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 Medical Group brings
reality into surgical
demonstration.
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 Operation Cold Pizza
delivers hot take-out,
on time.
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 Carter announces
12 weeks paid military
maternity leave.
See story Page 4
 4th quarter status
of discipline.
See story Page 5
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waited at the gate.
It was more time consuming to give the driver
access, whether it was due
to lack of customer communication or the customer’s
DoD ID card not being
registered in the security
system, said Boyajian.
The previous system
also made it difficult to
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a legitimate need to access
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Airman Megan Dunlap, a surgical technician with the 96th Surgical
Operations Squadron, removes the sterile covers from an operating
room lamp after an exercise of a simulated amputation Jan. 14.
Lt. Col. Bruce Lynch, 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, performs an
amputation surgery demonstration on a simulated patient’s leg at Eglin
Hospital on Jan. 14.
Additionally, restaurant
managers are required to
notify the base of approved
drivers no longer working
for them, and renew the
base access request memorandums every 30 days,
according to Eash.
The process may seem
daunting at first, but it cuts
delivery time for customers, promotes business
within the local community,
and increases the safety of
base patrons.
“For security forces,
customer service means
we keep the base populace
safe,” said Boyajian. “If
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house while it’s still hot, but
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the person’s access or the
company’s agreement, depending on the severity of
the offense.”
Restaurants must show
frequent deliveries to the
base to be considered for
security forces sponsorship. Passes are strictly
authorized for delivery
services only, and must
be renewed every 30 days
to remain valid for each
approved driver. If an approved driver does anything to merit an arrest
warrant, the warrant will
be reflected in Eglin’s security system, and authorization for the driver’s pass
will be terminated.
If a driver with revoked
privileges tries to access
the installation, a scan of
the pass will reflect that.
This results in pass confiscation and denied access.
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A 96th Medical Group surgical team treats a simulated amputation of a right leg, Jan. 14 at Eglin Hospital.
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The 96th Security Forces Squadron has new procedures
allowing fast food delivery vendors to apply for security
forces sponsorship, streamlining take-out deliveries on
base. Passes are authorized for delivery services only, and
must be renewed every 30 days. The process cuts delivery
time for customers, promotes business within the local
community, and increases the safety of base patrons.
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Operation Cold Pizza
aims for anything but.
Eglin Defenders streamlined how take-out is delivered on base through a new
sponsorship process making food deliveries timely
and hassle-free.
“We have new procedures to allow certain fast
food delivery vendors to
apply for security forces
sponsorship,” said Capt.
Gregory Boyajian, 96th Security Forces Squadron officer in charge of plans and
programs. “Being sponsored by security forces
means delivery drivers can
receive up to a 30-day pass,
so they don’t have to stop
at either of the two visitors
centers for every delivery.”
Before Operation Cold
Pizza, members wanting to
order take-out would have
to vouch for the delivery
through the validation
of their Department of
Defense ID card number
non-commissioned officer
in charge of pass and registration. “With the new
procedures in place, we’re
able to balance the two by
monitoring commercial
entities under our sponsorship more effectively.”
Based on an assessment of the food delivery
services being utilized the
most, four local pizza delivery companies took part in
Operation Cold Pizza’s pilot
program, which turned out
to be successful, according
to Eash.
Though the new process
is offered to any interested
off-base restaurant, Boyajian cautions there are guidelines to qualify and rules to
follow once access is given.
“Sponsorship is a
privilege, not a right,” said
Boyajian. “If drivers violate
the rules, we can terminate
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By LISA FERDINANDO
Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON — The
Defense Department is
increasing military maternity leave and instituting
other changes in an effort
to support military families, improve retention and
strengthen the force of the
future, Defense Secretary
Ash Carter has announced.
Women across the joint
force can now take 12 weeks
of fully paid maternity leave,
Carter told reporters at the
Pentagon. The 12-week benefit is double the amount
of time for paid maternity
leave from when he became
defense chief nearly a year
ago, he noted.
“This puts DoD in the top
tier of institutions nationwide
and will have significant influence on decision-making
for our military family members,” Carter said.
While being an incentive
for attracting and retaining
talent, the secretary said,
the benefit also promotes
the health and wellness of
mothers through facilitating recovery and promoting
feeding and bonding with the
infant.
“Our calculation is quite
simple — we want our people to be able to balance two
of the most solemn commitments they can ever make:
a commitment to serve their
country and a commitment
to start and support a family,” he said.
