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  • Eglin warriors receive surprise promotion

    Recently, four Team Eglin warriors received an extra special holiday surprise - a promotion, via the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program."The program is for star performers who are having a little trouble with testing," said Chief Master Sgt. William Harner, Jr., 53rd Wing command chief. "It

  • Team Eglin ensures safety through wingman concept

    Due to budget drawdowns and staffing constraints, the 728th Air Control Squadron is reaching out to its Air Combat Command neighbor the 53rd Wing for safety support.The 728th ACS based here at Eglin, falls under the 552nd Air Control Wing located at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. "Back in 2008, the

  • AETC command chief visits Eglin's future

    The command chief master sergeant of Air Education and Training Command visited the 33rd Fighter Wing here recently for the first time to tour the future F-35 training campus and visit the joint enlisted personnel who are putting it all together."I have been impressed by everybody I have met so

  • New legal studies programs accepting applications next year

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from 1 January through 1 March. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active-duty Air Force commissioned officers. The FLEP is an assignment action,

  • Eglin hands out 18 Articles 15

    In the months of September - November, there were 18 Articles 15 offered here on base. Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior

  • Team Eglin Fitness Assessment Cell prepares for testing

    The Air Force will begin testing twice a year beginning in January and the newly created Fitness Assessment Cell at Eglin will be ready.Ben Gleason, Judith Forsyth, and Doug Crossland currently comprise the assessment team for all Team Eglin. Air Force leadership implemented testing cells to

  • Eglin Airmen awarded Bronze Stars for deployment accomplishments

    No matter what year it is, Dec. 7 is a date with special meaning to Americans since 1941. Some remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. Others remember the stories told by those who were alive on that fateful day. But Dec. 7, 2009, is a day several Eglin Airmen will remember for a different reason. Five

  • Mind Games: Airmen battle bulge with mental prowess

    As the holidays begin, people have a tendency to get lost in the season and indulge in festivities. Often this means packing on the pounds. Even as the holiday season gets into full swing, the new year brings with it a new set of strict physical fitness standards for the Air Force.Revisions to the

  • Applicants sought for air attaché duty

    Air Force officials here are accepting applications until Dec. 11 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill eight air attaché positions and assistant air attaché positions with in-country reporting dates ranging from August 2010 to September 2012. Officers selected for attaché