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  • Poor ticket sales close base theater

    The Eglin Theater will close on March 24 because it has been operating in the red the last two years. According to Myra Moore, AAFES General Manager of the Eglin/Hurlburt Exchange, AAFES has had to take a hard look at whether or not to continue operating any facility that is operating at a loss.

  • Captain sentenced following guilty verdict

    Capt. Devery L. Taylor, 96th Medical Group, was sentenced today after being found guilty Feb. 27 on four counts of forcible sodomy, two counts of attempted sodomy, two counts of kidnapping and one count of unlawful entry.Captain Taylor was sentenced to 50 years confinement, forfeiture of all pay and

  • DOD implements Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

    The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, mandates Airmen assigned to high-threat areas receive the Anthrax vaccine, while also providing Airmen the choice to continue anthrax vaccines if they are not assigned to a designated high-threat area. The Department of Defense issued a new policy

  • Airmen improve inspection phase of F-15C through LEAN

    The 33rd Fighter Wing maintenance Airmen completed a LEAN rapid improvement event Feb. 15 with an out brief to Col. John Powell, 33rd Maintenance Group Commander, on ways to improve the F-15C Phase inspection process. "The goal of this LEAN event was to deliver a better jet back to the flightline,

  • General Carlson reports on AFMC's contributions in Southwest Asia

    In the thick of rocket propelled grenades, mortars and small-arms fire in a battle, the last thing on a combat controller's mind would be thanking Air Force Materiel Command for the weapons the controller is about to employ. Using better intelligence offered by AFMC's advancements, the controller

  • Jury finds Air Force captain guilty on all counts

    Capt. Devery L. Taylor, 96th Medical Group, was found guilty Feb. 27 by a jury on all charges against him in a court martial here.Captain Taylor was charged in June 2006 with four counts of forcible sodomy, two counts of attempted sodomy, two counts of kidnapping and one count of unlawful entry.The

  • Operations Boss: Support for air show a daunting task

    This is the fourth in a series of articles on the behind-the-scene oerations in planning an air show. Traffic, parking, transportation, communication, fuel, medical, lodging and flightline support--are just some of the major areas that the Operations Boss and his team are working hard in preparation