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  • National Fire Prevention Week to kick off

    The Fire Department, along with fire departments across the nation, will commemorate National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11. Uncontrolled fire can destroy homes, possessions and lives. Fire Prevention Week is a time to check evacuation plans at home and in the workplace to ensure the safety of

  • 20th Space Control Squadron wins first General Lance W. Lord Award

    During an awards banquet at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 10, the 20th Space Control Squadron here and 20th SPCS Det. 1, Naval Support Activity Dahlgren, Va., took home the first-ever General Lance W. Lord Award. The Lord Award is named in honor of a career space and missile officer and

  • Installation commander talks BRAC to local civic leaders

    In a recent breakfast meeting with local city mayors, civic leaders and Team Eglin commanders, the 96th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Bruce McClintock, was candid as he spoke on Base Realignment and Closure initiatives. Senior leadership had previously met with elected official from the Valparaiso

  • Fitness program searches for elite

    When Col. Bruce McClintock arrived on base two months ago, one of his top priorities was to further enhance fitness of 96th Air Base Wing Airmen. To reach that goal, Oct. 1, marks the kickoff of the Elite Fitness Program. The program offers an expanded scale to 200 points for the Air Force Fitness

  • Top cop takes over squadron

    The 96th Security Forces Squadron welcomed its new commander in an assumption of command ceremony Sept. 23. Major Mark Foley arrived on station from the Security Forces Center at Lackland AFB, Texas, where he was the deputy chief of the Protection-Defense Branch. He now leads more than 450 personnel

  • Airman recognizes freedom as privilege, not right

    To many people living in this country, the freedoms and luxuries that accompany the wealth of this nation should come as a right as a citizen. For one Airman, these are privileges that should be fought for and earned.Airman Carlos Campos-Fernandez, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron material

  • CFC kick-off continues commitment to community

    For many, giving isn't just an act of charity. It's a way of life. "Live to Give" is this year's motto for the Combined Federal Campaign. The CFC is an organization whose mission is to support and promote philanthropy through a voluntary program that is employee-focused, cost-efficient and effective