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  • Paying homage to Eglin namesake

    The hand-painted portrait that hangs in the main hall of building 1 depicts a stoic person immaculately dressed in military uniform, but few people know who he is and why his portrait graces the entrance to the Air Armament Center's administrative offices. The portrait is of Lt. Col. Frederick

  • Sixth OIF deployment complete, 728th home for now

    More than 150 members of 728th Air Control Squadron, an associate unit here, returned from Southwest Asia Sept. 21, after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom since May. "They provided persistent command and control to the joint service there, a 24/7 job," said Col. Scott Fischer, commander of the

  • Falcons gather at Eglin Dining Out

    Falcons past, present and future gathered together Sept. 18-20 for the 96th Air Base Wing reunion to reflect back on the wing's history, learn about what the Airmen are doing today and talk about where the wing will go tomorrow. More than 300 Airmen from across the wing turned out for the signature

  • Eglin inducts civic leaders into "hall of fame"

    Two local community leaders were honored with a life-time membership to the Air Armament Center as James E. Plew Outstanding Community Ambassadors. Kathy Houchins and Dr. Alexis Tibbetts were recognized in the presence of fellow civic leaders and Team Eglin leadership for their continuous support of

  • Eglin ALS begins new class

    Editor's note: This is the first in a series following ALS Class 10-Alpha from inprocessing all the way to graduation. It will highlight the month-long class and explain what an Airman experiences during this time. The ALS series will highlight open rank inspections, community service events,

  • Air Force officials announce criteria for basing of joint strike fighter

    After extensive internal review, Air Force officials released Sept. 17 their basing criteria that will be used to determine the future basing of joint strike fighters. The basing criteria were approved by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The basing criteria are airspace, flight

  • AF softball team prepares at Eglin for All Services tournament

    The Men's Air Force softball team spent the week of Sept. 14-18 here preparing for the all-services tournament in Pensacola, Fla. The team has spent the week practicing at Foster Stadium and playing a few local tournaments before going head to head against the other services beginning Sept.