The announcement builds
on previously announced initiatives on strengthening the
force of the future, he said.
Those previous reforms, he
added, included opening all
remaining combat occupations to women.
Parental leave,
support for new parents
The maternity leave decision applies to all service
members in the active duty
component and to reservecomponent members serving in a full-time status or
on definite active duty recall
or mobilization orders in excess of 12 months.
The 12 weeks is less than
the Navy’s decision last year
to institute 18 weeks of fully
paid maternity leave, Carter
noted. Sailors and Marines
who are currently pregnant
or who become pregnant
within 30 days of the enactment of the policy can still
take the full 18 weeks of paid
leave, he said.
To better support new
Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz | DoD
mothers when they return
to work, Carter said, he is Defense Secretary Ash Carter discusses reforms to his Force of the Future program to
requiring that a mothers’ improve the quality of life for military personnel during a briefing at the Pentagon, Jan 28.
room be made available
in every DoD facility with
more than 50 women. In ad- are by no means incompat- that would prevent them
dition, the Defense Depart- ible goals.”
from having children in the
ment is seeking legislation
future.
to expand military paterTaking into account the
Remain at current location
nity leave from the current
tremendous
sacrifices miliwith additional obligation
10-day leave benefit to a
tary members make, the DeCarter noted that mili- fense Department will cover
14-day noncontinuous leave
tary
members might want the cost of freezing sperm
benefit, he said.
to stay at their current lo- or eggs through a pilot procation for a variety of fam- gram for active duty service
Increasing hours
ily-related reasons, such members, Carter said.
of military child care
as wanting to remain near
The department also is
The Defense Department relatives, be close to a medilooking
at how it can provide
subsidizes child care on mili- cal facility that specializes in
tary installations to ensure care needed for a child with reproductive technologies
its affordability, Carter said. a medical condition, or have like IVF to a wider populaHowever, he added, military a child finish out the same tion, he said. Currently, DoD
provides reduced-cost treatfamilies often have to use high school.
ment at six locations.
outside providers because
When the needs of the
These benefits provide
the hours at military child force permit, the secretary
care facilities do not align said, commanders will be the force greater confidence
with the work schedules of empowered to make rea- about their future, and they
allow greater flexibility for
service members.
sonable accommodations to
With those challenges in allow service members to re- starting a family, Carter
mind, the Defense Depart- main, in exchange for an ad- said.
They are one more tool,
ment is increasing child care ditional service obligation.
he said, to make the military
access to 14 hours of the day
a family-friendly employer
across the force, he said.
Greater flexibility
that honors the desires of
“By providing our troops
in
family
planning
those who want to comwith child care they can rely
on from before reveille until
The military asks its men mit fully to their careers or
after taps, we provide one and women to make incom- serve courageously in commore reason for them to stay parable sacrifices, Carter bat, while preserving their
on board,” he said. “We show said, potentially putting ability to have children in the
them that supporting a fam- them in situations where future.
ily and serving our country they could suffer injuries
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the 96th CS was discharged
with a General service characterization for drug abuse.
A staff sergeant from the
The following disciplin96th Aircraft Maintenance
ary actions occurred here
Squadron received a reducbetween October and Detion in rank to senior airman
cember 2015.
and a reprimand for derelicA senior airman from
tion of duty.
the16th Electronic Warfare
An airman from the 96th
Squadron received a susAMXS was discharged with
pended reduction in rank
an Honorable service charto airman 1st class for drivacterization for failure in the
ing under the influence of
fitness program.
alcohol.
An airman 1st class
An airman 1st class from
from the 96th Maintenance
the 96th Communications
Squadron received a reSquadron was found guilty
duction in rank to airman
at court-martial for being
absent without leave and the basic for the wrongful use of
marijuana.
wrongful use of oxycodone
A senior airman from the
and was sentenced to
96th MXS received a reduc22 days confinement.
A senior airman from the tion in rank to airman 1st
96th CS was discharged with class, a suspended reduca General service character- tion in rank to airman and a
reprimand for being absent
ization for sexual assault.
An airman 1st class from without leave and making a
96th Test Wing
legal office
false official statement.
An airman basic from
the 96th MXS was discharged with a General
service characterization for
drug abuse.
