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

Santa's Workshop comes to Eglin: Airmen donate time, presents to children in need

As the holidays progress, people are turning their attentions to the children. The 28th Annual Give a Child a Christmas event, hosted by the Team Eglin Company Grade Officers Council, will give local underprivileged children throughout the Emerald Coast communities a chance to unwrap the holidays.

Honorary CCs have blast with EOD

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

Commander selected for new assignment

Air Force officials announced today that Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune has been selected to become the Director of Operations at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. As director, General Eidsaune will be responsible for air, space and information operations. The general

Eglin makes changes to GIANT VOICE procedures

The 96th Communications Squadron recently performed repair work on Eglin's GIANT VOICE system. More than 14 speakers were replaced and nine positions repaired. As soon as the repair work was complete, phones began ringing. Many local on- and off-base residents noticed the successful