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  • Pet Welfare offers safe harbor for furry friends

    The toy left behind brought no joy, the frigid 20-degree winter night brought no comfort, but tied to a picnic table, Eglin Pet Welfare volunteers found Hope, a Shar-pei, abandoned on the second day of the New Year. Famed "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz once said, "Happiness is a warm puppy."

  • Memorial Day challenge

    Team Eglin supports our local communities year after year during significantnational holidays by providing speakers, Honor Guard and aircraft flyovers.However, sadly the show of force on the ground is a little less "blue" thanone would expect considering the sacrifices of the heroes we honor

  • Down by the river: a tributary trip through the Eglin range

    A new tradition may have started this week with the first-ever kayak tour of the Eglin range April 19.I was initially hesitant about covering the tour. The photo imagery would be great, but juggling a paddle, an eight-pound camera, backpack and an inexperienced kayaker on a 15-foot plastic boat over

  • The priceless reward of service – a simple thank you

    Some people question the value of service in our nation's military or whether we adequately compensate our warriors. I always remind our Airmen that the opportunity to serve our nation and a cause greater than ourselves is a priceless reward. I saw a concrete example of that priceless reward this

  • Earth Day ties into an Air Force core value

    "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." -New England proverb -- Perhaps because I grew up in a large family, the proverb above became an ingrained practice. Some people today may think this attitude is dated, as if it were pulled from a Depression-era Farmer's Almanac. For me though,

  • Senior Airman meets with key leadership in DC

    Only two months ago, I sat at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, waiting on a flight home. While I was there, my duty title was Force Protection. This ranged from escorting Iraqis and Third Country Nationals (workers from countries other than the U.S. and Iraq) to guarding restricted area entry control points.

  • Eglin civilian recounts motorcycle/deer collision

    Editor's note: this is the recounting, description and analysis from Michael Jago, 96th Civil Engineer Group, who ran into a deer while on a motorcycle earlier this year.Feb. 28 was a clear and crisp Saturday afternoon.I was riding my 1100 Honda Shadow on Range Road 213. I can clearly recall right

  • Air Force Enlisted Village needs help

    When an active duty master sergeant died suddenly, he left behind a wife and four children at RAF Alconbury. With nowhere to go, this newly widowed Air Force wife was offered a home at the Air Force Enlisted Village. It would be a temporary home until they could make more permanent arrangements. Air

  • March is Florida archaeology month

    Florida's diverse history and prehistory stretches back over 12,000 years. Each year in March, statewide programs and events celebrating Florida Archaeology Month are designed to encourage Floridians and visitors to learn more about the archaeology and history of the state, and to preserve these

  • Team Lean Challenge begins again at Eglin

    Team Lean Challenge returns to Eglin with online enrollment in February.The theme is "Cleared for Take Off," and focuses on clearing the way for permanent healthy lifestyle changes which can"take off" your unwanted pounds. The program is designed to help military and civilian personnel develop