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  • Eglin Airman tries out for Air Force Basketball team

    Basketball season is upon us again and for a lucky handful, so is a chance to play for the Air Force team. Tryouts are under way here where Eglin's own Corneilius Holloway, 96th Medical Group, and 24 Airmen from bases around the globe have come together for a shot at one thing -- to play basketball

  • Open season begins Nov. 12 for civilian benefits programs

    The Office of Personnel Management has announced an open season will be held Nov. 12 through Dec. 10 for three civilian benefit programs. The three programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and the Federal Flexible Spending

  • Chief scientist earns accolades for authorship

    An Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate chief scientist recently received an award for co-authoring a technical paper entitled, "A Study of Impact Response of Electrified Organic Matrix Composites." This paper, written by Dr. Bob Sierakowski, was named the American Society of

  • Air-ground training improves combat effectiveness, reduce fratricide

    The Air Force and Army will team up for an air-to-ground training initiative. This innovative training will immediately impact ongoing combat operations in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The Brigade Combat Team-level Air-Ground Integration training will increase combat effectiveness

  • Commander receives second star

    David W. Eidsaune stood before his family, friends, peers and subordinates and accepted the rank of major general from his boss, General Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command. In the promotion ceremony at the Air Armament Museum Oct. 26, General Carlson spoke about heritage and the

  • AFMC, wellness and you

    In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as a state of "complete physical, mental and social well-being" and not just the absence of disease or infirmity. More recently, being healthy is defined to include the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life." From a medical