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  • “Street Smart” program kicks off Holiday Safety campaign

    The annual Holiday Safety Campaign was held at the Enlisted Heritage Hall here Nov. 15.The campaign, presented by the 96th Test Wing safety office, reinforces awareness to Airmen and civilians about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; not wearing seat belts and e-mailing

  • TAP classes expanded to five days

    Transition Assistance Program workshops in the armed forces were recently expanded from three to five days. The workshop now includes briefs from the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs, as mandated by the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.Eglin's Airman

  • New chiefs selected

    The Air Force has released the list of 454 senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant.Those selected represent 22.9 percent of the 1,981 eligible for consideration, and when promoted will be among an elite group of enlisted members who make up less than one percent of

  • Don't feed the bears - Recycle!

    Recent bear sightings in the Eglin family housing area has some residents concerned, and while it may sound cliché', the old saying "Don't feed the bears" is the rule to live by. On Nov. 14th, there's a townhall meeting to present methods housing residents can implement to keep bears from loitering

  • September, October Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyTyler John, born Sept. 16 to Staff Sgt. Tyler and Jessica SmithArian Anthony, born Sept. 16 to Adrian and Amanda CortezLiam Alejandro, born Sept. 17 to Staff Sgt. Jose Santiago and Kristin

  • Synthetic drugs continue to raise concern

    For the past two years, the synthetic marijuana commonly known as spice, has become more prevalent in the military and in Okaloosa County.Incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other

  • August, September Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyBrody Leonard, born Aug. 14 to Tech. Sgt. Jason and Christy SmithMatthew James, born Aug. 16 to Senior Airman Russell and Brenda SchmidtSebastian Fernando, born Aug. 19 to Sgt. 1st Class Delio and