• Chiefs shoot down Eagles in football

    A Chiefs vs. Eagles Flag football game was held Sept. 24. After a close first half, the Chiefs ran away with game in the second half and won, 34-13.The Chiefs, wearing black jerseys, relied on meticulous preparation and a deep bench in outscoring the Eagles, who played in red jerseys."Our team got

  • Eglin golf course hosts AFA tourney

    Eglin's own golf course will play host to this year's Doolittle Scholarship Open tournament Oct. 7.The39th annual tournament's proceeds go toward college scholarships to Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at four area high schools. Scholarships also go to graduates of the

  • Eglin soccer team takes championship at Lackland

    Eglin's soccer team won the Defender's Cup at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 6.Eglin's team beat out 17 other military teams to win their third of the four yearly championships they have entered."This tournament is an endurance tournament," said Capt. Robert Wible, team captain. "Most teams

  • Eglin cyclists ride across Iowa

    Men and women from Eglin joined thousands of bicyclists for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register's 38th Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known by the cyclists as RAGBRAI. RAGBRAI, the oldest and largest recognized non-competitive bicycle ride in the nation, attracts over 10,000 riders from

  • Hoop dreams: Falcon star envisions flight in NBA

    For one Air Force Reservist, the dream of flight isn't pulling Gs in a fighter, but leaping toward the basket over the hardwood court of an NBA arena.So far, the dream has been barely out of reach for Capt. Antoine Hood, but he continues to pursuit of being a professional basketball player."I'm

  • 12-year-old reaches Black Belt at Eglin

    Recently, a 12-year-old dependent graduated to the rank of black belt in Kuk Sool Won, with the training he garnered from taking classes here.Ryan Schweitzer, son of Master Sgt. Kevin Schweitzer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, completed the year-and-a-half-long testing process of the