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  • Registration begins for after-hours fitness center access

    Eglin Fitness Center personnel are now registering patrons for after-hours access for when the facility transitions to 24-hour operations Dec. 21.The change is an Air Force initiative to expand fitness services beyond traditional operating hours."This initiative is especially helpful for those

  • EOD Airman wins Grateful Nation Award

    An explosive ordnance disposal Airman here was awarded the 2015 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award in Washington, D.C. Nov. 16.Tech Sgt. James Fitzgerald, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, Robotics Section non-commissioned officer in charge, was the Air Force's

  • AC-130J accident report released

    Air Force Materiel Command released an accident investigation board report for the mishap involving an AC-130J Ghostrider that occurred April 21, 2015.  The mishap occurred while conducting a medium risk flying qualities test sortie over the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 miles south of Eglin AFB,

  • New surgery helps woman lose 80 pounds

    Danielle Hindel, struggled with her weight since the birth of her youngest child. She followed diet plans and committed to exercise. Although she worked hard, she was consumed with thoughts about her outward appearance. This self-imposed stress about weight built. She was overwhelmed with

  • Eglin Airmen fly to highlight new tanker

    Former 40th Flight Test Squadron Airman and F-16B pilot took to the sky Oct. 27 in a Fighting Falcon in support of the new KC-46A Pegasus Flight Test Program operating out of Boeing Field in Seattle.Maj. Matt Russell and an aerial photographer flew the mission as part of ongoing tanker flight tests

  • Combat Shield ensures Strike Eagles ready for war

    The 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hosted members of the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, during Combat Shield, Oct. 19-23.Combat Shield is an annual program aimed to provide operational combat Air Force units in Air Combat Command, a system-specific capability

  • Employment workshop provides tips to find federal jobs

    For many of those leaving the military, either at the end of an enlistment or a career, the prospect of finding a job is a new and sometimes confusing reality.The Airman and Family Readiness Center aims to help navigate that reality with the monthly Tips tor Federal Employment workshop.  The

  • Transition "GPS" workshop readies service members for civilian life

    Whether it's retiring after a career or separating after an enlistment, preparing for life after the military can be daunting.The Airman and Family Readiness Center holds a bi-monthly Transition Goals, Plans, Success workshop to help make a service member's road to civilian life easier.The