An airman 1st class from
the 96th Security Forces
Squadron received a suspended reduction in rank to
airman, forfeitures of $867
pay and a reprimand for
being absent without leave
and making a false official
statement.
An airman from the 96th
SFS received a reduction in
rank to airman basic and a
reprimand for dereliction
of duty.
An airman 1st class from
the 96th SFS received a
reduction in rank to airman
basic, restriction to base for
30 days and a reprimand for
the wrongful use of oxymorphone and oxycodone.
An airman basic from
the 96th SFS received
14 days extra duty and a
reprimand for being absent
without leave, making a
false official statement and
for the wrongful use of oxymorphone and oxycodone.
An airman from the 96th
SFS was discharged with an
Honorable service characterization for failure in the
fitness program.
An airman 1st class from
the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron received a
suspended reduction in
rank to airman, 15 days
extra duty and a reprimand
for dereliction of duty.
An airman 1st class from
the 96th SGCS received a
suspended reduction in rank
to airman, 15 days extra
duty and a reprimand for
dereliction of duty.
An airman 1st class from
the 96th SGCS received a
reduction in rank to airman
and a reprimand for dereliction of duty.
A senior airman from the
96th SGCS was discharged
with a General service characterization for drug abuse.
A senior airman from the
96th Dental Squadron was
discharged with an Honorable service characterization for failure in the fitness
program.
A federal civilian employee received oral admonishment for failure to
request leave according to
established procedures.
A federal civilian employee received a reprimand for
deliberate misrepresentation and lack of candor.
A federal civilian employee received a reprimand
for conduct unbecoming a
federal employee.
A federal civilian employee was removed from
employment for conduct
unbecoming a federal
employee.
A federal civilian employee resigned prior to
discipline for abusive and
disrespectful treatment
of a customer.
A federal civilian employee was terminated for
failure to qualify during
probation.
A federal civilian employee resigned prior to discipline for misrepresentation
of facts, for misuse of and
failure to pay a government
travel card.
A federal civilian employee received a 30-day suspension for failing a drug test.
A federal civilian employee received an oral admonishment for a security
violation.
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A 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team moves
an AIM-120 to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Loadcrew
of the Year competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Jan. 29. Two
F-16 loadcrews battled two F-15 Eagle loadcrews for the
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$580 million
for VBMS in
2009. Costs
are continuing to grow
too because,
by design,
VBMS gets
a software
upgrade
every three
months. And
apart from quarterly upgrades, VA plans for major
innovations to the VBMS
starting in 2018.
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
said he called last week
to focus on “yet another VA
project that is over budget
and underachieving.”
Amid the waves of criticism that followed, including testimony on results of
troublesome audits by VA’s
Office of Inspector General
and the Government Accountability Office, doubts
Tom
Philpott
surfaced as to what impact
the VBMS alone might have
had on the backlog melt.
A VA claim is said to be
in backlog status if awaiting
a decision beyond 125 days
of being filed. The size of the
backlog peaked in March
2013 at 611,000. It stands
today between 75,000 and
80,000, said Beth McCoy,
VA’s deputy under secretary
for field operations. She
credited the decline in large
part to the increasing effectiveness of the VBMS.
Miller complained that
the backlog wasn’t eliminated by 2015 as VA had vowed
it would be. And both Miller
and Brent Arronte, deputy
assistant inspector general
for VA audits and evaluations, questioned how much
credit VBMS deserves for
the backlog’s sharp decline.
Miller noted that the
Veterans Benefits Adminis-
tration also had hired 7,300
more full-time employees
from 2007 to 2014. Arronte
said VBA spent a combined
$255 million on mandatory
overtime to work the backlog, and VA implemented a
fully developed claims process to shorten processing
times.
Whatever VBMS contributed to the backlog’s decline, Arronte said, its costs
“continue to spiral upward
and final end state costs
remain unknown.” Consequently, VA cannot be sure if
its paperless claims system
is providing “an effective
return on its investment,”
he said.
Most overruns, Miller
said, “would be bad enough
but, after six years in development, VBMS is still
not able to fully support disability claims and pension
applications.” And for claim
decisions on appeal, he said,
VBMS “only acts as a document repository.” So even
as the backlog of original
claims has fallen, Miller
said, the number of claims
awaiting appeal decisions
jumped 70 percent the past
three years to 433,000.
