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  • Eglin Golf Course club champions announced

    The Eglin Golf Course Club Championship was held Oct. 13 and 14. A field of 76 players competed in the championship held on the Falcon Course. Blustery southerly winds kept the weather warm but sent scores soaring as the championship and senior championship flights fought to keep scores under

  • Making history is a team effort

    On May 5, the Eglin Enlisted Heritage Committee was assembled and comprised of 13 enlisted representatives from around Team Eglin, chaired by Master Sgt. Keith McCabe, 96th Air Base Wing command chief executive assistant. The committee consists of all ranks from airman 1st class to chief master

  • Service demographics offer snapshot of force

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here recently published a demographics report offering a snapshot of the service's active-duty and civilian force. This data is current as of Sept. 30 and can also be found at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/ under Air Force Demographics. Statistics are rounded

  • 46th Test Wing ends summer with bash

    For 46th Test Wing members and their families, summer officially ended with a unit fish fry and beach party Oct. 17. The Summer Bash was held at The Crab Trap and The Swamp, on Okaloosa Island's famous Boardwalk, where more than 1,300 people gathered for the wing event. Col. Gary L. Plumb, 46th Test

  • What is a Powwow?

    To some Native peoples of northeastern North America, a 'Powwow' was originally a man with special abilities to cure or offer advice from the spirit world. Eliot's Natick Dictionary translation of word 'pauwau' was recorded as "a wizard, witch, magician, etc.", but this is not an

  • Weather squadron strives to keep agencies alerted to conditions

    Severe weather conditions like thunderstorms and tropical storms are extremely hazardous to Eglin resources and personnel. They pose potentially life threatening hazards and directly affect operations. Unlike the National Weather Service that is responsible for issuing large scale weather warnings,

  • Important information about government travel cards

    With the change to  Citibank as the Department of Defense Government Travel Charge Card provider, it is important to be well-informed during program transition. With only six weeks until transition completion, please be aware of the following important transition dates and instructions. Card Receipt

  • International Infection Prevention Week

    The 96th Medical Group will observe International Infection Prevention Week Oct. 19 to 25. While many of the activities during the week will focus on educating healthcare workers, infection control professionals stress this is a campaign in which everyone has a stake. Practices to aid in controlling

  • Air Force releases final F-35 EIS

    Air Force officials announced that the final Environmental Impact Statement addressing the beddown of the Joint Strike Fighter and 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is available for public review. The publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register begins a 30-day public waiting