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  • Old favorite claims new title in over-30 championship

    The over-30 intramural basketball season ended March 10 at the fitness center, and a new champion was crowned.The once-powerful Air Armament Center dynasty reclaimed the top spot after a two-year absence, and they did it as the underdog, defeating the top-ranked 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron,

  • Airman collects gifts for hospitalized children

    What began as a simple toy drive for children in need spawned an overwhelming donation due to the efforts of one Airman from the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron.Airman 1st Class Kierre Brannan, material management journeyman, collected almost $8,000 worth of toys, board games and books to be

  • Eglin Airman protects deployed base as security response team member

    If you go to any deployed air base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, chances are one of the first people you'll meet is an Air Force security forces member upon approach to the gate. One of those security forces Airmen in Southwest Asia might be Senior Airman Nolan Spiers.Airman

  • War trip heightens AFMC commander's resolve

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command returned recently from a trip to Iraq and other sites in the region with an amped-up sense of responsibility to deployed Airmen who depend on his command for the supplies, parts and maintenance to get their jobs done.General Donald Hoffman had a simple

  • Dedicated team behind eFinance success

    Last week was a very good one for Master Sergeant Brian Cerney and the 96th Comptroller Squadron's Financial Services Flight.Sergeant Cerney, the installation liaison with the Air Force's Financial Services Center, was one of 22 selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant. He was

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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