HomeNews

  • Eglin servicemembers Share-A-Ride to places on base

    Eglin Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines without cars now have an opportunity to hitch a ride from several places on base ... no foolin'. Share-A-Ride, a program established for the sole purpose of providing servicemembers without a vehicle the means to travel on Eglin, is set to take off April

  • Equipment control office exemplifies continuous process improvement

    In the late afternoon on the last day of the month, an equipment custodian rushed in to the Base Equipment Control Office to deliver her annual Information Technology inventory report. It was the final account due, and delivery of the report carried some significance - a perfect on-time record

  • Every hero deserves a hug

    Military servicemembers serve their country for various reasons, rarely asking for praise. Though for many servicemembers in deployed environments, a "thank you" never goes unappreciated. HeroHugs, an organization developed by Bailey Reese, 12, is aimed at ensuring all military servicemembers know

  • Luncheon fosters teamwork among law agencies

    The long arm of the law just got a little longer as the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations reached out to community lawmen. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies joined military agencies from Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field at the

  • Four Eglin bowlers have 300 game in same week

    The no-hitter, a hole-in-one, the three-minute mile and a 300 game in bowling - all mystical moments of perfection in sports. The Eglin bowling center played host to four such moments all in the same week from March 9-13. "It is unusual to have four bowled in a week," said Jay Rookstool, bowling

  • JSF breaks ground

    Construction of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter training facility was marked with a groundbreaking ceremony March 20 here. Construction of facilities for the JSF joint training site, which includes instructor pilots, operations and maintenance support personnel, will provide an initial

  • ACC Airmen donate shadowbox to enlisted widow

    What started out as a simple request for a shadow box, switched to a project for two Air Combat Command Airmen, then bloomed into a keepsake of memories to be admired for generations. Irma Cox, a Bob Hope Village resident and volunteer, was presented with a hand-made shadowbox containing medals, a