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  • American Diabetes Month awareness

    According to the American Diabetes Association, someone is diagnosed with this serious disease every 20 seconds. Diabetes is a serious illness in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy

  • Veteran's Day remembrance

    Veterans Day honors the duty, sacrifice and service of America's nearly 25 million veterans of all wars. On this Veterans Day, let us remember and honor those who have served and those who remain in service to our nation... they are the true heroes.We also need to remember the families and loved

  • Change coming to Eglin

    I want to thank you for coming out to the commander's calls to hear the updates on two important initiatives impacting Eglin. As we all know, the current U.S. fiscal environment requires the Department of Defense and the Air Force to find more efficient and effective ways of doing business. Earlier

  • CFC goal set for Eglin

    As we head into the next six weeks of the Combined Federal Campaign, I'd like to remind you of what a tremendous opportunity this is for Team Eglin to demonstrate its generosity.Being one of two sanctioned charitable drives in the Air Force, the CFC allows us to channel the willingness of our people

  • National Drug Take Back Day

    Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the U.S, killing more people than car crashes in more than one-third of the states. Federal officials reported 70 percent of people in the U.S who abuse prescription drugs such as narcotic painkillers get their supply from friends and

  • Combined Federal Campaign begins

    This year's Combined Federal Campaign kicks off Oct. 5 and will run through Nov. 16. This is one of two benefit drives officially sanctioned by the Air Force along with the AF Assistance Fund in the spring.Many relief agencies depend on the CFC to finance their operations. This past year alone,

  • Turn energy awareness into action

    This October, the Air Force joins our nation once again to observe Energy Awareness Month. This year's theme, "Power the Force, Fuel the Fight," encourages us to do more than just be "aware." Instead, military personnel and civilians alike should take action."Our country is in a new energy paradigm

  • Fire Prevention Week safety tips

    The base fire department, along with fire departments across the nation, commemorates National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 -15. Uncontrolled fire can destroy homes, possessions and lives. Fire Prevention Week is a time to check evacuation plans at home and the workplace to ensure the safety of

  • History of fire prevention week

    Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began October 8, but continued into and did most of its

  • Influenza season begins, vaccines available

    A mass influenza vaccination line for active duty and Eglin civilian government employees is scheduled for Sept. 26-29 from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the 9th Special Operations Squadron Auditorium and will be on a first-come first-serve basis. The auditorium is located on West F Avenue, across from the