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  • Eglin Airman court-martialed for Spice

    An Airman with the 96th Medical Support Squadron was convicted of abusing the drug Spice and three other charges of distributing drugs to other Airmen, here March 23.Airman Marcus Bennett became the first Air Force member to be convicted through court-martial of using Spice, although his usage came

  • Eglin celebrates blessings at base national prayer breakfast

    The annual tradition of observing America's morning of prayer was celebrated with a reflection on the country's blessings led by Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) David Cyr March 25.As the Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, he shares half the service-wide tour of installation prayer breakfasts and expressed

  • Med Group clinches B-ball championship

    The 96th Medical Group was crowned 2010 Eglin Intramural Basketball Champions after beating the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron in a heated, two-game battle at the fitness center, March 16.The two teams met early in the playoffs and a Med Group upset put the LRS team in the loser's bracket.

  • SARC provides advice for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month begins April 1 and Eglin's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator would like to spread the word on some facts and statistics during this time.Sexual assault awareness month helps to combat myths and misunderstandings about sexual assault held by both the military and the

  • Old favorite claims new title in over-30 championship

    The over-30 intramural basketball season ended March 10 at the fitness center, and a new champion was crowned.The once-powerful Air Armament Center dynasty reclaimed the top spot after a two-year absence, and they did it as the underdog, defeating the top-ranked 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron,

  • Eagles soar over chiefs in volleyball match

    The Eagles picked apart the Chiefs winning 3-0 in a best-of-five volleyball match during the first game of the 3rd Annual Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament March 4, at the Eglin Fitness Center.The tournament pits Eglin's chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf

  • 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

  • Eglin saves, conserves during three-day energy campaign

    Proven: less = more.That was the energy goal for Eglin's Energy Management Center's "How low can you go" campaign to discover how much the base could conserve during the February three-day weekend.Now the results are in and the base saved more than 90,000 kilowatts based on the same usage from 2009.

  • 1st SOMXS singes FSS 53-43

    The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron team turned the heat up against the 96th Force Support Squadron, winning 53-43, during an intramural basketball game at the Eglin Fitness Center, Feb. 25.The 1st SOMXS team, 7-1, looked to establish themselves as a top contender, with their only loss