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  • Wedding Day (in) blues

    A lieutenant from the 96th Medical Group entered the hospital July 26 expecting a service-dress inspection, what she got was "married."2nd Lt. Angela Anderson, 96th Inpatient Squadron, was met by honor guard, friends, family and her husband standing by a chaplain, ready to perform a military

  • Boom containment critical to Eglin's waterways

    Eglin's using reverse psychology to protect its waterways from possible contamination.Bruce Stippich, the 96th Civil Engineer Group's environmental compliance expert has been a busy man since an oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico April 20. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has Mr. Stippich and a

  • Eglin logistics rolls out new "connected" computer network

    A new network linking up the entire Air Force logistics world rolls out here, August 12.The Expeditionary Combat Support System will revolutionize Air Force logistics and change the way individuals do their jobs, according to William Rouse, ECSS Change Agent Coordinator.The system will replace more

  • Eglin host first explosive safety day

    In memory of the "Eglin 17," personnel from the base marked the first ever "Explosive Safety Day" July 12. The day's events included a memorial at the Air Armament Museum, munitions displays and Explosive Ordinance Disposal robot demonstrations at the base exchange.The date was set apart not only to

  • Security increases at fitness center

    People working out at the base's fitness center are not just losing pounds.There's been an increase in the number of thefts from the lockers in Bldg. 810. Cash, wallets and other valuables have been disappearing while patrons are getting fit. Starting July 19, the fitness center will move to a

  • Jackson Guard discovers new info on local fish

    Monitoring the movements and behavior of high value targets is a mission usually reserved for covert special agents, unless the mark is a fish.Targeting Gulf sturgeon, the 96th Civil Engineer Group's Natural Resource Management Section, known as Jackson Guard, is tracking the threatened species in

  • 96th CC wins local AFA award

    Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, was presented the Florida Air Force Association for the Jerry Waterman Award by the Eglin Chapter at his farewell dinner July 6. "We wanted to recognize what Colonel McClintock has done to foster the relationship with the service organizations and