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  • Limiting spread of infection everyone's business

    Practices to aid in controlling the spread of infectious diseases continue to develop to keep pace with the evolution of viruses. The 96th Medical Group will observe International Infection Prevention Week Oct. 14 - 20. While many of the activities during the week will focus on educating healthcare

  • Former infantry Soldiers will spend weekend training for cavalry role

    A Panama City-based National Guard unit that served in Iraq will be changing its mission, beginning with an official ceremony and day of training for its Soldiers' new roles at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, will reactivate as the

  • Eglin firemen join Talladega team, put lives on line

    At a motor sports Mecca known for multi-car pileups and speeds near 200 mph, there is a silent force of hidden warriors who prefer to be neither seen nor heard -- unless they are needed. Three Eglin firefighters joined the ranks of a pit fire crew at Talladega Superspeedway for the running of three

  • Eglin doc handles blue, green, grey matters

    On this tight-knit base near the Pakistani border is a man who fights a different kind of war. He battles demons, fears and other unseen enemies--none of them his own. A psychiatrist, Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Marshall Hayes is the only "shrink" for every servicemember in Afghanistan east and slightly

  • Some NCOs May Apply to Reenter Old Career Fields

    The Air Force is offering some active duty staff, technical and master sergeants the opportunity to reenter previously held career fields now in demand provided they apply by Oct. 31. The Air Force initiated the fiscal 2008 NCO Limited Reclassification Program due to unexpected retention issues and

  • AFOTEC Test Team receives national award

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's specialized nine-member Small Diameter Bomb test team combined more than 130 years of military and operational testing experience and garnered the Air Force Association's 2007 Test and Evaluation Team of the Year Award. AFOTEC's SDB Test Team

  • Firefighters earn hazardous material training

    In-house training for the Eglin's firefighters kicked off Sept. 24, saving the unit hours in manpower and thousands of dollars. A two-man mobile traveling team from Goodfellow Air Force Base's Department of Defense Fire Academy spent more than a week teaching hazardous material training to twenty

  • Conservation officers receive certification

    Two Eglin civilians got a rare opportunity for advanced training that will benefit the base on many levels. Jamie Leaf and Brad Yost, 96th Security Forces conservation officers, joined Capt. Joel Byrd and Jackson Guard's Justin Johnson as graduates of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. The