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  • Legendary aviator's visit offers chance to read between the lines

    Medal of Honor recipient, Col. (Ret.) Bud Day, brought the core principles of leadership to life for 40 members of Eglin's Junior Force Council here recently. The former prisoner of war elaborated on his more than thirty years of military service to the country, which is chronicled in the book,

  • Team Eglin ensures safety through wingman concept

    Due to budget drawdowns and staffing constraints, the 728th Air Control Squadron is reaching out to its Air Combat Command neighbor the 53rd Wing for safety support.The 728th ACS based here at Eglin, falls under the 552nd Air Control Wing located at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. "Back in 2008, the

  • AFRL roll past 53rd to win intramural football title

    The Air Force Research Lab intramural football team began the 2009 season in October with one thing in mind - to win the base championship. On Dec. 16, they reached that goal with relative ease, routing the 53rd Wing team 26-6, completing an "almost" perfect season."We knew we had a team that could

  • AETC command chief visits Eglin's future

    The command chief master sergeant of Air Education and Training Command visited the 33rd Fighter Wing here recently for the first time to tour the future F-35 training campus and visit the joint enlisted personnel who are putting it all together."I have been impressed by everybody I have met so

  • New legal studies programs accepting applications next year

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from 1 January through 1 March. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active-duty Air Force commissioned officers. The FLEP is an assignment action,

  • Eglin hands out 18 Articles 15

    In the months of September - November, there were 18 Articles 15 offered here on base. Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior