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  • Eglin celebrates Black History Month

    Eglin community members gathered at the Black History Month luncheon at the Bayview Club Jan. 25 to celebrate this year's theme, "A Century of Black Life, History and Culture."The occasion focused on the invaluable accomplishments and contributions military and civilian African-Americans have made

  • FSS opens official photography studio

    The 96th Force Support Squadron marketing office will offer official photography for all base personnel beginning Feb. 11.An office has been designated as a studio on the 2nd floor of the fitness annex, the former location of the Health and Wellness Center.The studio will be available for

  • 11 Airmen selected for chief

    Of the 2,525 senior master sergeants eligible for promotion to chief, 479 were selected for an 18.97 percent selection rate, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Team Eglin had 11 Airmen on the list.Enlisted promotions are based on weighted factors including time in grade, time in

  • Christmas wishes are hung on Eglin's "Angel Trees"

    The base chapel's annual Angel Tree program kicked off Nov. 7 with trees on full display in several locations here."For over 10 years, the Eglin Chapel has been able to bring Christmas to the families of Eglin military personnel in need of a little assistance, said Susan Huberty, the Eglin pastoral

  • AF ensures command visibility on substantiated sex-related offenses

    Air Force officials announced a new policy requiring the inclusion and command review of information on sex-related offenses in personnel service records Sept. 30.The change was directed in the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring the services to document this information

  • AF updates voluntary education programs for FY15

    Active-duty Airmen who want to take advantage of military assistance programs for voluntary education in the coming academic year will experience several changes beginning Oct. 1.Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or AF COOL, will take the place of the military tuition assistance, or

  • Service members receiving military workplace survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. "The

  • DOD bone marrow donor drive scheduled

    A base-wide bone marrow donor drive is scheduled for Aug. 19-21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the base exchange, mini mall and the 96th Medical Group here.The donor drive is part of the DOD's C.W. Bill Young Marrow Program. All three area bases will take part with Hurlburt Field conducting their drive