• 53rd CC departs wing for 14 AF

    When 53rd Wing Commander Col. Steve DePalmer leaves for his new assignment next week, he'll have a lot of satisfying memories to take with him. "Seeing the satisfaction and light on the faces of all levels of leadership, when their work comes together and culminates into a successful test or eval -

  • Air Force fiscal 2010 budget reflects rebalanced priorities

    Air Force officials here May 7 announced that its portion of the president's fiscal 2010 budget reflects a balanced strategy to prevail in today's joint fight and sustain air, space and cyberspace dominance. The two overarching principles guiding next year's budget are rebalancing the Air Force's

  • Reunion connects generations, celebrates wing epoch

    After a long weekend celebrating heritage, specifically 30 years of flying and fixing F-15 Eagles, the 33rd Fighter Wing came back with many stories Airmen, past and present, and guests will share for a lifetime. "It was an outstanding event from start to finish - the hard work of the Nomad

  • SARC open house helps victims

    Eglin Air Force Base family advocate and community organizations came together for the Sexual Assault Response Center open house on April 30. The event was held not only to educate visitors about the SARC mission, but also to recognize victim advocates. Eglin advocacy organizations and SARC

  • 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