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  • AF announces master, technical sergeant promotion rates

    The Air Force selected 6,002 of 24,115 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,314 of 39,797 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The master sergeant selection rate, 24.89 percent, rose 5.03 percent from last year, while this year's technical

  • Eglin welcomes May arrivals

    Congratulations to the following parents, who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here. It's a boy! Brian Allan, born May 5 to Staff Sgt. Brian and Adonia Chadwell. Caleb David, born May 8 to Tech. Sgt. Brian and Heather Keels. Andrew Cole, born May 9 to Tech. Sgt. Ron and Jen Stuits. Adrian

  • Secret to good customer service is no 'Mystery' at the BX

    Operating more than 3,100 facilities in more than 35 countries and 49 states requires the Army & Air Force Exchange Service to employ a variety of methods to track and improve customer service. AAFES' customer service department, for example, is engaged in an ongoing dialog with more than 11.5

  • AFMC updates wellness survey, officials encourage participation

    The health and well being of Air Force Materiel Command's work force of nearly 78,000 continues to be a high priority for the command's senior leaders. To promote candid feedback from workers on topics ranging from work environment to available counseling resources on Air Force bases, AFMC will

  • 20th Space Control Squadron strengthens international partnership with Norway

    The vastness of space got a little smaller when the 20th Space Control Squadron hosted representatives from the Norwegian Intelligence Service May 9 to 11 to build trust, interoperability and cooperative space capabilities. The 20th SPCS is a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing. The

  • Triathlon attracts rookie, veteran triatheletes

    "Eat my bubbles...tread...dust." That was the message written in marker on 11-year-old Nick Hopkins' back at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. Hopkins, of Shalimar, Fla., also had a message on his right arm that read "Keep going." He completed the 200-meter swim, 8-mile

  • My First Tri results

    My First Tri Triathlon 200 Meter Swim, 8 Mile Bike, and 2.5 Mile Run Race Scored by "Results Event Timing, LLC" 06/09/2007 ********** OVERALL FIRST TIMERS AWARDS LIST ********** ********** FEMALE FIRST TIMERS OVERALL RESULTS ********** Place Name S Age City St Rank Swim Rank Bike Rank Run Finish

  • Eglin partnership helps endangered fish

    Construction continues on a project at the Eglin Golf Course that will restore habitat in Mill Creek for the federally endangered Okaloosa darter, a fish species only found in six streams in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The project is the result of a partnership between the Eglin Natural Resources

  • Security forces juvenile investigations mentor youth center students

    For some students out of school on summer break, boredom can turn into mischief; mischief into crime; and crime into prosecution. That's a cycle Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron investigations team want to break by mentoring local students before boredom gets them into trouble. "Most of