• Base units will swap names, orgs by June 30

    Air Force Materiel Command officials notified center commanders May 11, Air Force headquarters has approved converting the command structure from wings, groups and squadrons to directorates, divisions and branches. The targeted implementation date for these organizational changes is June 30.The

  • New tech-advanced classroom awaits F-35 students

    A foundation for how the first generation of F-35 pilots and maintainers trains for the next half century continues to evolve here as the 33rd Fighter Wing adds state of the art technology to the classroom arsenal. "The technology is fabulous. It brings us to a revolutionary new capability that's

  • Eglin’s Natural Resources Manager named 'Best in DoD'

    The Department of Defense honored one of Eglin's own at a ceremony held at the Pentagon today.The 96th Civil Engineer Group's Steve Seiber received the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation (Team/Individual) for his outstanding achievements to conserve and

  • Nurses and technicians support Fisher House

    Helping others is a credo that nurses share. For that reason, nurses and technicians from the 96th Medical Group spent National Nurses' Week making a difference.More than 500 nurses and technicians here embraced the 2010 theme, "Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow," by collecting donations

  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy May 27.Academic Achievement AwardSpence Johnson, Ground Combat Training SquadronGraduatesBetty Barrios, 919 Special Operations WingKevin Base, 96th Communications SquadronWilliam Blue, 728th Air Control

  • Eglin releases master sergeant promotion list

    Air Force officials selected 5,424 of 21,829 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.85 percent.The average score for those selected was 341.18, with an average time in grade of 4.49 years and an average time in service of 15.88 years. The average

  • Commissary produces scholarship winners

    Eglin's Commissary director, Luana Harris, announced the willers of the Defense Commissary Agency's annual scholarship program.  The winner of a $1,500 scholarship are Lauren Halbert, Niceville; Whitney Schmieder, Fort Walton Beach; Brianna Bikker and Thomas Reho, Niceville and  Patrick Fitzgerald,