• Local Air Force OSI stands up Combined Joint Drug Enforcement Team

    The Eglin and Hurlburt Field Air Force Office of Special Investigations has taken the war on drugs to new heights. The 9th Field Investigations Squadron is leading the way with the formation of a combined Joint Drug Enforcement Team between the two installations. This consolidated effort consists of

  • Security forces to net better relationship with teenagers

    Cops from the 96th Security Forces Squadron have a court date with base teenagers. The police are challenging Eglin teens to a game of basketball from 6 to 8 p.m. April 17 at the Youth Center. "Everyone is excited about it," said Tech. Sgt. Heidi Reilly, 96th SFS investigations juvenile officer. In

  • Airmen receive Articles 15 under UCMJ in March

    Ten Eglin members receive nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 in March: · A Senior Airman assigned to 33 AMXS received a suspended reduction to Airman First Class, 30 days extra duty and a reprimand for failing to go to a place of duty. · A Senior Airman assigned to 96 IPTS received a reduction

  • Team Eglin members band together for "Clinch 46"

    For five Team Eglin members, "Clinch 46" is more than a title of their Top 40 band, it represents their passion for music. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Rosciglione, a Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) specialist for 372nd Training Squadron; Tech. Sgt. John Shackleford, F-15 Aircraft Armament Systems

  • Eglin takes threat of aircraft, bird collisions seriously

    The world of aviation has long known that bird strikes on aircraft are common, costly and deadly. But when a flock of Canada geese recently brought down an airliner larger than an NBA basketball court, the rest of the world became aware, too. "It was an unfortunate thing that happened in New York,"

  • Abandoned asbestos housing vulnerable to vandalism

    What began as a seemingly harmless gesture of adolescence could possibly become a cause for concern among base housing officials as a dangerous act of vandalism. A rash of vandalism has broken out in the base housing area in vacant housing units scheduled for demolition. "People think just because

  • Know the basics to build a successful legal case

    Legal problems can range from routine wills to disputes with landlords, to the guy who backed into your car or the car dealer that sold a lemon at a "reasonable" 28-percent APR. Before seeing an attorney, take this advice: Collect as much evidence possible about the dispute. Take photos, get names

  • Base legal office offers advice about wills, divorce, evidence

    Most legal problems involve your former landlord, the guy who backed into your car or the car dealer that sold you a lemon at a 28 percent annual percentage rate. Before seeing an attorney, take this advice: collect as much evidence as you can about your dispute. The most important part of any legal

  • Mouth guards: Sports equipment that protects the smile

    It's easy to take some things for granted until they are suddenly gone. Have you ever thought about how it would feel if you lost one or two of your front teeth? You'd probably avoid smiling. It would be uncomfortable talking with someone face-to-face. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words.

  • The Judge Advicate General's Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave Program (ELP) are being accepted from Jan. 1 to March 1, 2009. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a