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  • Family Townhall questions answered

    The second Year of Air Force Family townhall meeting was held on base June 4. Many people offered questions to a variety of base agencies and the wing commander as well.Below are the questions and responses from that meeting. Q: (Civilian Personnel Office ) Is there a place where spouses can find

  • Community leaders tour restoration sites

    Most base tour groups crave to see Air Force fighter jets screaming across the sky or the latest development in air-delivered weaponry, not decades-old fuel spill sites and former disposal pits.However, Eglin and Hurlburt Field Restoration Advisory Board members delighted in a rare opportunity

  • Airmen add medical twist to fitness

    Airmen from the 96th Air Base Wing rallied for a morning filled with a run interspersed with unique activities to test the teamwork spirit during a fitness event June 18. The fitness event was hosted by the 96th Medical Group and boasted activities that were uniquely medical in theme."These events

  • Personal survival resources available to Eglin personnel

    The Air Force's Wingman Stand Down 2010 was in May, but that doesn't mean Airmen's focus should shift away from safety and well-being."As the Air Force enters into this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer, I would like to reinforce the importance of the Wingman concept," said Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air

  • Eglin CE armors island against hurricanes

    Eglin's civil engineers are nearly finished restoring and armoring Santa Rosa Island against future hurricanes.With more than $112 million in construction and restoration work, over 16 miles of roadway and the critical test facilities that occupy the island are nearing completion of a strengthening

  • Base units will swap names, orgs by June 30

    Air Force Materiel Command officials notified center commanders May 11, Air Force headquarters has approved converting the command structure from wings, groups and squadrons to directorates, divisions and branches. The targeted implementation date for these organizational changes is June 30.The

  • Eglin’s Natural Resources Manager named 'Best in DoD'

    The Department of Defense honored one of Eglin's own at a ceremony held at the Pentagon today.The 96th Civil Engineer Group's Steve Seiber received the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation (Team/Individual) for his outstanding achievements to conserve and