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  • AF reserve band performs with local students

    The Band of the United States Air Force Reserve wowed more than 300 middle and high school band students at Choctawhatchee High School during a concert Oct. 2 in Fort Walton Beach. The 40-member band was offered the opportunity by the school's band director Chad Hannah to play at the high school

  • Team Eglin gets firefighter experience

    Commanders and first sergeants experienced what it's like to be a firefighter Oct. 5 to kick off Fire Prevention Week. The day began with the Inaugural Commanders vs. First Sergeants Challenge. The event was composed of five challenges, each presenting a small portion of what firefighters do on the

  • Eglin salutes the Year of the Air Force Family

    Supervisors, co-workers and friends come and go, but family is forever. In the coming months, Eglin will focus on the meaning, needs and strengths of the Air Force family during what's being called service wide, Year of the Air Force Family. YoAFF began in July and lasts to July 2010. At this time,

  • SFS keeps Eglin safe in variety of ways

    Patrolling 724 square miles of Eglin reservation can seem like quite a task. Nevertheless, the 96th Security Forces Squadron, with their more than 500 members and 60 vehicles, does just that. With Eglin's unique missions and landscape, security forces responsibilities are equally unique and

  • Contracting, finance, civil engineer team closes out FY09

    At the end of fiscal year 2009, Eglin's contracting squadron executed approximately $185 million of the base budget. They know well what it is like to run a fast-pace race with high quality on limited resources. "The last 45 days are high speed but it is really an all year task supporting all of

  • Commander predicts success implementing world's first F-35 wing

    Training the first generation of F- 35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the next phase of air dominance brings the "privilege of a lifetime" for the new 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "I'm eager and excited by the challenge of being a part of the next 35 to 50 years of air dominance,"

  • ALS Airmen wake up to open ranks

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series following ALS Class 10-Alpha from inprocessing all the way to graduation. It will highlight the month-long class and explain what an Airman experiences during this time. The ALS series will highlight open rank inspections, community service events,