Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

Night moves

Marine Toys for Tots becoming community event

Local Marines in their dress blues can be seen out in force every weekend in December gathering support and most importantly, toys - for their annual Toys for Tots program.Marines from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and Navy EOD school, stationed here, teamed up again for the second

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

Army EOD walks for veterans

AFMC selects Eglin for installation excellence competition

For an unprecedented second year in a row, Air Force Materiel Command selected Eglin as its choice for the Commander-in-Chief's 2012 Annual Award for Installation Excellence."This is a tremendous honor," said Col. Sal Nodjomian, the 96th Air Base Wing commander. "Our Team Eglin warriors produce

Iraqi aircraft maintainers learn English

For Iraqi aircraft maintainers at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, comprehension of the English language is a problem they face every day. All of their technical manuals are written in English, the internationally recognized language of aviation.To combat this issue, Maj. Mark Gray, the 321st Air

CNO of Columbia visits Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal

The Colombian Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Alvaro Echandia, visited the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal here. Navy Capt. Joseph Polanin, commanding officer of NAVSCOLEOD, greeted Echandia, his staff and his wife as they arrived, presenting the Admiral's wife with an orchid, the

Colonel shoots to win

Colonel Mark Hays, the Armament Directorate deputy director, recently won three pistol shooting awards at two national level events.Hays, a member of the Air Force National Pistol Team since December 1998, won the 2011 High Air Force competitor at the 51st Inter Service Pistol Championships at Fort

Memorial service honors, remembers fallen EOD tech

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Douville, an explosive ordnance disposal Airman, was remembered and celebrated by friends, family, coworkers and community leaders in a memorial service at the West Gate Chapel July 14."As a fellow Airman and commander, I consider it a true honor to have served in our great Air