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  • 20th Space Control Squadron program celebrates ruby anniversary

    January 16, 2009, marked a significant milestone for the men and women of the 20th Space Control Squadron, both past and present. Former and current site personnel, including past commanders, crew members and civilians, took part in a rededication ceremony, ribbon cutting and dining out to celebrate

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4-8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Pilot knows bird strike danger first hand

    Former 46th Test Wing Vice Commander Col. Kevin Burns went for 26 and a half years without hitting a single bird in flight. But on April 23, 2001, just a short time before he retired from the Air Force, he found out just how serious a bird strike could be. The colonel, with 800 F-16 flight hours and

  • Eglin takes threat of aircraft, bird collisions seriously

    The world of aviation has long known that bird strikes on aircraft are common, costly and deadly. But when a flock of Canada geese recently brought down an airliner larger than an NBA basketball court, the rest of the world became aware, too. "It was an unfortunate thing that happened in New York,"

  • Team visits to answer personnel questions

    A team from the Air Force Personnel Center here successfully wrapped up phase one of the educational Spread the Word briefings Jan. 14, paving the way for the next round of experts to begin phase two - which involves taking the message to more than 70 remaining Air Force bases. The team will visit

  • Doors to open at 33rd FW Nomad University

    Cutting the ribbon of Nomad University Jan. 28 will mean doors of support opened for Airmen with personal issues related to the 33rd Fighter Wing drawdown. The area set aside in the same building as the dining facility provides a central location for family support, internet usage, faith-based

  • Abandoned asbestos housing vulnerable to vandalism

    What began as a seemingly harmless gesture of adolescence could possibly become a cause for concern among base housing officials as a dangerous act of vandalism. A rash of vandalism has broken out in the base housing area in vacant housing units scheduled for demolition. "People think just because

  • Team Eglin names local small business as training software developer

    Engineers at Eglin's 693rd Armament Systems Squadron chose Joint Technology Engineering, Inc., located in Valparaiso, Fla., as a local small business to partner with to enhance mission planning test and training software for the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon. "The warfighter expressed the urgency of this

  • Information Protection Office joins wing

    Effective Feb. 2, a new organization will be added to the 96th Air Base Wing's organizational chart. This new organization, formerly under the 96th Security Forces Squadron's Plans and Programs, will be designated as the Information Protection Office, or 96th ABW/IP. The realignment will move