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  • Eglin CE armors island against hurricanes

    Eglin's civil engineers are nearly finished restoring and armoring Santa Rosa Island against future hurricanes.With more than $112 million in construction and restoration work, over 16 miles of roadway and the critical test facilities that occupy the island are nearing completion of a strengthening

  • Eglin’s Natural Resources Manager named 'Best in DoD'

    The Department of Defense honored one of Eglin's own at a ceremony held at the Pentagon today.The 96th Civil Engineer Group's Steve Seiber received the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation (Team/Individual) for his outstanding achievements to conserve and

  • Eglin preparing for oil impacts

    Along with all the communities bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Eglin is hard at work preparing for potential impacts associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill."No one knows for certain how we will be impacted, or even if we will, but we're going through all the possibilities to ensure we're

  • Bear necessities for Eglin residents

    Eglin military family housing residents may start getting unannounced visitors trying to dig through their trash soon. As the days become hot and dry, the Florida black bear will occasionally wander into residential neighborhoods looking for a free meal."We would just like to remind people that

  • Environmental management teaches pollution prevention to area students

    Convincing kids that cleaning up dog poop and turning off their bedroom light might be a hard sell. Showing them how pet waste can infiltrate their favorite beach and how wasted electricity produces smog might not make it any more exciting, but it may lead to a cleaner environment. "It's important

  • AFMC commander tells senior leaders to conserve resources, money

    Earth Day 2010 took on a special meaning for some 90 Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders here April 22.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman took advantage of the command's semi-annual Senior Leaders Conference kicking off on Earth Day to highlight the importance of the command's resource