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Know your blood pressure to maintain health

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month. High blood pressure affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the number one cause of strokes, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. However, it usually presents no symptoms. Blood

Eglin has 6 Articles 15 issued for April

Nonjudicial punishment (NJP) under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior changes in service members without the stigma of a court-martial conviction. In

Relief coming soon for Airmen affected by housing slump

Servicemember and federal employee homeowners relocating for their job are among groups of Airmen expected to soon have access to the Homeowners Assistance Program. Legislation passed in February allows the Secretary of Defense to make a determination to temporarily expand assistance to homeowners

New system for tracking personnel gets workout soon

As the Air Force gears up for its second test of the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, Air Force Materiel Command leaders are reminding people to participate during the May 19-21 exercise. The new system is designed to improve the way the Air Force keeps track of its people.

Eglin has 108 selected for master sergeant

Air Force officials recently selected 5,604 of 22,748 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 24.64 percent. The average score for those selected was 340.41, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.45 and 16.40 years respectively. The

Airman selected for triathlon team

While growing up in Minnesota, Mitch Kieffer played a lot of the same sports that attract young men; football, basketball and rugby. The one activity he didn't enjoy was running which, at first glance, is odd considering his recent selection to the 2009 Air Force's Triathlon Team. Now, for the

728th ACS out the door again

The 728th Air Control Squadron said goodbye to friends and family May 9 once again before they headed overseas for their sixth deployment rotation in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. More than 200 Airmen left for Joint Base Balad, Iraq, for four months, while a handful of others are going to

46th Test Wing integral part of Hubble repair

May 13 is rendezvous time for the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Space Telescope. But prior to reaching this point, months of preparation work was done for this mission and the 46th Test Wing played a vital role. Over the next week, astronauts will go on five spacewalks to repair

Safety campaign warns Airmen of summer dangers

The 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign kicked off May 12 at Eglin's Conference Center with a briefing from the Air Armament Center Safety Office and a host of state and local agencies. The campaign, which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day every year, serves as an educational program and a