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  • Government travelers need new card

    Citibank officials will mail out new government travel charge cards Aug. 13 through Sept. 19. Initial distribution will begin with cardholders at overseas locations and migrate from the west to the east coast. Cards will be distributed in Florida the week of Sep. 15. According to Angie Blackwell,

  • Eglin provides essential need for mentorship

     The basic need to always have a role model to look up to professionally, trusted council or just help navigating through the balance of life and career are all reasons Team Eglin Mentorship Program was created and the committee is seeking persons to train as mentors and mentees Aug. 14. "As mentors

  • Air Force officials announce staff sergeant selections

    Air Force officials selected 12,209 of 28,098 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 43.45 percent. The average score for those selected was 268.39, with an average time in grade and time in service of 2.25 and 4.85 years respectively. The average score was

  • Library meet certification and training goals

    To help achieve the certification and training requirements mandated by DoD 8570, the 96th Communicatins Group Deputy Chief Information Office established an 8570 Tech Library.Ken Perkins, computer scientist, is the additional duty library manager and the coordinator for DoD 8570 certification

  • Captain selected for recognition

    Each year, the Military Times Media Group, publishers of Air Force Times, honors service members who demonstrate professionalism, dedication to other service members and service to country. This year, Capt. Rosaline Mailandt-Norris received accolades and a notable achievement recognition for her

  • Eglin officers selected for promotion

    The Calendar Year 2008A Line of the Air Force, Biomedical Sciences Corps, and Nurse Corps central selection boards selected 545 colonels, 112 lieutenant colonels and 219 majors for promotion. The boards considered 4352 colonels for promotion, 702 lieutenant colonels and 362 majors. The results of

  • Oklahoma leaders 'explode' with patriotism during Eglin visit

    The art and science of our nation's advanced war-fighting technology, a patriotic yearn to discover the Air Force mission hands-on and the desire to see it woven into the synergy of U.S. military defense, plus the cool points in watching something blow up, brought Oklahoma visitors to Eglin AFB Aug.

  • Reveille; honoring tradition

    7:29 a.m., while making the daily commute to work on base, a familiar song plays on the radio so naturally you turn up the volume and continue driving. Running a little late, you hit the gas, not noticing the cars around you have come to a stop and pedestrian servicemembers are saluting. This,

  • New flat rate gets more bang for buck

    Planning to send a care package to a servicemember who is serving overseas? Now there is a new incentive program offered through the U.S. Postal Service for anyone shipping a package to an APO or FPO mailing address that can save money and also allow more to be shipped. The new program offers a