In VA’s defense, McCoy and Dawn Bontempo,
director of Veterans Benefits Management System
Program Management Office, suggested lawmakers
are wrong to label VBMS
spending increases as cost
overruns.
“Scope and cost increases were planned, essential
and approved to move beyond just an initial electronic repository functionality,”
McCoy said.
To better serve veterans
as well as veteran service
organizations and VA claim
processors, VA steadily is
increasing “automation
functionality,” McCoy said.
“That’s something we will
probably never finish.”
The VBMS, added Bontempo, was never meant
to be a project where all
requirements are defined
upfront, a system is built to
meet them, and “years later
you have something delivered that may not be meeting your user needs. That’s
a traditional IT project; we
did not go down that path.”
The VBMS design, she
said, “allowed us to build
requirements as we were
going along.” So the system has benefited from
“seventeen major software
releases and 56 minor releases in just four years,”
McCoy said.
As VBMS tools and processes improve, as more
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Deployed Eglin doctor participates in Bagram exercise
Maj. (Dr.) Kenneth Beadle, right, emergency room physician deployed from Eglin Air
Force Base, leads a simulated patient into the emergency room during an exercise at
Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 23. The exercise allowed pararescue and medical
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files are scanned into the
system, VA can better serve
veterans seeking compensation, she said.
However, recent audits
and feedback from VBMS
users suggest a system
plagued by weaknesses and
defects. Though 95 percent
of records related to veterans’ disability claims are
now electronic and reside in
VBMS, the system still can’t
fully support disability and
pension claims, GAO said.
Many of the software
releases touted by VA, it
added, contained defects
“that reduce system functionality” and “adversely
affect users’ ability to process disability claims in an
efficient manner.”
The American Legion, in
a written statement to the
committee, complained that
its claim assistance officers
and the veterans they help
are frustrated often by improperly identified scanned
documents and VBMS’ lack
of file search capabilities. As
a result, the VBMS “offers
little to no improvement
over manually searching
through paper files, with
perhaps additional eye
strain from staring at monitors,” the Legion advised.
GAO reported that VA
“has not yet produced a
plan that identifies when the
system will be completed”
or a reliable estimate of cost
to complete. That limited
view for managers and
other stakeholders risks the
VBMS “not having sufficient
funding to complete development,” GAO said.
Also, while VA hasn’t
conducted a customer satisfaction survey, GAO’s own
survey found a majority of
users satisfied, but claim
decision review officers
“were considerably less
satisfied.”
Miller tried to make the
case that paperless claims
were resulting in decisions
of lesser quality, which accounted for a ballooning of
claims on appeal. McCoy
disputed that, arguing that
overall claim accuracy
scores had climbed from
83 percent in 2011 to
91 percent last year.
“Veterans are much
better off because of the
electronic system,” McCoy
said. “We were outdated
(and) should have done this
years ago.”
Miller said VA still must
be held to account for unbridled spending.
“It can’t be pouring in
more and more and more
money without any cost controls. I think that’s what the
committee needs to focus
on,” he said.
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Over the past five years,
since Republicans won back
control of the House, the
Department of Veterans
Affairs has been flogged
publicly many times, often
for allowing a mountain of
backlogged disability compensation claims.
As the backlog fell, lawmakers now are learning
they should have paid more
attention to how much VA
was spending on its primary
tool for the task — a paperless claim system. They’re
paying attention now.
The cost of VA’s electronic claims network, called the
Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS), is
$1 billion so far and soon
will reach $1.3 billion, VA
conceded last week to the
House Veterans Affairs
Committee.
That’s more than double
VA’s original estimate of
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Registration for youth
baseball is open until
Feb. 29 at the Eglin Youth
Center Monday through
Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. Cost
is $50 per child or $100 per
family. Players must be age
5 prior to March 4 and under
age 13 until May 21. Practices begin the week of March
7, with games ending May
21. Full registration details
and forms are available at
the Youth Center. Volunteer
coaches and officials are
needed. Contact Terry Evans at 850-882-5074.
The Eglin Chapel Singles
and Young Adults Group will
host a free Super Bowl Party
on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m.
at the Airmen Lighthouse
Center. Everyone with base
access is welcome to come
enjoy snacks, beverages
and to watch the game. For
more information, call Dave
Nickerson 850-882-4046.
(96TW/HC Ms. Schneider
850-882-7302)
Family Movie
scheduled Feb. 6
Join the Integrated
Learning Center (ILC)
at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 6, for a free family fun
day with games and crafts,
movie, free popcorn and
prizes. The feature movie,
“Pan,” will begin at 1 p.m.
