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  • Eglin provides answers to 7 SFG transition questions

    Hundreds of 7th Special Forces Group Army Soldiers met with Eglin Air Force Base supporters to gain insight into what their future holds in upcoming months.The 3rd Eglin AFB/7th SFG Town Hall meeting was held here May 11 and 12. The meeting focused on the concerns of military spouses and

  • Protocol civilian retires, serves 25 years here

    As Eglin celebrates its 75th anniversary, leadership took some time to honor the contributions of one civilian who was here a third of that time span.On May 29, Dave Miller, Air Armament Center deputy chief of Protocol will retire and receive the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award in

  • Eglin preparing for oil impacts

    Along with all the communities bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Eglin is hard at work preparing for potential impacts associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill."No one knows for certain how we will be impacted, or even if we will, but we're going through all the possibilities to ensure we're

  • Bear necessities for Eglin residents

    Eglin military family housing residents may start getting unannounced visitors trying to dig through their trash soon. As the days become hot and dry, the Florida black bear will occasionally wander into residential neighborhoods looking for a free meal."We would just like to remind people that

  • Five graduate Physicians Assistant program through Eglin

    "The challenges are many and varied, from taking exams and writing papers to learning how to suture and use a scalpel."That's how newly commissioned 1st Lt. Nathan Stafford described the just-completed the Interservice Physicians Assistant Program here. He became an officer in the Air Force upon his

  • Eglin begins police week with softball tourney

    Softball teams from four different bases came together to compete in a tournament to raise funds for a memorial in honor of fallen brethren, May 8. In the end, the 96th Air Base Wing Security Forces team from Eglin defeated seven other teams from Tyndall AFB, Keesler AFB and Hurlburt Field, to be

  • Spouses afforded a day of fun, info

    The 2010 Military Spouse Appreciation and HeartLink Reunion Event took place May 7 at Luke's Place on base.The event, once referred to as Magnolia Day attracted spouses from all over the county. Now led by the Airmen Family and Readiness Center, the event was a bit different from the past, but still