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  • 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

  • MPF Customer Service

    Wait times for DEERS entitlements, CACs and dependent ID cards are slashed by using the MPF appointment system at www.netappointment.com. Appointment wait times are Significantly lower than walk ins. With more than two thousand customers supported per month, customers are encouraged to make maximum

  • Coalition exercise wraps-up focused on improving combat identification

    The scenario provides for a coalition team providing humanitarian assistance to a war-torn village receives heavy sniper fire from a nearby building where friendly forces were patrolling earlier. Concerned about returning fire in a populated area, the team contacts the Air Force joint terminal

  • Eglin lieutenants selected for promotion

    Air Force officials have selected 467 first lieutenants for promotion from 471 officers considered during the Calendar Year 2008A captain selection process. Those selected from Eglin are:Air Armament CenterAmber R. Spurlock Air Force Research LaboratoryBrian P. Donnell 33rd Fighter WingMatthew R.

  • Eglin's faces of fitness

    Eglin's Civilian Health Promotion Service (CHPS) met its' first customer in March 2005 as the program, across AFMC, kicked off. Following the recent wrap-up of AFMC's second Team Lean Challenge (TLC), CHPS wanted to find out what progress Eglin's civilians have made toward a "healthy, fit and ready

  • Harnessing the speed of consumer,commercial innovation

    Dr. Eric Haseltine, Haseltine Partners Limited Liability Corporation president and managing partner, will be the next Air Force Research Laboratory Revolutionary Technology guest speaker. His presentation on harnessing the speed of consumer/commercial innovation is Aug. 5 at 1:00 p.m. at the Eglin