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  • Lt. Col. John Breazeale, 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander (right), accepts the Fifth Annual 53rd Wing Commander’s Cup Safety Challenge first-place prize from Col. Michael Gantt, 53rd Wing commander, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 29. The squadron secured the win in the small group category for their innovate safety campaigns and practices. The 16-week, wing-wide contest was held in recognition of the 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign. It called upon participants to hold safety briefings, slogan contests, seat belt surveys and Commander's Safety Calls, and create mishap prevention bulletins and safety magazine articles, among other events. In addition to the cup, squadron personnel were awarded with a two-day pass. (Photo courtesy of 84th TES.)

    84th Test and Evaluation Squadron lauded for safety practices

    Lt. Col. John Breazeale, 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander (right), accepts the Fifth Annual 53rd Wing Commander's Cup Safety Challenge first-place prize from Col. Michael Gantt, 53rd Wing commander, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 29. The squadron secured the win in the small group category for their innovative safety campaigns
  • Tech. Sgt. Amy Bailey, 926th Mission Support Squadron (middle), is pinned on by her supervisor, Tech. Sgt. Vickie Sennet (right) and Maj. Dana Sullivan during her Promotion Enhancement Program ceremony here Sept. 30. Sergeant Bailey was the one applicant out of 11 nominated at 10th Air Force to be selected for the early promotion.

    926th Group celebrates first PEP recipient

    The 926th Group's first Promotion Enhancement Program recipient pinned on Sept. 30 during a ceremony here. Tech. Sgt. Amy Bailey, of the 926th Mission Support Squadron, spoke to a large crowd of Reserve and Regular Air Force co-workers who joined in to help celebrate her early promotion. "I'm so excited to have earned the promotion this way,"
  • Chaplain (Capt.) Donald Chaney joined the 926th Group as a traditional reservist in July. As chaplain, he's responsible for providing personnel with ministry of their own faith group and ensuring all members are able to exercise their religious freedoms.

    Meet the new 926th Group chaplain

    Q. Where are you from? A. My name is Chaplain Donald Chaney, and I'm originally from Sumter, South Carolina. Q. What is your background? A. I was an engineer in the active Navy and Navy Reserve for seven years, and in the Army National Guard in signal communications for three years before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1999. I received my
  • 78th Reconnaissance Squadron patch

    78th Reconnaissance Squadron reunion scheduled for Nov. 12-16

    The 78th Reconnaissance Squadron is scheduled to host the first Bushmaster reunion at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 12-16. The event will consist of a veterans muster, flightline tour, visits to Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base, and closing banquet. Attendees are responsible for securing hotel accommodations in Las Vegas and
  • The effective date for the revised fitness program was is now July 1, 2010. Biannual testing under the current fitness standards are still scheduled to begin Jan. 1. The six-month delay was a result of feedback obtained from the field that found implementing the new program in July 2010 would lead to a smoother transition and allow commanders adequate time to establish installation fitness assessment cells.

    Air Force unveils new fitness program

    Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks brings about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years and shifts a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect Jan. 1, 2010. In June, Air Force Chief of Staff
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