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  • AFMC commander looks to future

    The top officer in Air Force Materiel Command visited Eglin AFB Oct. 8 to speak at the 34th National Defense Industrial Association Symposium. While visiting, Gen. Bruce Carlson took time to reflect on Team Eglin's contributions to the Global War on Terror. "Team Eglin is a critical part of the

  • Base officials meet with City of Valparaiso

    Base officials met with City of Valparaiso representatives and their attorneys Oct. 7 to discuss strategy on the base's response to the city's request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. According to Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, Air Armament Center Commander, "In our efforts to ensure

  • Drivers advised to be prepared when entering Eglin gates

    When the 96th Security Forces Squadron received an unusually high number of complaints at the gates regarding long lines and delays mid-September, they analyzed the problem to find solutions for stuck drivers. Higher headquarters mandates 100 percent hands-on for all identification cards presented

  • MACE restored at museum thanks to 46th MXS

    Almost anything our nation once used to blow something up for national defense and now displayed at the Air Force Air Armament Museum is maintained by the 46th Maintenance Squadron, who proudly steps up to restore it."Current munitions we sponsor are the TM-76B MACE, the BOMARK Missile Launcher, the

  • Deployments a way of life for squadron

    Oct. 5, the 96th Security Forces Squadron welcomed home a team of Airmen from a six-month rotation. And while families and fellow Airmen gave them a rousing ovation when they walked through airport security, their commander knows their arrival is just another cycle in what's a continuous deployment

  • CSAF awards medal to wounded AIrman

    Staff Sgt. Nick Bradley received the special treatment he deserved when Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, recognized him recently. The general pinned medals on three Airmen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. Sergeant Bradley was one of those injured while deployed to

  • Bone health important to all

    Oct. 20 is World Osteoporosis Day and before you stop reading this article because it doesn't pertain to you, think again. Men as well as women can suffer from osteoporosis so, no matter your gender, read on. According to The National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases

  • American Indians, Eglin workforce strengthen relationship

    Representatives from four federally-recognized American Indian tribes recently visited Eglin. The main objectives of the visit were for the representatives to meet with Eglin commanders and to learn more about Eglin's military mission and cultural resources management. Meetings of this nature give