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  • Have a heart, remember a vet

    A wave of blue flooded retirement and assisted living homes filled with veterans along the Emerald Coast Feb. 14. In honor of all veteran servicemembers and their spouses, Eglin Airmen banded together and hand-delivered Valentine's Day cards and yellow ribbons to several retirement homes in the

  • Airmen SRB, CSRB January reenlistment bonuses retroactive

    All eligible Airmen in Air Force Specialty Codes with a selective reenlistment bonus or those with a critical skills retention bonus who reenlisted Jan. 1 or later are authorized retroactive payment effective immediately. The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act., signed by President Bush Jan.

  • Florida Special Olympics shoot hoops at Eglin

    The Special Olympics Florida athletes stormed Eglin Air Force Base Friday and Saturday for the 2008 Northwest Sectional basketball tournament. For 24 years, Eglin has been involved with the Special Olympics. The Company Grade Officer Council sponsored this year's event. More than 350 athletes and

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 13-14 to select candidates for fall 2008 and spring 2009 start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Anti-drug initiative screens Airmen

    Airmen driving onto base early in the morning on Jan. 20, were surprised to see a host of commanders, chiefs and first sergeants at the gate. As part of an aggressive anti-drug initiative, all military members entering the gate between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. were ordered to submit a urine

  • Eglin and Hurlburt chosen to host Operation Purple summer camp

    The National Military Family Association announced today that Eglin Youth Programs along with Hurlburt Youth Programs was chosen to host a popular Operation Purple Summer Camp in 2008. NMFA developed this free summer camp program in response to the need for increased support for military children,

  • Automated telephone call distribution system improves medical service

    The 96th Medical Group wants to get more information out to their patients, in particular, the changes in the Phone Tree for 883-8600. With the volume of incoming calls reaching almost 500 per day, the group needs to manage the volume of incoming calls and still provide good customer service to

  • Base implements administrative driving suspension guidance memorandum

    To ensure a safer environment for the Eglin community, the following administrative driving suspension policy is in effect at Eglin Air Force Base. All persons cited by Security Forces for committing the following offenses will receive the associated automatic suspension of base driving privileges

  • 86th FWS hosts 13th FS for air-to-ground WSEP

    The13th Fighter Squadron "Panthers" roared into Florida last week to participate in two 53rd Wing Weapon System Evaluation Programs commonly known as Combat Archer and Combat Hammer. The 13th FS from Misawa Air Base, Japan, was the first F-16 group to ever complete back-to-back WSEPs held