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  • Eglin Airman takes care of teeth in Iraq

    Few things compare with the pain of a toothache. It hurts to eat; the hot and cold sensations shoot through your teeth and any relief is temporary. The only thing worse is the fact you have to go to the dentist to make it better."People do come in and say they hate us," said Staff Sgt. Tamika Ortiz,

  • Ready, Set, Roll: Eglin families hunt eggs on White House lawn

    Families of Team Eglin Warriors had the chance to participate in the 2010 Easter Egg Roll at the White House April 5. More than 1,000 military children and their parents participated in Monday's Easter Egg Roll on the White House's south lawn.Activities at the White House included an obstacle

  • Eglin Airman supports force protection, security efforts

    Senior Airman Ryan Quick is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed location here.Airman Quick is deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and his hometown is Stone Ridge, N.Y. As a security forces

  • Aerial Port Airmen move personnel, cargo downrange

    The most important assets of any military operation are its people and equipment. Without them, success is unattainable. Enter the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port - a team whose mission is to move personnel and cargo in and out of the U.S. Central Command area of

  • Eglin celebrates littlest heroes

    Eglin's littlest heroes were recognized March 26, at the Enlisted Hall as part of the Children's Home Front Heroes program. More than 50 sons and daughters of deployed Eglin members were honored for keeping morale in the family while they wait for their parents to return.Chief Master Sgt. Thomas

  • Historian's deployment recalls memories, makes new ones

    An empty desk and chair were all that first greeted the 53rd Wing historian upon his arrival to Afghanistan. More than 120 days later, he returned with a catalogue of memories that tie three different American conflicts together."It was an extraordinary rewarding time," Dr. Charles Merkel said. "I

  • Eglin Airman protects deployed base as security response team member

    If you go to any deployed air base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, chances are one of the first people you'll meet is an Air Force security forces member upon approach to the gate. One of those security forces Airmen in Southwest Asia might be Senior Airman Nolan Spiers.Airman

  • War trip heightens AFMC commander's resolve

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command returned recently from a trip to Iraq and other sites in the region with an amped-up sense of responsibility to deployed Airmen who depend on his command for the supplies, parts and maintenance to get their jobs done.General Donald Hoffman had a simple

  • Team Eglin tweets to inform, engage

    Team Eglin entered the social media realm March 3 by establishing an Eglin AFB Twitter account (www.twitter.com/teameglin) designed to keep the base population and surrounding communities informed with the latest information about the base. "Social media provides the base with an additional resource