Public Notice

Notice of availability of Supplemental Draft Environment Impact Statement for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Air Force is proposing the Military Housing Privatization Initiative at Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field to provide

Exercise launches with goal of improving coalition combat identification

U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), along with its service and coalition partners, kicked-off Bold Quest Plus, here. This Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration will focus on system testing and refinement of tactics, techniques and procedures using a variety of air-to-ground combat

Yards of the month

Eglin NCO supports Continuing Promise

Tech. Sgt. Eric Gaona typically spends his on-duty time roaming the 33d Fighter Wing's flightline ensuring the wing's F-15 Eagles are mission ready as a member of the maintenance quality assurance team. However, the bi-lingual Airmen recently put his mechanical expertise aside and volunteered to

Six security forces Airmen volunteer year of service

It is not every day young Airmen decide to voluntarily put their lives on hold so that they can work for the Army in a year-long deployment to train local police in the war-torn streets of Iraq. Yearly this opportunity is offered to Air Force members wearing a security forces career badge and, once

Kelly's Invitation

While we honor our men and women in uniform who defend our country's ideals of liberty, democracy and justice with awards, medals and ribbons, what recognition do we offer to their spouses? They are the ones who live with unusual challenges, raise children alone for extended periods of time and

Eglin CE Airmen light the way for pilots

Without lights, the operation of the Department of Defense's busiest single runway and the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's mission would be severely hampered. A well-lit airfield is a critically important element to flying missions because the lights show pilots where the perimeters of the runways

Team Eglin aids in search for missing man

As the effort to locate an 83-year-old man with Alzheimer's who went missing from the Crystal Bay Senior Living community in Sandestin July 3 carried into a second day, a call from the Walton County Sheriff's Department went out to Team Eglin for 40 volunteers to help in the search. Nearly double

Tots In Blue

EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. - Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here: It's a boy Jordan Tristen, born June 2, to Sgt Orrin and Sgt. Fawn Thompson Logan Izrael, born June 10, to Staff Sgt Tracy and Jenna Woods Isaac Hunter, born June 11, to Staff Sgt

Air Base Wing welcomes new commander

In the short time it takes to read an order, the 96th Air Base Wing moved forward under new leadership. Col. Bruce McClintock accepted the helm from Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, program executive officer for weapons and Air Armament Center commander, at the officers club July 2. Colonel McClintock and