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  • Year of the Air Force Family events continue

    The Air Force is now halfway through the Year of the Air Force Family and Team Eglin has some new events for all members of the base community from physical fitness to financial classes."The Year of the Air Force Family shows our constant commitment to supporting our Eglin warriors through the four

  • Air Force returns enlisted high year of tenure to standards

    Air Force manpower and personnel officials here announced Jan. 27 a return of enlisted high year of tenure limits to their pre-2003 levels."We've considered returning HYT limits to their normal levels for several years. Now that our Air Force end strength is stabilizing, it is an appropriate time to

  • Military families gain access to free, online tutoring

    Defense Department officials here launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families. The site -- http://www.tutor.com/military -- offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, resume writing and more. Marine Corps

  • AFPC advises don't cash $3,000 VA checks

    Don't cash that check!!Air Force Personnel Center has advised Airmen who received $3,000 in emergency advanced payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs in late 2009 not to cash or deposit those checks.In addition to providing payments to veterans, some payments were made to Airmen on active

  • Tax Center open for business

    Tax season has begun and the Eglin tax center is here to help.The Eglin Tax Center stood up Jan. 20 to service military members, dependents, DOD civilians and retirees in the local area.In 2009, there were many new changes to tax law including the new home buyer's credit, making work pay, earned

  • Eglin Celebrates Enlisted Hall Completion

    Eglin celebrated the completion of the Eglin Enlisted Hall during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 15.The event culminated the transformation of the newly renovated building from the base theater, a project which took two years from beginning to end.The idea of recapturing prime real estate like the

  • BRAC Medical Expansion Clinic breaks ground

    Ground was broken today on a BRAC Medical Expansion Clinic, guaranteeing the smiles of more than 45,000 beneficiaries stay bright for many years.The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Committee directed the 7th Special Forces Group and the Joint Strike Fighter Training Center here and that decision

  • Bi-annual PT testing has arrived

    Are you due to test?That's the question base officials are asking active duty Air Force members, now that the new bi-annual fitness testing has started."Eglin warriors need to know when they need to take their PT test," said Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Westermeyer, 96th Air Base Wing command chief. "It