Parents are welcome to
watch the movie or use the
computers, Wi-Fi, game
room or quiet room during
the movie, but must remain
in the facility. Hangar 3 is
located next to Legends
2133435
Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat 9-12 | 850-314-0189
450 C Racetrack Rd NW. FWB, FL Wright Plaza
Youth Baseball
Registration
Free Super Bowl
Party Feb. 7
briefs From page 10
Sports Grill, Bldg. 825, by
the Fitness Center. For
more information, please
call 850-882-9308.
Ashes to Dust
5K Run/Walk
The Eglin Chapel will
sponsor an Ashes to Dust 5K
Run/Walk on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the CE Pavilion. The 5K Run/Walk starts
at 7 a.m. From 6:30 to 6:50
a.m. there will be an option
to receive ashes and listen
to a short devotional to start
Lent. For more information,
call 850-882-2111. (96TW/HC
Ms. Schneider 850-882-7302)
Marriage Seminar
‘5 Love Languages’
A 4-part video marriage
enrichment seminar —
5 Love Languages, and
how it can impact our relationships — will take place
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Feb. 9, 16 and 23. Bring your
own lunch. Call the A&FRC
at 850-882-9060 to sign up.
“The Warrior Princess”
series, Monday nights, at 6
p.m. at the Chapel Center
Annex. This Bible-based
study will reference 1 John
4:4. For further information,
please contact Sarah Percy
at 850-496-6697. (96TW/HC
Ms. Schneider 2-7302)
First Friday
Mardi Gras
Eglin’s Bayview Club
members and their families
are invited to enjoy a special
social hour event Feb. 5 starting at 4:30 p.m. featuring a
free buffet for Eglin Bayview
Club members, their immediate family and all children
ages 12 and under. TDY club
members always receive
Bayview pricing. Admission
is $5 for all other club members and nonmembers ages
13 and older. Menu includes
Chicken Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, Red Beans &
Rice, Corn, Salad and Bread
Pudding. Drawings will be
held throughout the evening.
850-651-1010.
Eglin Chapel PWOC
Bible Study
Casino Night
at the Bayview
Casino Night comes to
The Eglin Chapel Prot- the Bayview on Feb. 5 from
estant Women of the Chapel
will host its 2016 Bible Study,
See briefs page 11
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Sunday
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Morning Worship
6:00 pm Evening Service
Wednesday
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Scenic Hiking
Adventure
Join Outdoor Recreation
for a hiking trip along the
historic Torreya State Park
Trail in Northwest Florida at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and Sunday,
Feb. 28. Hike will consist
of about a 1½-hour backpacking trek into the woods
on either the scenic trail or
the majestic challenge trail
climbing to 300 feet above
the Apalachicola River at
Logan’s Bluff. Hike will
break for lunch in the picnic
area. Cost is $25 per person.
Participants should wear
walking shoes and bring
water, lunch, insect repellent and any other hiking
attire. Enjoy outdoor fitness
fun with family and friends.
Sign up at Outdoor Rec and
please make staff aware of
allergies or other pertinent
medical conditions when
signing up. 850-882-5058.
Capstone set
for February
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study,
Children and Youth Programs
Tom & Peggy Rice • Proprietors
5 to 8 p.m. Featured games
include Blackjack, Texas
Hold’em, Roulette, Wheel
of Fortune and Craps. Cost
to play for ages 18 and up
is $5 for club members and
$10 for nonmembers. Price
for nonmembers includes
the First Friday Buffet. At
the end of the night, chips
may be turned into tickets
for drawings for over $1,500
in prizes donated by FSS activities and event sponsors.
850-651-1010.
Capstone (DD Form
2958), the culminating
activity to verify Career
Readiness Standards will
take place on Monday,
Feb. 8, 22, and 29 from 1 to
3 p.m. Mandatory one-day
briefing for all separating
or retiring personnel and
should be accomplished no
later than 90 days prior to
discharge. Pre-separation
Counseling and Transition
GPS Workshop are prereq-
uisites. Call the A&FRC at
850-882-9060 to sign up.
Tips for Federal
Employment
VEA, Key Spouse
of the Year Award
The Volunteer Excellence Award (VEA) and Key
Spouse of the Year Award
will be presented at the
96 TW Annual Awards Banquet held at the Bayview
Club at 6 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 12. All Team Eglin is
invited to attend. For more
information, please call
850-882-9060.
