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  • Bald eagles prosper on Eglin

    After almost disappearing from the American scene, the bald eagle's comeback is complete, thanks in part to the Defense Department. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other officials made the announcement on Thursday at a ceremonial event held at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington. "Today, I

  • Keeping crime rate low is everyone’s job

    The top priority of the 96th Security Forces Squadron is the safety and security of personnel who live and work on base. The gates surrounding the base give people a sense of security, but crime still happens and SFS say it's everyone's responsibility to keep the crime rate low. According to 1st Lt.

  • IDs required for children over 10

    What's the best present to give your dependent children for their tenth birthday? A Department of Defense identification card. According to the 96th Security Forces Squadron, all personnel must produce proper credentials to access the base using 100 percent ID checks. "This includes all juveniles10

  • DANGER: Don't feed the bears

    Avid wildlife lovers beware: feeding bears is not advised and can be dangerous to you, the bear, your family and pets. Eglin wildlife management personnel have noticed a surge in Florida black bear movement in and around the Eglin reservation over the past several months and instances of them

  • Duke team strikes out Eglin bowling champions

    Three wing personnel and four other members became this year's Eglin Air Force Base Bowling Champions when they rose from being one of the lowest ranking teams midway to defeating the base' s reigning champions in a tournament that ended May 29. Master Sgts. Steven Bicknell and Jeffrey Norton, 919th

  • Air Force, Navy fighter squadrons team for dissimilar training

    The blue flights caps were the first sign something different had landed here. The 60th Fighter Squadron from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., deployed 16 F-15Cs and more than 200 personnel June 15 for two weeks of dissimilar air combat training as an exercise in joint training

  • Labor and management sign local supplement agreement

    With the flourish of a pen, Eglin's union and senior management signed an agreement that was reached in record-breaking time. Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune, Air Armament Center Commander and Program Executive Officer for Weapons and American Federation of Government Employees Local 1897 President Peter