ALS students to graduate, enter leadership after simulating it for weeks

(Editor's note: This is the last in a series following ALS Class 10-Alpha from inprocessing all the way to graduation. It highlighted the month-long class and explained what an Airman experiences during this time. The ALS series will highlight open rank inspections, community service events,

First Lady visits Eglin, speaks on AF family

First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Air Force's largest U.S. base Oct. 15 to meet with local leadership and talk to Eglin's Airmen about the importance of family. Her focus was to acknowledge the new initiative of 'Year of the Air Force Family,' a year-long project to celebrate all Airmen and the

Small energy surveys lead to big energy savings at Eglin

October is Energy Awareness month and Team Eglin facility managers are leading the effort to increase energy awareness on base. Earlier this month, Master Sgt. Myeshia Lee, 96th Air Base Wing staff, assisted representatives from the 96th Civil Engineer Group's Energy Management Center and Gulf Power

ALS students practice resolving conflict

Airmen participate in a role-playing exercise as supervisors resolving conflicts during a class at Airmen Leadership School Oct. 8 here. The five-week course began Sept. 16 for 48 Team Eglin Airmen as they begin down the path of a non-commissioned officer. The ALS program here was named Air Force

96th LRS wins preseason matchup

Team Eglin gets firefighter experience

Commanders and first sergeants experienced what it's like to be a firefighter Oct. 5 to kick off Fire Prevention Week. The day began with the Inaugural Commanders vs. First Sergeants Challenge. The event was composed of five challenges, each presenting a small portion of what firefighters do on the

Deployed chief reenlists for last time

Chief Master Sgt. Veronique Nicklas, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group superintendent, reenlisted Sept. 26 for the final time before reaching 30 years in the U.S. Air Force. The reenlistment ceremony took place on the flightline here in Southwest Asia. "It was an honor and a privilege," Chief

SFS keeps Eglin safe in variety of ways

Patrolling 724 square miles of Eglin reservation can seem like quite a task. Nevertheless, the 96th Security Forces Squadron, with their more than 500 members and 60 vehicles, does just that. With Eglin's unique missions and landscape, security forces responsibilities are equally unique and

Contracting, finance, civil engineer team closes out FY09

At the end of fiscal year 2009, Eglin's contracting squadron executed approximately $185 million of the base budget. They know well what it is like to run a fast-pace race with high quality on limited resources. "The last 45 days are high speed but it is really an all year task supporting all of

ALS Airmen wake up to open ranks

Editor's note: This is the second in a series following ALS Class 10-Alpha from inprocessing all the way to graduation. It will highlight the month-long class and explain what an Airman experiences during this time. The ALS series will highlight open rank inspections, community service events,