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  • AFRL scientist tapped for AMBA program

    A scientist from the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate was recently named one of three Air Force Materiel Command selectees in the 2009 Air Force University of Tennessee Aerospace Masters in Business Administration program. The AMBA program combines textbook learning with

  • Eglin officials give community leaders JSF sound bytes

    Local community leaders were given an inside look into noise and its relation to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a recent breakfast with Team Eglin commanders and officials. Richard McKinley, the Joint Strike Fighter program office's principle acoustic engineer from Wright-Patterson Air Force

  • Congress authorizes paternity leave

    Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of nonchargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress. The law applies to married, active-duty Airmen. The Airman's wife must have given birth to the

  • Junior force braves 40-below temperatures at climatic lab

    The over-sized temperature gauge outside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory typically piques the curiosity of the thousands of people who pass by while driving west on Eglin Boulevard on a daily basis. The inquisitiveness comes into play when the temperature gauge reads over 120 or under -20 degrees

  • Base cops issue driving suspensions for Eglin traffic violators

    If on-base drivers are stopped for speeding or no seatbelt, it can lead to a seven-day or more suspended driving privilege. It's been just over a year since the 96th Security Forces Squadron enacted the "Zero Tolerance" program suspending base driving privileges for specific traffic

  • Lieutenants selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following first lieutenants who were selected for promotion:Air Force Research Laboratory Beau Monnot 20th Space Control Squadron Keith Harrigan 33rd Fighter Wing Blake Bradford Bryan Casey 46th Test Wing Brian Bohan Zachary Bowen Louis McCants Jaclyn Padilla Andrew Radzicki

  • Eglin's joint fires team helps

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts from Eglin are assisting Army brigade combat teams on how military services can work together to improve air-ground integration training as they prepare for upcoming deployments to Afghanistan or Iraq. The Operations Group at the Joint Readiness

  • Cookie Capers baked, bagged, delivered goods

    Severe weather and heavy rain didn't dampen the holiday spirit nor prevent Cookie Capers from spreading a bit of "sweet" Christmas joy to Airmen and Naval School Explosive Ordinance Disposal students living in the dorms. Volunteers from across Team Eglin and the Air Force Enlisted Village residents