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  • AF announces master, technical sergeant promotions

    The Air Force selected 6,002 of 24,115 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,314 of 39,797 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The master sergeant selection rate, 24.89 percent, rose 5.03 percent from last year, while this year's technical

  • Changes in works for Air Force PT uniform

    The Air Force uniform board is working to resolve Airmen's issues with the Air Force physical training uniform, which became mandatory for wear in Fall 2006. The board has received nearly 500 inputs from Airmen including suggestions on ways to improve the uniform, and some of those changes are in

  • Air Force forecasters gear up for hurricane season

    National Hurricane Center officials predict the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and continues through Nov. 30, to have a 75 percent chance of being an "above average" season. NHC forecasters predict the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will have 13 to 17 named storms, of which seven to

  • 28 TES Airman awarded Bronze Star

    Lieutenant Colonel Derek Hoffnung, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, was awarded a Bronze Star for his exceptional actions while deployed to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq from May to Nov. 2006. While at Camp Victory he served as the commander of the 704th Expeditionary Support Squadron,

  • COMACC Memorial Day Message

    Memorial Day is a day to remember all the men and women who have paid the ultimate price to defend the freedoms that make the United States of America the greatest nation in the world. It is a time for us to reconnect with our nation's and our Air Force's history and values by honoring and

  • 72TES volunteers help desperate community

    Residents of small towns in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri were bracing for the worst flooding along the Missouri River in more than a decade when six members of the 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron, answered a distress call from one of those communities earlier this month. The volunteers from the 72d

  • Motorcycle policy eliminates ambiguity, sets standard

    In efforts to keep Team Eglin's motorcyclists safe, the rider policy has been modified to eliminate ambiguity in regards to motorcycle rider visibility and garment requirements. This new policy has been approved by the military commanders and civilian unions of Eglin. The new policy concerning