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  • The world is my playground

    Gianna Archer’s photo, “The World Is My Playground,” won third place in the 9-12 years category of the My Air Force Life in Focus contest. The 11-year-old, whose family is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., aspires to become a film director. The 2016 Air Force photography contest, judged by

  • Couple set to move up to NCO together

    An Air Force couple and high school sweethearts received notice they would ascend to staff sergeant when the promotion list was announced August 25. Giovanni and Leah Bufalini-Balla met while they were sophomores in high school in Tennessee, married shortly after graduation in 2013 and enlisted in

  • Giving blood

    Suzy DeBlanc, One Blood Drive bloodmobile team member, monitors the donation process as Brad Bien, a 96th Test Wing safety specialist, gives blood July 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All donors received wellness checkups, which included iron count; blood pressure; temperature check and

  • Energy changes ahead for housing residents

    Many Eglin housing residents will soon get to manage their energy usage just like those living off-base, and those who are prudent with the thermostat could see rewards in the form of rebates.The goal of the new Air Force utility allowance policy is to reduce energy usage. Dollars saved through

  • Firefighters help deliver baby in base housing

    Base firefighters helped deliver a baby boy after dispatchers answered an early morning 911 call from base housing here June 13.When firefighters arrived, Leana Zimmerman, now mother of two, was in her living room hunched over on the floor in active labor."Things happened faster than we expected,"

  • Military twins come together again for enlistment, promotion

    Almost three years ago, Master Sgt. Antone Scott finally realized a military goal of having his identical twin brother, a Navy officer, administer the oath of enlistment to him for what was thought-to-be his final time.But after three years of changes and hard work, the Scott twins came together

  • TRICARE Prime members get new urgent care program

    To increase access to care, the Department of Defense is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE authorized provider without a referral or prior authorization.The Urgent Care Pilot Program,