of bicyclists for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register's 38th Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known by the cyclists as RAGBRAI. RAGBRAI, the oldest and largest recognized non-competitive bicycle ride in the nation, attracts over 10,000 riders from

  • Reconfigurable computing programs AFRL intern for future goals

    Because it would take a lot to reconfigure a worldwide military network, an intern here is setting his sights on just one computer.David Dzenitis is making a name for himself during his summer internship at the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate. At 29 years old, the University of