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  • AFAF needs help to help others

    Albert Einstein said, "The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving."The same holds true today as the 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off March 28 and runs through May 6.In the tradition of Airmen helping Airmen, donations from the 38th annual

  • Tops In Blue returns March 12

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops In Blue offers a free night of family entertainment at Northwest Florida State College's Outdoor Theater in Niceville March 12 at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. This year, Tops In Blue continues its long-standing tradition of "family entertaining family" by

  • Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

  • AFMC commander visits 46th, 53rd units, flies in F-4

    The Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Donald Hoffman, visited the base Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 to meet with base leadership, Airmen from the 46th Test Group and to see the test group's capabilities first-hand.After having breakfast with 46th TG Airmen, he set out to visit the 746th Test

  • Survey will assess Eglin community well-being

    Invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment will be sent out Jan. 25. The assessment is designed to assist  people working at installation-level helping facilites better meet the needs of service members and their families."This important survey provides ... a means to ensure that

  • Help Eglin recycle: what to know

    As all of Team Eglin begins pitching in with trash disposal and recycling, the Eglin Recycle Center would like to ensure personnel know what is and is not recyclable.The public squares are set in buildings throughout the base to collect recyclables. Each one is labeled to collect a certain material.

  • Custodial cuts create cleaning chores

    With more than a $6 Million shortfall in the 2011 Base Operating Support budget, changes on Eglin were inevitable. Now, all of Team Eglin will pitch in to take out the trash.Three major contracts have been either eliminated or drastically reduced, including the building custodial contract, the mail

  • Initiative strives to boost number of CCAF graduates

    In an attempt to increase the number of Community College of the Air Force graduates on Air Force Materiel Command bases, command officials rolled out a plan entitled "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" Jan. 1.Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, addressed the importance of the campaign

  • Eglin Airman wins Afghanistan Thanksgiving run

    In the United States, Thanksgiving is traditionally a time to sit down with family and get stuffed over an extravagant meal. Even far away from family in Afghanistan, Soldiers are still treated to a feast.In an effort to counter the opportunity to gorge on food not often offered, the 344th Combat