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  • Uniformed "Angels" awarded for saving girl's life

    For three people, Jan. 7 was anything but a typical morning commute on State Road 85.That morning, Specialists Steven Brooks and Nicholas Wallace, 6th Ranger Training Battalion medics, helped save the life of 18-year-old Brianna Baker, a commuter who'd run head on into a light pole.The Specialists,

  • Tops In Blue returns March 12

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops In Blue offers a free night of family entertainment at Northwest Florida State College's Outdoor Theater in Niceville March 12 at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. This year, Tops In Blue continues its long-standing tradition of "family entertaining family" by

  • Archbishop visits Eglin chapel

    Eglin's Chapel had the unique opportunity to sponsor a four-star equivalent's visit to the installation but the distinguished guest is not a general in America's military nor does he wear the uniform.The "red carpet" was rolled out for Archbishop Timothy Broglio who leads the Archdiocese for the

  • Help Eglin recycle: what to know

    As all of Team Eglin begins pitching in with trash disposal and recycling, the Eglin Recycle Center would like to ensure personnel know what is and is not recyclable.The public squares are set in buildings throughout the base to collect recyclables. Each one is labeled to collect a certain material.

  • 53rd Wing assists with Blue Knight 2010

    Two units in the 53rd Wing, headquartered at Eglin AFB, Fla., assisted with an unmanned aircraft system demonstration testing U.S. manned and unmanned joint force capabilities against airborne UAS.The Blue Knight 2010 demonstration, led by the U.S. Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of

  • Armament Symposium brings DOD, industry together

    For the 36th year, the Air Armament Center partnered with the National Defense Industrial Association to host its annual Air Armament Symposium here Oct. 5-6.The symposium, a two-day forum for both industry and government personnel, was an opportunity to exchange information, recognize acquisition

  • Joint services prep Marines for Afghan deployment

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts helped train Marine battalion and regimental staffs preparing to deploy to Afghanistan during an exercise here.The recently completed Spartan Resolve exercise, conducted by the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, USJFCOM's Joint Fires