• Eglin strives for fuel efficiency on land, air

    Team Eglin is working to conserve fuel both in the air and on the ground."Fuel conservation is a DOD and Air Force priority," said Maj. Ryan Blake, 40th Flight Test Squadron Operations director. "By using all these [fuel saving techniques], it will reduce energy, get more bang for the buck and cut

  • Eglin offers outdoor opportunities

    Lee Murphy, Eglin's new Outdoor Recreation director, has plenty of activities lined up for thrill-seeking authorized patrons willing to try new, exciting adventures or re-visit some favorite activities. "Our new programs focus on three areas: high adventure activities for young Airmen, and

  • Sea turtle eggs get shipped to Atlantic Coast

    The BP oil well may finally be capped, but Eglin biologists are still digging up sea turtle nests and moving the eggs to the East Coast as a safety precaution. To date, three of Eglin's nine nests have been excavated and more than 300 eggs have been transported to Cape Canaveral, Fla., via Federal

  • Boom containment critical to Eglin's waterways

    Eglin's using reverse psychology to protect its waterways from possible contamination.Bruce Stippich, the 96th Civil Engineer Group's environmental compliance expert has been a busy man since an oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico April 20. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has Mr. Stippich and a

  • Jackson Guard discovers new info on local fish

    Monitoring the movements and behavior of high value targets is a mission usually reserved for covert special agents, unless the mark is a fish.Targeting Gulf sturgeon, the 96th Civil Engineer Group's Natural Resource Management Section, known as Jackson Guard, is tracking the threatened species in

  • Oil crises could impact Eglin beachgoers, boaters

    With the tar balls and oil mats washing ashore on an almost daily basis, residents of Northwest Florida and Eglin need to be aware of more than just the Surf Condition Flags.According to Maj. Rebecca Carter, 96th Aerospace Medical Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineer, beachgoers and boaters need to

  • Community leaders tour restoration sites

    Most base tour groups crave to see Air Force fighter jets screaming across the sky or the latest development in air-delivered weaponry, not decades-old fuel spill sites and former disposal pits.However, Eglin and Hurlburt Field Restoration Advisory Board members delighted in a rare opportunity