New leader takes AAC reins

The Air Armament Center has a new leader following a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12. Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune took the reins from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Riemer as Airmen from across the center watched while in formation. "I am truly honored and humbled to be here," General Eidsaune said. "I've been

A3 Course: Strategic Bombing Campaign during World War II

As part of this year's 60th anniversary celebration of the United States Air Force, the Air Armament Center History Office will be presenting its second course on Air Force history, "The Strategic Bombing Campaign during World War II." It is a four-hour course, 8 a.m. to noon, or 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.,

2007 Prescription for Wellness kicks off

On Nov. 3, 2006, the Eglin Eagle introduced the Health and Wellness Center's Prescription for Wellness series, a holistic approach to living a healthier, more balanced life. The program, set to kick off today, is based on Air Force Materiel Command's wellness and safety campaign and encourages

Commander STEPs outstanding performer

Deception does not always have to be a bad thing, as Tech. Sgt. Ronely Rivera-Ortiz found out Dec. 22. Tricked into believing he was attending a mandatory safety and holiday briefing, the then staff sergeant received an early holiday gift. That gift was an immediate promotion to technical sergeant

Commander STEPs deployed Eglin Tech. Sgt.

Being deployed is tough -- Airmen worry about their safety, their loved ones back home and their jobs. But one thing that Tech Sgt. Dennis Barnett doesn't need to worry about while being deployed is getting promoted. A telephone call from across the globe let him know he was being STEP-promoted to

Eglin’s 2007 New Year baby arrives

With the initials T.N.T., expectations would warrant that she would have come in with a bang. That was not quite the case for Eglin Hospital's first baby of the 2007 New Year. Trinity Nicole Trudeau was born Jan. 2 at 7:26 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 7.4 ounces and 20 inches long. "I didn't think we

Pine Shadows

Eglin performs largest "cook-off" test ever

No one does cook-offs bigger than the 46th Test Wing. On Dec. 14, the 780th Test Squadron suspended a rocket motor over a 2,622 square foot pan full of approximately 28,000 gallons of jet fuel and lit it on fire for what is called a fast cookoff test. This test on a Ground-based Midcourse Defense

Command partnership council comes to Eglin

The Air Force Materiel Command Partnership Council continued its discussion of how to meet civilian work force needs in the face of budget and manpower reductions during a series of meetings here Nov. 2 through 3. The council's latest initiative is to buy licenses to put computer stations in

Eglin gears up for joint command Operational Readiness Inspection

The old adage of "practice makes perfect" may not have stemmed from an operational readiness inspection, but its meaning couldn't be more appropriate. After preparing for more than a year, wing leadership believes Team Eglin is ready to demonstrate their wartime proficiencies for the Air Combat