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  • Schedule physical exams now and beat the rush

    Florida law requires students from kindergarten through 12th grade to have a physical exam every year to enter school. Leadership at the Eglin clinic encourages parents to beat the rush and plan physical exams now for the 2009-2010 school year. The clinic says there's always a mad rush of physicals

  • May is a great time to focus on fitness

    May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and May 21 is National Employee Health and Fitness Day. If you've been meaning to start a fitness program or if you've fallen off your fitness regimen, May is the time to get on board. Healthy eating and regular activity improves health in a

  • Eglin volunteers recognized at ceremony

    Imagine Team Eglin without the Airman's Attic, the Hospital Angels, Airmen Against Drunk Driving, the Thrift Store and Eglin Pet Welfare. All of these organizations run solely on the generosity of volunteers. Those efforts were honored April 23 at a Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at the officers'

  • Maj. Gen. Davis takes helm of Air Armament Center

    The Air Armament Center welcomed its new commander, Maj. Gen. Charles R. Davis, during a change-of-command ceremony officiated by Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, May 1 at Hangar 103. General Davis, an Air Force Academy graduate and an experimental test pilot with more

  • 46th TW GSU celebrates golden anniversary

    A tradition of testing of navigation systems and missile components began for the 746th Test Squadron in 1959 and continues as it reaches its golden anniversary in May. The 746th, part of the 46th Test Wing, has spent 50 years as a central facility for test and evaluation of inertial guidance and

  • Systems in place for personnel accountability

    Do you know where your co-workers are? Do they have special needs in the event of a natural disaster? The Air Force has two systems set up to answer these questions should a disaster strike or a national emergency arise. First, there is the Personnel Evacuation Tracking System (PETS), a

  • ACC F-15C demo team flies last flight, showcases 33rd FW Eagle era

    Nomad and Air Combat Command history was made May 1  as the last day an Eagle demonstrated its graceful flight full of high-performance climbs, split-s turns, loops, knife passes and dives. When the command's F-15 West Coast Demo Team performed their finale in front of the 33rd Fighter Wing Nomad

  • Street dedication honors fallen EOD Airman

    Capra Loop not only adds a new roadway leading to Eglin's new Explosive Ordnance Facility, it honors the service of a fallen Airman who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Located off Nomad Way, the street was named for Tech Sgt. Anthony Capra, an explosive ordinance disposal technician who was killed in

  • Quarterly inspections recognize 'neat' Airmen

    Three dorm residents had a surprising visit from their command chiefs and First Sergeants April 22, for winning Dorm of the Quarter in their wing. Dorm of the Quarter is a competition designed to recognize Airmen who uphold a hygienic standard of living and make their living quarters truly theirs.