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  • Benefits of Exercise More Than Just Weight Loss

    One of the first thoughts people have when they hear the word "exercise" is often weight loss. Exercise is vital for healthy weight loss and weight maintenance along with proper nutritional choices and portion control. Many individuals equate exercise with the required physical education classes

  • Senior NCOs inducted at local ceremony

    Team Eglin has 73 new senior non-commissioned officers ready to clearly meet, and strive to exceed, the standards and expectations levied upon all junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs. The master sergeants were officially inducted into the SNCO tier during the base Top-3 Association's annual ceremony

  • Military Star® Card Gas Discount to Increase by 60 Percent

    Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) gas stations worldwide are helping take the pain out of the pump by increasing discounts for drivers using a Military Star® Card. Beginning August 8, pumps currently programmed to reflect a discount of three cents a gallon for drivers who pay with a

  • Eglin honorary CCs visit WEG, Tyndall

    "At Eglin, the honorary commanders can only see a part of the 53d Wing picture," said Col. Mick Guthals, 53d Wing vice commander, who greeted the honoraries upon their arrival. "So visiting the 53d WEG (Weapons Evaluation Group) gives them a deeper appreciation for our unique mission." The tour

  • Nomad doesn't lose 'heart' in fight for life, wing supports cause

    After years of emergency room visits concluded with a successful heart transplant, a member of the 33rd Operations Group sees recovery in the near future while his unit continues to support any way they can. Since February, Master Sgt. Dewayne McClendon, has been on medical leave as a patient at

  • 46th Test Wing Airman honored in local community

    An Eglin Airman received the key to the city of Destin July 23 during their Red, White and Blue Celebration at the Destin Harbor Walk Village. Staff Sgt. Kevin Davidson, a combat photographer assigned to the46th Test Wing's 40th Flight Test Squadron, was recognized for his service of providing

  • Moulage makes exercises more believable

    Dozens of Airmen lay motionless on the ground, most with blood seeping through their clothes or shrapnel protruding from their bodies. What would seem like a scene from a bad horror movie or war film is actually the result of moulage. During a training exercise here July 22, Airmen were dressed up