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  • November Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyEzekiel Urias, born Nov. 2 to Senior Airman Lucas and Mary LemoineJonathan L., born Nov. 4 to Staff Sgt. Jonathan and Crystal GochenouerJonathan Daniel Gibson, born Nov. 14 to Patrick and Holly

  • Christmas comes early to Eglin families

    The Airmen's Attic transformed into Santa's workshop Nov. 30, bringing Christmas early to hundreds of service members and their family.Parents lined up as early as 4 a.m. in hopes of finding the perfect gift for their little girls and boys.Volunteers became Santa's elves and helped to organize more

  • 4 Airmen, 4 stars

    Four Airmen were awarded the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces Nov. 28 here. Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander, presented Tech. Sgts. Jeffrey Barnett, Lucas Dorosky, Michael Tesch and Staff Sgt. Daniel Garrett the Bronze Star medal for their service as explosive

  • Parenting classes offer simple child-raising tools

    Two classes offered at the Enlisted Hall here Nov. 16 gave parents tools to help raise both young children and adolescents. In addition to military and civilian parents from Eglin, several teachers and counselors from Eglin's partnership schools in Okaloosa County attended the sessions. Parents and

  • School children, parents and community honor veterans

    A visible sight of military might roared over the Eglin All Wars Memorial and banked left. As the F-15 noise subsided, a group of children's singing voices took precedence, "what can you say about our heroes? We say thank you, thank you, thank you..."Some 450 Eglin Elementary children and others

  • Eglin's Pet Welfare shelter helps homeless animals

    Finding new homes for the pets service members leave behind due to deployment or permanent change of station is the primary mission of Pet Welfare, a no-kill, all-volunteer animal shelter, located here.Pet Welfare accepts cats and dogs from civilians or shelters that practice euthanasia, if room is

  • Old meds dumped during Drug Take Back Day

    More than125 military beneficiaries brought their expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs to the satellite pharmacy parking lot for destruction during the base's National Drug Take Back Day Oct. 29.The joint effort between the pharmacy, security forces and the drug enforcement agency reaped