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  • Sergeant's personal war earns nomination

    Among the list of accomplishments for one NCO are conquering her children's "terrible twos" and continuing to raise them through their current teen years; completing three active-duty tours in hostile-fire areas; providing daily care to her elderly mother who lives with her family in temporary

  • Chicken Little kicks off Sensor Week 08'

    The Joint Munitions Test and Evaluation Program Office, Project Chicken Little is sponsoring Sensor Week 2008. The scenarios will be located over the A-13 and C-72 range, from Aug. 4-22. "Sensor Week gives government and industry participants the opportunity to test their systems and collect data in

  • Commander presents awards, updates Team Eglin

    At a commander's call July 31, Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Air Armament Center commander, recognized the contributions of Team Eglin personnel. The general also acknowledged there are many issues on his radar scope that demand attention from not only him but

  • Senate confirms General Schwartz as next chief of staff

    General Norton A. Schwartz, a 35-year veteran in Special Operations, will be the 19th Air Force Chief of Staff, according to a Senate confirmation vote which occurred today. Gen. Schwartz provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his

  • Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here: It's a boy Caden Thomas, born July 2, to Tech Sgt Jason and Staff Sgt Sarah Formanack Ethan Joe, born July 8, to Tim and Lisa more Noah Maximus, born July 12, to Airman 1st Class Haley and Joshua Ward

  • Eglin joins Operation Change Out

    In efforts to reduce Eglin's energy consumption, the 96 Civil Engineer Group has purchased two compact fluorescent light bulbs that will be distributed to every house in military family housing, some 1,340 homes. As a result of this initiative, Eglin Energy Manager Alan Mardis estimates that Eglin

  • Joint operation comes to a close

    The Eglin ranges here became warzones last week when the 46th Test Wing and the 53d Wing hosted U.S. Joint Forces Command during the demonstration process of new air-to-ground communication technologies. The demonstration of the new Coalition Combat Identification technologies took place during Bold

  • Sergeant looking for Wingmen

    Staff Sgt. Justin Morrison, a dog handler with the 96th Security Forces, is like many young Airmen stationed here; he has a promising career, a loving wife and a home with a large mortgage. Sergeant Morrison's world changed three months ago when his wife of almost three years suffered a setback that

  • Clean stormwater runoff helps keep waterways clean

    The Clean Water Act was passed more than 30 years ago in 1972. One of the goals of the CWA was to clean up waterways so that they were safe for swimming and fishing. Everyone on base can help Eglin maintain its compliance with the CWA by preventing stormwater runoff pollution. Stormwater runoff

  • MWD still has heart; Max keeps biting despite life threatening murmur

    The sand burns my paws. The hot air dries out my snout. The heat singes my fur. Though the environment is extreme, I will not fail my master. I must complete my mission and find what I've been trained to search for. If humans could understand dog language that would probably be what Max was thinking