Tag: eglin air force base
The power of hiring people with disabilities in IT roles
At Global Connections to Employment (GCE), the mission to close the employment gap for people with disabilities is gaining momentum through information technology roles....
Northwest Florida airman honored after saving three lives
A U.S. Air Force Airman stationed at Eglin Air Force Base was honored with one of the military's highest honors this month after rescuing three...
Air Force Chief of Staff reaffirms total opposition to Navarre Pass
The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force is not mincing words when it comes to the U.S. military's position on the possible...
Explosion at Eglin’s McKinley Climatic Lab
Shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, an explosion occurred at the McKinley Climatic Lab located at Eglin Air Force Base, officials said. A 1000-foot cordon...
New Eglin Air Force base clinic pioneers Invisible Wounds care
When Tech. Sgt. Chris Ferrell was home from deployment he would sit in his family room in the wee hours of the morning, watching...
Eglin wins environmental sustainability award
Eglin Air Force Base is the winner of the 2017 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Sustainability, Department of Defense officials announced this week.
The award...
Eglin-developed “Mother of All Bombs” dropped in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced today that the U.S. Air Force has conducted a strike on an ISIS-K tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar...
American, Canadian militaries simulate attack over Northwest Florida waters
Fishing boats equipped with makeshift machine guns and assault weapons piloted by rogue pirates attempted to invade Northwest Florida waters last month. They were...
Local VA clinic to increase capacity, care
The local Veterans Affairs clinic broke ground this month at Eglin Air Force Base on an expansion project that will increase the clinic’s ability...
Solar projects in Northwest Florida to be among largest in state
One of the largest solar projects east of the Mississippi River is officially underway in Northwest Florida.
Executives from Gulf Power and Coronal Energy joined...
