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  • Eglin personnel protect the presidents

    This is a first in a series on Eglin Airmen who supported the inauguration.Eglin personnel worked behind the scenes to ensure the safety of the presidents during the week of the inauguration. Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance

  • Ground Combat Training Squadron gains new capability

    Airmen here are training with a new asset that may one day save their lives. The Ground Combat Training Squadron recently acquired 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles. These vehicles, designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes, add another dimension to the

  • JTACs, JFOs hone warfighting skills at JRTC with help of joint fires team

    U.S. Air Force and British joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fires observers improved their warfighting skills here in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from Ft. Carson, Colo., currently is conducting their mission

  • Security Forces Airman of the Year

    Senior Airman Ashley Tubbs didn't join security forces to change tires and work on vehicles. But that didn't stop her from taking those duties in stride during her deployment in Iraq. For a while, her squadron didn't have vehicle maintenance, "So we became mechanics also," Airman Tubbs said. "I was

  • DOD expands eligibility for GWOT Expeditionary Medal

    Department of Defense officials recently expanded the areas of eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. The approved additions are two countries - Morocco and Burkina Faso - and Operation Nomad Shadow, with an initial AOE of Turkey and Northern Iraq. In March 2003, President