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  • Military members target of bank phising scam

    The Air Force Network Operations Center, Intelligence and Reconnaissance Division (AFNOC-IRD) has recently identified new attempts at targeting military members with military-affiliated bank phishing scams. Mass email spamming is the fastest growing email scam known as "phishing". Currently,

  • Fire training takes unique twist

    "Have fun, learn something and build teamwork." After hearing those words, the first of two four-man teams of firefighters standing ready began their calculated movements towards a kitchen fire raging in a single-story multiplex unit in base housing. While the fire was real, attacking the flames was

  • Academy cadets visit Eglin for Operation Air Force

    Nearly 75 Academy cadets will call Eglin Air Force Base home for three weeks this summer as they participate in Operation Air Force, a summer learning program to provide cadets with day-to-day experiences and knowledge of the Air Force. The first wave of 25 rising sophomore, junior and senior cadets

  • Eglin tightens water consumption

    Effective immediately, Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, has mandated that Eglin personnel living on base comply with the water conservation guidelines set forth by the Northwest Florida Water Management District. In a press release distributed earlier this month, Water Management

  • Law enforcement slows down traffic

    On-base drivers couldn't help but notice an active 96th Security Forces presence on the roadways around the base last week. Active-duty personnel and Department of Defense police from the squadron were out in force, and in plain sight, Thursday and Friday, to enforce the posted speed limits from

  • Patriotic legacy remembered for fallen patriot

    More than 1,300 total stripes and 5,000 total stars were held proudly by community members on Flag Day for eleven years from 1995-2006 under the watchful eye of a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. For 11 years, retired Lt. Col. Pete Straub organized a gathering of 75 to 100 U.S. flags each year

  • Changes in works for Air Force PT uniform

    The Air Force uniform board is working to resolve Airmen's issues with the Air Force physical training uniform, which became mandatory for wear in Fall 2006. The board has received nearly 500 inputs from Airmen including suggestions on ways to improve the uniform, and some of those changes are in