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  • Fire prevention month kicks off

    Fire safety is essential at home as well as in the work place for Air Force operational readiness. National Fire Prevention Week, 7-13 Oct 07, is intended to focus attention on the safety of loved ones and co-workers in the event of a fire. This year's theme is "It's Fire Prevention Week, Practice

  • 'Tell me a Story' encourages imaginations

    Military families gathered at the Eglin Air Force Base Youth Center, Saturday for "Tell Me a Story," a program geared toward the military child to improve literary skills. The Tell Me a Story project uses a wordless book that encourages children to use their imaginations and improve their language

  • Eglin Emergency Room Visits by Do-it-Yourselfers (DIY) Indicate Trends

    With mega home-improvement stores, many folks are becoming "DIY" painters, plumbers, tile layers, landscapers and electricians. Workers and DIY television programs challenge us to take on tough projects, armed with more power tools and a desire to save money while improving our values. So Eglin

  • Girl power: Civil service employee is 'Athena' incarnate

    Greek lore tells of a goddess so fierce and influential that she protected all things associated with war, wisdom, reason and was the guardian of civilized life. She has long been an example for the modern woman to fashion herself after and the namesake for the Athena International Foundation. The

  • Task force readies base for new mission

    The next generation of fighter aircraft is slated to arrive here in less than three years and the base is getting ready. Assigning the mission of training new Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers to Eglin is the result of the Base

  • Airman's Attic holds open house

    An Airman's Attic Open House for Team Eglin leadership took place Sept. 24.The open house celebrated the move to its new location, Bldg. 594, and enhanced awareness from a leadership perspective for Team Eglin's commanders, chiefs and first sergeants.The Airman's Attic is designed to help defray the

  • STEPin’ into new stripes

    A member of the 46th Operations Group was recently promoted to technical sergeant here under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers Program. Tech. Sgt. Malia Earle, 46th OG training manager, was presented with her new stripes by Col. Gary Plumb, 46th Test Wing Commander, Chief Master Sgt. John

  • Scheduled power outage to affect base residents

    On-base residents will experience a power outage Sept. 30 and again on Oct. 14 while the 796th Civil Engineer Squadron performs maintenance to the base electrical system. According to C. T. Stinson, distribution and substation foreman, the power outage will begin at 7a.m and last until 11:30 a.m.

  • Bold Quest exercise wraps up

    The final mission has been accomplished. U.S. Joint Forces Command officials now have the task of assessing all the data collected during the Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, known as Bold Quest. The nearly two-week realistic operational exercise took place