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  • Airmen earn diplomas through CCAF

    Congratulations to the following Airmen on earning their Community College of the Air Force degrees.  More than 100 Airmen received their diplomas in a ceremony here Nov. 13.  Almost 300 earned their diplomas this year.SSgt Kevin AlexanderSrA Amanda AltmanMSgt Tara AltonSSgt Alfred AnayaSSgt Kirsten

  • 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

  • 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

  • 53rd WG hosts large-scale weapons system evaluation

    The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group just completed one of the largest Weapons System Evaluation Programs to date.The purpose of the WSEP here is to evaluate operational Department of Defense and foreign ally personnel, fighters, missiles and gunnery in realistic air combat scenarios.The 53rd WEG is a

  • AF COOL roadshow introduces new education assistance program

    Team Eglin was introduced to a new program that will help Airmen E-3 and above with their career advancement goals and beyond, at the enlisted hall here, Sept. 16.Russell Gray, Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online director; and Jason Smith, Community College of the Air Force Credentialing

  • FY-15 second quarter status of discipline

    The following disciplinary actions occurred here between April and June:A staff sergeant from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a reduction in rank to senior airman, forfeiture of $655.50, and a reprimand for the wrongful use of hydrocodone and hydromorphone.An airman 1st class from

  • 'Feds Feed Families' campaign underway

    The annual "Feds Feed Families" food drive campaign is underway here with the first large donation drop off event called "Fill the Truck" scheduled for Aug. 29-30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the commissary.The goal of the event is to fill a base fire truck with food donations over the two-day

  • More than 240 Airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 13,269 of 39,260 eligible senior airmen to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 33.8 percent.  The average score for those selected was 399.52, with an average time in grade of 2.22 years and time in service of 4.68, respectively.  Weighted factor averages included the