Local K-9 team trains with Eglin security forces

Eglin's newest K-9 team began training just over a month ago, but the dog and his handler aren't Airmen, but part of the local police department.Officer Charles Pettis and Astro are assigned to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, but they train every day at Eglin's facilities to become an

Airman wins award for heroism

What began as an April day at the beach for an off-duty Airman evolved into acts of heroism, as he saved the lives of seven people caught in a riptide. Senior Airman Jonathon Bennett, 96th Security Forces Squadron, was recently awarded the Non- Commissioned Officers Association Vanguard Award for

ALS class falls in for Reveille

Eglin's "Batman" uses hobby, emergency training to aid tornado recovery

A recent emergency trip home turned into a superhero-like welcome for an Eglin NCO.Worried about his family affected by recent Alabama storms, Tech. Sgt. Charles Batson took leave from Eglin's safety office to help his hometown county May 3.When he learned everyone was safe and sound, he began to

Deployed surgical team gets troops back to the fight

The team moved quickly to fix the broken part - each person anticipating the moves of others and efficiently using tools to get the job done.It might have been a pit crew using mechanical skills to keep a car running its best in a weekend NASCAR race, but the prize for members of the 379th

53rd squadron performs flyover at AF academy

Team Eglin Picnic brings base, families together

LRS mechanics ensure servicability of nuclear-involved vehicles

International air forces converge on Eglin for annual meeting

Eglin Dental Clinic opens