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  • Airman selected for basketball competition

    At 6 feet, 1 inch tall, Airman 1st Class Talia Johnson stands head and shoulders above her peers on the basketball court. The Airman was recently selected to represent the Air Force and the United States Armed Forces at the 2009 Tournament of the Stars National Championship, Aug. 6-10, in Lake

  • Heritage activities offer chance to volunteer

    Have some spare time on your hands? Want to give back to the Air Force community? The heritage activities in Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) are looking for volunteers to help support museum operations. In addition to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB,

  • Test Wing welcomes new commander

    The 46th Test Wing welcomed a new leader in a ceremony held July 20. Col. Michael Brewer accepted the helm of the wing from Maj. Gen. Charles Davis, program executive officer for weapons and Air Armament Center commander, during the ceremony. Colonel Brewer and his family arrived at Eglin after his

  • Fire Dept. defeats defending champs in double header

    The Fire Department became the 2009 Intramural Softball Champions after defeating the defending champs, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, in a double header July 16. The Fire Dept. came into the game as the underdogs even though they went undefeated in the playoffs. The 1st SOMXS team was

  • Airmen collect 400 lbs of clothes for orphans

    Team Eglin members donated more than 400 pounds of clothing in an effort to provide clothes to orphaned children in Grenada. More than 400 male and female shirts, 220 pants or shorts and 38 pairs of shoes left for Miami, Fla., July 10 on their way to Father Mallighan's Boys Home in Victoria,

  • Commander bids 46th Test Wing fond farewell

    The experimental test pilot community is an elite group and less than a quarter of one percent of Air Force officers ever become a member, and Col. Gary Plumb is a proud to be a part of and command many of the chosen few. With 31 years of experience in the Air Force, 27 of them on active duty and

  • Deployed Capt from MDG recognized by AF Times

    Recently a deployed member of the 96th Medical Group was selected as an honorable mention for the Air Force Times Airman of the Year. Capt. James Parris is currently deployed to Afghanistan as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team was nominated for the award by his Eglin flight commander, Lt.

  • Eglin takes anti-terrorism seriously

    The base will execute a large-scale exercise July 20-23 that will impact many missions and services.  Personnel moving on Eglin should expect delays at the gates and the hospital will close for most of the day, July 22.  In preparation for the exercise, base leadership wants to remind personnel to