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  • The Judge Advicate General's Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave Program (ELP) are being accepted from Jan. 1 to March 1, 2009. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a

  • Honor guard recognizes best of year

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who were recognized at the 2008 Annual Honor Guard Banquet: Honor Guard Member of the Year: Airman 1st Class Dustin Lee, 96th Communications Squadron Red Flight Member of the Year: Airman 1st Class Dustin Lee, 96th CS Blue Flight Member of the Year: Senior

  • DAV lends a hand

    The Disabled American Veterans organization, under their Transition Service Program, has placed service officers at more than twenty of the nations' largest military sites. Recently DAV Transition Service Officer, B. J. Bullard, has joined the team at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. Mr.

  • Eglin honor guard brings prestige to ceremonies

    Seven Airmen pause in the bright sunlight, readying themselves for their final honor guard evaluation after 80 hours of instruction. A panel of training instructors surrounds them, ready to evaluate their execution and whether they perform the ceremony in the proper sequence. Today's test is a

  • Eglin wins 2008 Federal Energy Management Award

    The Department of Energy honored Eglin for its Fiscal Year 2007 energy efficiency improvement efforts Oct. 22. Alan Mardis, Eglin's Energy Manager, attended a ceremony at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington to accept the Energy Efficiency/Energy Program Management to Organizations category

  • Team Eglin Celebrates Fourth Annual Wingman Day - Under Banner of Unity

    Foster Stadium will be filled with a sense of excitement Nov. 6 as members from across Team Eglin gather to kick-off the base's annual Wingman Day. Wingman Day, a program established by the Air Force in 2004 to promote safety, has evolved to include physical, emotional, spiritual and social well

  • Energy Awareness Month: Use these 12 heating and cooling energy saving tips

    With the fall season upon us and as the weather starts to cool down a bit, there are many ways to conserve energy while heating and cooling your home. Warm weather will still be prevalent on the Gulf Coast for the foreseeable future, and keep in mind we are still within what has been a very active

  • Everyone Proud Can Help Airmen Quit Tobacco

    The Great American Smokeout is Nov. 20, and Eglin's Health and Wellness Center is giving smokers a hand to kick the habit.The HAWC is offering "Commit to Quit" kits for anyone who registers for a tobacco cessation class.  But, if you're not ready to take that step, a commitment to quit for just one

  • TRICARE and Medicare work together for eligible "Under 65" beneficiaries

    TRICARE beneficiaries who receive a disability check - listen up. TRICARE officials want to ensure that beneficiaries receive the TRICARE coverage to which they are entitled. In general, most beneficiaries become eligible for Medicare at age 65. However, many beneficiaries under age 65 also qualify

  • It's time for Pumpkin Patrol

    It's that time of the year again when Eglin's Housing area will be full of ghosts, witches and goblins. Halloween is right around the corner. Trick-or-Treating will take place Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Eglin Main and Poquito Bayou Housing areas. People are making their costumes, putting up