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  • Eglin selects new lieutenant colonels

    Congratulations to the following Team Eglin majors who were selected to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the Central Selection Board.  Air Armament Center Blake Farley David Jurk 9th Special Operations Squadron Shelley Rodriguez 33rd Fighter Wing Pedro Gonzalez Patrick Karg Maria Marion James

  • Air Armament Academy classes scheduled for March

    The Air Armament Academy offers classes in College of Installation Sustainment and Management, College of Acquisition, College of Science and Technology and College of Test and Evaluation. Classes are added frequently. For up-to-date information, class details and registration go to

  • Kingpin orchestrates airpower symphony over Iraq

    Orchestrating the airpower symphony over Iraq are the Airmen of the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, better known as Kingpin, who turn non-stop air operations into ground forces' favorite tune -- the sound of jets prowling the skies overhead. Currently manned by the Eglin Air Force Base,

  • The Dynamic Duo: Diet and Exercise

    The Civilian Health Promotion Service was established for DoD civilians to promote health and wellness at the nine AFMC installations. The Eglin office has been in service since May of 2005. The CHPS featured service is annual, no-cost cholesterol screening. One of the questions that is always asked

  • Eglin wildland fire managers effectively manage smoke

    More than halfway through their annual prescribed burning season with more than 40,000 acres burned, Eglin wildland fire managers continue efforts to minimize impacts on urban areas from the smoke that is produced by the fires. Each year, through their prescribed burning program, Eglin wildland fire

  • Medical Group earns top honors

    "...I feel it absolutely necessary to tell one and all that we in this area are among the extremely fortunate to have the finest medical facility anywhere. I speak of the base hospital at Eglin Air Force Base."* An unsolicited letter to the editor of the local newspaper recently affirmed what the

  • Eglin Airmen experience fine dining in Napa

    Chow hall or mess hall, call it what you may. Neither typically conjures up images of fine dining, but soon Eglin's Breeze Dining Facility will be serving up some new cuisine that will tempt the taste buds. The Hennessy Travelers Association's Educational Foundation recently gave 50 Air Force food