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  • Diabetes Awareness

    November is American Diabetes Month and The American Diabetes Association reports that 20.8 million individuals in the United States have diabetes. Approximately 6.2 million are unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes is a serious illness in which the body does not produce or properly use

  • Recognizing Wingmen

    Today marks Wingman Day 2007. During the past year, the Air Force, our command and Team Eglin worked on a common wingman platform and a strong understanding of what it means to be a good Wingman. At its core the Wingman concept emphasizes face-to-face team building, communication and interaction.

  • Junior Airmen shadow senior leaders

    Junior Airmen willfully and purposefully followed a senior leader like a shadow for half a day Oct. 22-26 to get a glimpse of the life of their leaders. Shadow Week, a quarterly program organized by Eglin's Junior Force Council, helps bridge the gap between Eglin's senior leaders and its junior

  • Brave Defender: Ground combat training goes to dogs

    The 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron's premier training course, "Brave Defender," has taken their curriculum to the dogs. Five Military Working Dog teams from Lackland AFB, Texas; Robins AFB, Ga.; Hill AFB, Utah; Maxwell AFB, Ala.; and Tinker AFB, Okla., have joined ranks with the combat

  • Eglin, Hurlburt Airmen help build Afghan air corps

    As the Afghan national army air corps begins to spread its wings and take to the air, a group of U.S. servicemembers are by their side, mentoring and advising them every step of the way. Almost 100 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are working alongside their Afghan counterparts as part of the

  • 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