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  • Majors selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following majors who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel:Air Armament Center Varun Puri 33rd Fighter Wing Gary Beene 46th Test Wing Ted Bloink Christopher Hamilton Edward Harris Jeffrey Mabry 53rd Wing Stephanie Bruce Kevin Calhoun Charles Drouillard Danny Nguyen

  • 'Reach Out! Raise Hope!' theme to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign

    There are more than 470 families in the Fort Walton Beach area without a place to live. Many of them live in cars and wash in public restrooms. Maybe it's someone from church or the cashier working at the local grocery store. No matter who it is, help is needed. Circumstances like these are examples

  • 72nd TES evaluates mission capabilities

    The 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here took part in Combat Sledgehammer Aug. 17 as part of Air Combat Command's nuclear weapon system evaluation program. The 72nd TES is a tenant unit stationed at Whiteman. Their chain-of-command runs through the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group at Nellis AFB,

  • New staff sergeants announced at Eglin

    The wings of Eglin had more than 360 Airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant Aug. 20. The promotion rate for Eglin was 48.91 percent. The Air Force rate was 49.79 percent. Congratulations to the following senior airmen: 1st Special Operations Wing Christopher Elder Brian Sparks Robert

  • First 53rd wing civilian tapped to deploy

    Charles "Doc" Merkel always knew he could deploy as a historian, but now it has become a reality and he'll be the first civilian to deploy from the 53rd Wing. He will deploy to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in September to "fill in" as historian for the 451st Expeditionary Wing for approximately five

  • 53rd Wing Airman honored at local event

    An Eglin Airman received the key to the city of Destin July 30 during their Red, White and Blue Celebration at the Destin Harbor Walk Village. Sam Seevers, Destin city councilwoman and mayor pro-tem, recognized Staff Sgt. Elvan Rowe, III, and his accomplishments to our nation. Sergeant Rowe is a