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  • Coalition exercise focused on improving combat identification

    The Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team is preparing to deploy with an eight nation coalition to assess technologies in an advanced concept technology demonstration designed to reduce friendly fire incidents and enhance combat effectiveness. JFIIT, a subordinate command of U.S. Joint

  • Eglin welcomes new arrivals

    Congratulations to the following parents, who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here. It's a boy! Brandon Mark, born May 14 to Mark and Christi Carter Xavier Santiago, born July 17 to Staff Sgt. Frank and Melina Russell Brodie Mykal, born July 18 to Donnie and Staff Sgt. Meghan Arentt

  • Administrative driving suspension policy goes into effect Sept. 1

    Effective Sept. 1, drivers talking on their cell phones, speeding or littering are just some traffic violations that will lead to a suspension of on-base driving privileges. The 96th Security Forces Squadron is enforcing an administrative driving suspension policy. Anyone using a cell phone without

  • Air Force discontinues use of base decals

    Air Force officials are working with other services to allow its people to enter installations without requiring them to display a base decal on their vehicles. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley recently ended use of the sticker, officially called a DD Form 2220, on Air Force

  • West Coast Demo Team flies east for Moscow Air Show

    The F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team stationed with the 33rd Fighter Wing here hits the international road on Aug. 16 to highlight the F-15C air superiority capabilities to the international community. The team will perform at the Moscow Air Show in Russia and the Radom Air Show in Poland. Eight

  • Eglin celebrates Women’s Equality Day

    In 1971, the US Congress at the request of US Representative Bella Abzug established August 26 of each year as Women's Equality Day. On that date in 1920, Tennessee state legislator Harry Burns, after receiving a letter from his mother who urged him to vote for ratification, voted in favor of the

  • Task force, Eglin Airmen treat more than 500 Peruvian earthquake victims

    Medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras saw more than 500 patients here Aug. 18 and 19 -- including more than 200 in the first three hours of operation -- and expect to see many more in the next week. The medical team deployed from Soto Cano the morning of

  • Back to school safety

    As summer vacation concludes here on the Emerald Coast, students across several counties are readying themselves for the start of a new school year. With all of the excitement this time brings, safety is not the first topic that may be discussed between students and parents. The Air Armament Safety

  • Eglin Airmen selected for promotion

    Air Force officials selected 15,130 of 36,608 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 41.33 percent, up 5.46 percent from last year. The complete list of selectees will be posted on AFPC's enlisted promotions Web page no later than 3 p.m. CDT Aug. 15. "The