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  • 53rd Wing preps for UCI

    Members of the 53rd Wing are preparing for a different twist on Mother's Day this year. The wing will receive its first Unit Compliance Inspection since 2005 May 9-14. "[The inspectors] stated purpose is to give us an independent look and ideas...in areas where we might need some help in compliance

  • Team Eglin remembers Holocaust

    Team Eglin members came together at the East Gate Chapel to pause and reflect on those lost in the Holocaust during the Days of Remembrance observance April 20, just three weeks before the 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.Close to 100 people listened to prayers, music and guest

  • 33rd FW Airmen wins "lessons learned" award

    Air Education and Training Command recently selected Maj. Matt W. Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron Weapons and Tactics chief, the winner of the 2010 Gen. George C. Kenney Award for Lessons Learned for his efforts with three military branches and eight international partner countries to establish the

  • Local students take trip to Mars

    Little green men, space ships and moon walking were simply the imaginings of a creative man named Jules Verne. Less than two centuries later, that imaginary world has become a reality. The children of today not only dream of taking a spaceship to the moon, but are active in pursuit of colonizing

  • AFMC to honor top enlisted at Eglin awards banquet

    Preparations are currently under way to recognize Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted Airmen during the command's 2010 Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet slated this year for April 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.The theme for this year's banquet is 'Honoring Excellence, Celebrating Family,' one

  • Tots in blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyWesley Hunter, born March 18, to Airman 1st Class Travis Workman and Alisha RidgleyDexter Dillon, born March 18, to Army Specialist Dexter and Stephanie ClinganHendrix Kole, born March 23, to

  • Eglin ramps up for 2nd quarter energy challenge

    The competition is growing in another energy challenge kicking off April 19. This time, the month-long contest will be between the Air Armament Center, the 96th Air Base Wing headquarters and the Air Force Research Lab in buildings 11 and 13. The contest will measure which building can execute the

  • Eglin's dive flight trains for sea exploration

    Imagine exploring deep underwater caverns and reefs or checking out huge schools of multi-colored tropical fish and the sea life at the bottom of the ocean floor. The base's Yacht Club and Dive Flight can help bring that fantasy to life. Eglin's Dive Flight, established in 1988, brings together

  • AFMC to honor top enlisted at Eglin awards banquet

    Preparations are currently under way to recognize Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted Airmen during the command's 2010 Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet slated this year for April 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.The theme for this year's banquet is 'Honoring Excellence, Celebrating Family,' one