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  • Doolittle Raiders receive heartfelt homecoming

    "Throughout the history of this mighty nation, many Airmen and other military servicemembers have had the chance to stand on the shoulders of giants," said Col. Rick LoCastro, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander. "Today Team Eglin has the wonderful opportunity to dine with them." Eglin hosted six

  • Eglin gets ready for hurricane season

    For some, the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer along the Gulf Coast. For others, June 1 marks the start of summer when the hurricane season begins. There's no certainty that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2008 prediction of up to 16 named storms and up to

  • Commissary awards scholarships to local students

    Six local students are have $1,500 to put towards their education thanks to the Defense Commissary Agency's Scholarships for Military Children Program. Col. Rick LoCastro, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Luana Harris, store director at Eglin' Commissary, presented the scholarships May 28. The

  • Commentary: Ten Reasons Why Senior Leaders Must Be Fit to Fight

    What do senior leaders do when they find they are too busy to fit in consistent daily workouts? I have watched many senior leaders in my short 25 year Air Force career, and I find all the good ones find a way to fit it all in. If you're normal like me, sometimes you don't fit it all in and it's

  • Eglin recognized for preservation efforts

    Eglin's Cultural Resources staff was recently recognized for their contributions to the preservation of one of the Cape San Blas lighthouse keeper's quarters in the 2008 Tallahassee/Leon County Historic Preservation Awards Program. The event, held in the R.A. Gray Building's Heritage Hall in

  • Air Force, Army Improve Joint Training

    Officials at the Army's National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Calif. and the Air Force's Green Flag West at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. have been working hard to integrate service-level exercises to help improve joint training for units preparing to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan, according to

  • Tell AAFES what you think for a shot at a shopping spree

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving troops and their families here an opportunity to give their opinion about the exchange benefit. Now through June 9, BX shoppers are invited to log on to www.aafes.com and take a brief, approximately 12-minute, survey concerning areas the exchange

  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy on May 22.Academic Achievement AwardVictor Vasquez, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Distinguished GraduatesMichael Becker, 96th Civil Engineer SquadronJeremy Hobbs, 9th Special Operations Squadron Keith

  • Airmen provide helping hand at widows village

    Once you don the uniform and become a servicemember of the United States Air Force, you become a part of a family - even as your service commitment has ended. This idea of family is continued to include your spouse and dependents. In honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage month, Airman here