New base entry procedures begin Nov. 1

Requirements to gain entry to the installation will change November 1, when new procedures go into effect.Base access will follow a Trusted Traveler program, which allows all Department of Defense identification cardholders to vouch for occupants in their vehicle when entering the base. The program

AF implements changes to PT assessment

The Air Force has released further guidance on the implementation of several changes to the physical assessment test, which will take place Oct. 21.The new guidance includes additions to the body composition component of the fitness assessment, delegation of appeal authority for fitness assessments

Team Eglin resumes Combined Federal Campaign

The Combined Federal Campaign resumed here Oct. 18 after the government shutdown put a pause to the annual fundraiser. The CFC is one of two sanctioned charitable drives in the Air Force. The campaign allows Team Eglin to channel the willingness of its people to support eligible non-profit

AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system

Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website

The Breeze reopens to all ID cardholders

People who possess a DOD identification card have another dining option now that the Breeze Dining Facility is reopened.With the final phase of implementing the Food Transformation Initiative now complete, the doors opened to the Breeze Oct. 9, showing the sleek, remodeled interior. The completed

Navy rolls out F-35C

The Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft squadron, the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 101, hosted a rollout ceremony for their new aircraft at the squadron's home here Oct.1.The rollout ceremony commemorated the long, storied history of the "Grim Reapers" and the

F-35 flightline activity

Flu shots available for Eglin beneficiaries

The Influenza vaccine is available at the Eglin Immunization Clinic and Eglin primary care clinics during regular operating hours. Since influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, everyone is encouraged to get immunized early as flu activity typically peaks starting in January.The influenza

Commissary to close, Exchange unaffected by government shutdown

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will continue operations in the event of a U.S. Government shutdown on Oct. 1.Defense Commissary Agency stores will be open for a full business day Oct. 1 to reduce the amount of perishables on-hand, before beginning a systematic closure process to account for

F-35: New fighter creates new culture for 21st Century and beyond

She didn't have a smudge on her. Not a leak found anywhere. She even had that "new jet smell." Skies were blue, everything was perfect. Those were the conditions on that July day in 2011 when Lt. Col. Eric Smith took off from the Lockheed facilities at Fort Worth, Texas, in the first operational