• Eglin Airmen utilize medical expertise in "Healing Peru"

    Living on less than a dollar a day, consuming little to no clean water and having poor access to medical care, these are the conditions the native peoples of Andahuaylillas, Peru, encounter daily. On May 31, a contingent of Air Force medical professionals traveled to Peru in hopes of bettering the

  • No more redundant inspections: AF implements new inspection system

    The Air Force recently implemented a new inspection system, aimed at giving more power to wing commanders.With the signing of Program Action Directive 13-01, Air Force inspection system Implementation Tiger Team transitions from the planning phase to the execution phase. The program, which was beta

  • Holding Airmen accountable: Mandatory discharge for sexual assault

    The Air Force recently adopted two new measures to eliminate sexual assault from within the ranks, including requiring discharge for Airmen who commit sexual assault, and requiring the Air Force's most senior commanders to review actions taken on these cases. According to Capt. Allison DeVito, chief

  • Eglin Airman participates in Liberian medical outreach

    A team of Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers, U.S. service members and county health officials conducted a mobile medical outreach mission in Grand Cape Mount County recently. The mobile mission held from July 1 to July 4, 2013, was a first for the AFL medics, who, until now, have been focusing their

  • Eglin Hospital expansion continues

    Driving down Boatner Road, one cannot help but notice the vast amount of construction taking place at Eglin Hospital. After breaking ground on their expansion in June 2012, construction at the hospital has continued to move forward with many of the new facilities and departments scheduled to open

  • Airmen outrun cold, rain in ultra-marathon

    Two 96th Communications Squadron Airmen went for an early morning jog in the rain May 4 and did not stop until 7 p.m. that night, running more than 50 miles.Airman 1st Class Thomas Church and Senior Airman Chris Gauthier are ultra-marathoners. They were competing in the 2013 Run for Kids Challenge