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  • 'Cops for Kids' strive to make difference at Kyrgyz orphanage

    Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Richardson is a parent through and through. However, deploying here from the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss., meant the 376th Security Forces Squadron superintendent would spend six months away from his two teenagers. But his time at the Transit Center showed him that

  • Red Shirt Brigade honors deploying, returning troops

    Whether it's sending local troops off for a deployment or welcoming them back home, Eglin's Red Shirt Brigade lets service members know they care.The Red Shirt Brigade is an all-volunteer group of individuals from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, who show their appreciation to incoming and

  • June Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyHumza S., born June 1 to Warrant Officer Sufyan and Neelofer ShaikhHudson Ryan, born June 11 to Tech. Sgt. Ryan and Holly LandisMaddox Andrew, born June 13 to Master Sgt. Brian and Johana

  • Eglin EOD Airman killed in action

    Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, died June 26 as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Douville, an explosive ordnance disposal technician stationed here, was

  • Deployed surgical team gets troops back to the fight

    The team moved quickly to fix the broken part - each person anticipating the moves of others and efficiently using tools to get the job done.It might have been a pit crew using mechanical skills to keep a car running its best in a weekend NASCAR race, but the prize for members of the 379th

  • CMSAF experiences "Brave Defender" training

    The Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy received a hands-on tour of Air Force Materiel Command's "Brave Defender" training area here, May 6.Brave Defender is a three-week deployment training course for security forces Airmen. The training is hosted by the 96th Ground Combat Training