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  • Blues Monday no more

    Headquarters Air Force has rescinded the policy on the wear of Blues on Mondays and delegated the decision on uniform wear to major command commanders. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, the Air Force Materiel Command, has mandated the Air Force Blues uniform is no longer required to be worn on Mondays at

  • Synthetic drugs continue to raise concern

    For the past two years, the synthetic marijuana commonly known as spice, has become more prevalent in the military and in Okaloosa County.Incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other

  • OSI introduces new smartphone anonymous tip line

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations has opened its first anonymous tip line that allows submissions from the Internet, via SMS (texting) or using a smartphone application. The application was created in order to capitalize on cyberspace and engage the Air Force community more effectively,

  • Eglin DUIs within 8 of 2011 total

    In the first eight months of 2012, 29 driving under the influence of alcohol incidents have been recorded here, eight short of the 37 total DUI incidents recorded in 2011.That statistic, provided by 96th Security Force Squadron, isn't the only alarming alcohol-related increase occuring on

  • AFMC prepares for 5-center transition

    With three major milestones complete, Air Force Materiel Command officials are ready to consolidate the number of centers as part of its command-wide transition to the 5-Center construct.Centers will be activated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and Tinker AFB, Okla., in the coming weeks. At Edwards

  • Eglin has an App for that

    Team Eglin has gone Mobile.The base's first Mobile Application or "App" went live today, June 6.It's called "My Military Communities," or MyMC2, and it's the first mobile application in the Air Force that will put a list of every event on base in the palm of your hand. The app is a free download

  • Critical Days of Summer safety campaign begins

    The Critical Days of Summer safety campaign kicked off May 17 at the enlisted hall with safety briefings on drinking and driving, swimming, traffic and boating. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant, the Air Armament Center commander, was the first of five speakers. While encouraging the attendees to enjoy the