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  • Applicants sought for air attaché duty

    Air Force officials here are accepting applications until Dec. 11 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill eight air attaché positions and assistant air attaché positions with in-country reporting dates ranging from August 2010 to September 2012. Officers selected for attaché

  • 96 MDG physical therapy rehabilitates lives

    The 96th Medical Group's physical therapy team's job is to rehabilitate Team Eglin warriors recovering from surgeries and injuries, but they said treatment goes beyond rehabilitation - the team said they give hope."There are patients who have had pain for as much as two years who, within a week, are

  • Navy captain awarded high military honors

    Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, was presented the Defense Superior Service Medal Nov. 16 at the 33rd Fighter Wing."Only two individuals in the U.S. Strategic Command receive this decoration each year, which speaks volumes about Captain Saunders' leadership, talent

  • Officials announce fiscal 2010 force management measures

    Air Force officials announced today measures to meet the fiscal 2010 end strength of 331,700, requiring personnel management actions to reduce the force by approximately 3,700 officers and enlisted members through voluntary and involuntary early separation and retirement programs. Eligible Airmen

  • Restoring a piece of aviation history

    Half a century of aviation history in the form of a B-52 static display at the Air Force Armament Museum here is undergoing restoration thanks to the Adopt-a-Plane program.In the past, federal prison inmates assisted the two-man restoration staff in maintaining the planes. Since the closure of the

  • November is American Diabetes Month

    November is American Diabetes Month and, according to the American Diabetes Association, someone is diagnosed with this serious disease every 20 seconds. Diabetes is a serious illness in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar,

  • Team Eglin Warriors visit Florida Senate, discuss commitment to service

    Servicemembers assigned to Florida military installations traveled to the state Senate to discuss lifestyles and how personal lives are affected by military commitments.Nearly 60,000 active-duty military are housed on bases within the borders of Florida, so many topics discussed at the meeting