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  • Commissary reopens with new fixtures, more space

    Eglin's commissary, re-vitalized by a two-year long, $24 million renovation project, introduced its new look with a grand re-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 9."The commissary started out as a fairly small store back in 1972," Col. Bill Porter, 96th Air Base Wing vice-commander, said in his

  • LRS takes title in double-overtime

    The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron won the base intramural basketball championship here Jan. 19, beating the 96th Medical Group 64-56 in a double-overtime thriller.The two teams met in the championship last year, with MDG winning in two closely contested games, with only six players in their

  • Survey will assess Eglin community well-being

    Invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment will be sent out Jan. 25. The assessment is designed to assist  people working at installation-level helping facilites better meet the needs of service members and their families."This important survey provides ... a means to ensure that

  • Archbishop visits Eglin chapel

    Eglin's Chapel had the unique opportunity to sponsor a four-star equivalent's visit to the installation but the distinguished guest is not a general in America's military nor does he wear the uniform.The "red carpet" was rolled out for Archbishop Timothy Broglio who leads the Archdiocese for the

  • Eglin MLK event reflects change and diversity

    96th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Sal Nodjomian summed up this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. program in one word...inspirational.This year's event, held Jan. 12, was filled with diversity, the very thing Dr. King preached to the masses.Eglin's honor guard opened the scene, followed by live

  • Restoration officials go “Heavy Metal”

    Eglin Environmental Restoration officials are turning into real heavy metal artists - literally. The Restoration Branch is shredding their way through 50,000 practice bombs and, so far, has recycled more than one million pounds of metal from the BDU 33's and Mark 106's.The effort is part of the Air

  • Test Wing major brings Disney marathon to Iraq

    Maj. Devin Traynor, test pilot for the 46th Test Wing's Operations Group, and his wife Lynette just completed Disney's half marathon together while 7,000 miles apart Jan. 8. Through Disney's and the United States Forces Iraq audio visual technology, Mrs. Traynor was able to begin and finish this