• TRICARE For Life pharmacy pilot program has begun

    The Eglin pharmacy staff will host a town hall March 26 from 5-6 p.m. in the Hospital pharmacy lobby to discuss a pilot program that affects TRICARE For Life beneficiaries. A new test program requiring TFL beneficiaries to use the TRICARE pharmacy home delivery service or a military pharmacy to fill

  • Military spouse workshop ignites career passions

    Being a military spouse requires dedication, commitment and often sacrifices. Recently, one of the sacrifices gaining more and more awareness is the challenge for spouses to find a successful, fulfilling and portable career that balances with the needs of their military life.In response to that

  • Eglin Airman exemplifies 'portrait of courage'

    When Cadet 1st Lts. Alison Nordlander, Ashlyn McNeely and Quianna Samuels made their weekly visit to a Texas quick stop for kolaches and gas April 17, 2013, they had no idea the next four hours would change their lives forever.Nordlander, now a commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the 96th Medical Group,

  • TRICARE ends walk-in admin services

    The Tricare Service Center will close for walk-in services April 1 here.The closure is part of a Department of Defense plan to close 189 Tricare facilities, saving more than $250 million over the next five years. "The closure of the walk-in Tricare Service Center will not affect any Tricare medical

  • Riding club helps train Soldiers

    The Sand and Spur Riding Club hosted a horse familiarization course for Army explosive ordnance disposal officers in late 2013.Approximately six Soldiers from the U.S. Army EOD Training Detachment participated in the course where they learned grooming, saddling, mounting, riding, packing and knot