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  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Airmen 1st Class Timothy White and Patrick Thompson read the messages of the Line of Courage sexual assault awareness display at the Breeze dining facility April 16. The display features T-shirts created by both victims and victim advocates to tell their stories of sexual assault and the courage it took overcoming their situation. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office positioned these displays on base during April as part of sexual assault awareness month. May 20 will close out the special event planned for this year with a single service member beach bash at Post'l Point from 2 -5 p.m.(U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt Andrew Caulk)

    SARC provides advice for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month begins April 1 and Eglin's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator would like to spread the word on some facts and statistics during this time.Sexual assault awareness month helps to combat myths and misunderstandings about sexual assault held by both the military and the population in general, according to the Eglin SARC
  • Tech. Sgt. Wayne Berry, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares to mount his bike that won the best bike competition, March 12 at Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day. Despite threatening skies, the event brought out approximately 220 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. The safety day came at a critical time for Eglin with spring break approaching and a recent active-duty death involving a motorcycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Team Eglin hosts critical motorcycle safety day

    The timing for Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day March 12, proved crucial in light of the recent motorcycle fatality that claimed the life of an Eglin Airman. Dark skies and the threat of rain did not keep the 220 bikers from showing up to the safety discussions and activities and to socialize with other bikers. "Motorcycle safety is
  • Asphalt is ground up and shot out by the RX-900 in February at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This was part of the six-month repaving and construction on Runway 19/01. The runway reopened March 15 to air traffic. (Courtesy photo.)

    Runway 19/01 opens again to sorties

    Runway 19/01 has reopened to air traffic after a six-month repaving and construction."All Eglin runways have to be redone," said Mr. Timothy Gunnison, manager for Eglin Base Operations. "Once the pavement gets old, it loses its structural and surface integrity." As an Air Force standard, runways are repaired every 10 to 15 years according to Mr.
  • Dr. Charles Merkel, (right) 53rd Wing historian, was the first civilian to deploy from his wing. The doctor served with the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Doctor Merkel, while on active duty in the Army, flew helicopters during the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo)

    Historian's deployment recalls memories, makes new ones

    An empty desk and chair were all that first greeted the 53rd Wing historian upon his arrival to Afghanistan. More than 120 days later, he returned with a catalogue of memories that tie three different American conflicts together."It was an extraordinary rewarding time," Dr. Charles Merkel said. "I was impressed with the quality and caliber of
  • Team Eglin held its annual awards banquet March 10 at the officers club. The base recognized its best enlisted, officers and civilians for 2009. The winners are: Senior Airman Kyle Massengale, 96th Air Base Wing, (Airman); Tech. Sgt. Michael Becker, 96th ABW, (NCO); Master Sgt. Lisa Buckman, 96th ABW, (SNCO); Master Sgt.Harold Carnley III, 46th Test Wing, (first sergeant); Capt. Robert Carden, 308th Armament Systems Wing, (CGO); Lee Tomlinson 46th TW, (Cat 1); Trinia Townes, 96th ABW, (Cat 2); Michael Borish, 46th TW, (Cat 3); Karla Parish, 96th ABW, (Cat 4); Shawn Goodrich, Air Force Research Lab, (Cat 5)

    Team Eglin annual award winners chosen

  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Eagles’ player Col. Kevin McElroy (left), 53rd Electronic Warfare Squadron commander, spikes the ball past a Chiefs player during the first game of the 3rd Annual Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament March 4, at the Eglin Fitness Center. The tournament pits Eglin’s chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf and basketball. The Eagles won 3-0 in the best-of-five volleyball match. Their next matchup is a softball game, April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

    Eagles soar over chiefs in volleyball match

    The Eagles picked apart the Chiefs winning 3-0 in a best-of-five volleyball match during the first game of the 3rd Annual Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament March 4, at the Eglin Fitness Center.The tournament pits Eglin's chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf and basketball. The chiefs are the reigning champs,
  • The new DOD social media policy balances the mission value of Web 2.0 tools with security. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Social media policy balances Web 2.0 with security

    The new policy allowing access to social media from computers connected to the Defense Department's unclassified network balances the mission value of Web 2.0 tools and the need for security, a top defense official said. Since being hired as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in June, Price B. Floyd has made waves as
  • Team Eglin has joined Web 2.0. The official Eglin Air Force Base Twitter account is up and running live. The goal of the Team Eglin account will be to provide real-time, two-way communication with the public regarding critical information, updates and messages. Possible examples include sending out safety reminders during hurricane conditions, announcing a road closure or linking to an article. The 96th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office will monitor and manage the account. Follow Team Eglin at twitter.com/teameglin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Team Eglin tweets to inform, engage

    Team Eglin entered the social media realm March 3 by establishing an Eglin AFB Twitter account (www.twitter.com/teameglin) designed to keep the base population and surrounding communities informed with the latest information about the base. "Social media provides the base with an additional resource to reach our Airmen and our neighbors outside the
  • The newly created Eglin Energy Management Center began a contest between three of Eglin's largest buildings to see which one could conserve the most energy for a month, beginning Feb. 11. The 53rd Wing and the 308th Armament Systems Wing, occupiers of the identical six-floor buildings, are in a "heated" competition to see how they can reduce energy cost and consumption. Results will be published and the winner will be announced in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Eglin's three-building energy challenge effective at mid-point.

    The Team Eglin Energy Challenge contest between buildings 349, 350 and 351 is in full swing and the savings are already apparent.There were significant savings in electrical consumption and demand reduction over the past two weeks, according to the Eglin Energy Management Center.The 308th Armament Systems Wing (349, 350) and the 53rd Wing (351)
  • The newly created Eglin Energy Management Center began a contest between three of Eglin's largest buildings to see which one could conserve the most energy for a month, beginning Feb. 11. The 53rd Wing and the 308th Armament Systems Wing, occupiers of the identical six-floor buildings, are in a "heated" competition to see how they can reduce energy cost and consumption. Results will be published and the winner will be announced in March. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Eglin saves, conserves during three-day energy campaign

    Proven: less = more.That was the energy goal for Eglin's Energy Management Center's "How low can you go" campaign to discover how much the base could conserve during the February three-day weekend.Now the results are in and the base saved more than 90,000 kilowatts based on the same usage from 2009. That was almost $11,000 in savings.Word of the
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