Tips for Federal Employment is a one-day class
scheduled for Wednesday,
Feb. 17 from 8:30 to 11:30
a.m. You will learn how to
navigate USAJOBS, create
and manage your account,
and analyze job announcements. You will receive tips
on how to tailor your federal
résumé and avoid making
the common mistake of submitting a generic two-page
Outdoor Rec will depart
résumé to apply for a federal
job. Call the Airman & Fam- for a trip to swim with the
ily Readiness Center at 850- manatees in Crystal River
at 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12,
882-9060 to register.
and return Sunday, Feb.
14, at 9 p.m. Transportation, two nights in lodging
and equipment require a
fee of $50 per person due
The 17th annual Camel- at the time of registration.
lia Workshop/Open House/ Call 850-882-5058 for more
Plant Sale, presented by the information.
Greater Fort Walton Beach
Camellia Society, will be held
on Saturday, Feb. 6, from
9 a.m. until noon. The workJoin Eglin ITT Feb. 6
shop, which is open to the and/or Feb. 9 as they travel
public free of charge, will to the Big Easy for Mardi
be at the Okaloosa County Gras. Explore the sights
Extension Service Build- beautiful New Orleans has
ing, W. 127 Hollywood Ave., to offer, catch beads along
Fort Walton Beach. This is the parade route, and enjoy
an open house type event, the convenience of Eglin
so participants may arrive ITT transportation. Cost is
and leave anytime during $55 per person and includes
the morning. Several variet- transportation, King Cake
ies of camellia plants will be and spirits. Must be over age
available for purchase. For 18 to sign up. 850-882-5930.
more information, call Joe at
850-862-4526 or email camelliafwb@cox.net.
Swim with the
manatees
Camellia Workshop
and Plant Sale
Annual weapons systems
evaluation set for next week
By KELLY HUMPHREY
Northwest Florida Daily News
While it might look and
sound pretty realistic from
the shoreline, the dozens of
boats and aircraft converging on and over the Gulf of
Mexico and Choctawhatchee
Bay next week won’t really
be battling each other.
Each year about this time,
the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group conducts boat operations in the Gulf and bay.
Preparations for this year’s
Weapons Systems Evaluation Program will begin on
Wednesday, with operations
taking place Feb. 8-11.
Each morning, fighter
aircraft will release munitions between 8 a.m. and
noon approximately eight
to 20 nautical miles south of
Destin in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Air Force will conduct
the tests within a cleared
safety area to ensure the
safety of civilian boaters and
fishermen.
Eglin will issue notices
to mariners prior to the
missions, and flyers will be
handed out at local marinas.
Boat surveillance will be in
place while the missions are
conducted in order to warn
civilian boats away from the
area.
Between 1 and 5 p.m.
each afternoon of the mission, approximately 30 boats
will travel in formation on
the Choctawhatchee Bay between the Mid-Bay Bridge
and the U.S. 331 bridge. Jets
flying overhead will use the
boats as visual targets, but
no weapons or ammunition
will be involved in this portion of the mission.
To add to the realism of
the evaluation, some boat
operators will be dressed in
military uniforms or white
costumes, and may carry
rubber rifles painted in highly visible colors. Some boats
may have fake deck guns and
rocket launcher tubes, and
may use marine flares.
“We want people to know
that there’s no reason to be
alarmed,” said Eglin spokeswoman Sara Vidoni.
The public is welcome to
watch the activities in the
bay from the shoreline.
“Unfortunately, we can’t
tell you the exact time that
activities will be taking place
— just a time range,” Vidoni
added.
Mardi Gras Tours
Heart Link
Join Heart Link for a fun
filled day designed to give
military spouses a better
understanding of the military way of life. Free meal
included for all attendees.
Call the A&FRC at 850-8829060 for more information
or to register for their next
event scheduled from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 10.
Half price golf for
Eglin Club members
Bayview Club members
using their club credit card
to pay for a round of golf at
the Eglin Golf Course will receive a 50 percent discount
on weekdays. Discount applies only to a round of golf
played Monday-Friday and
paid for with a club card.
Carts are available at regular price. This winter special
runs through February 2016
850-882-2949.
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Eglin Briefs
Page 12 | THE EGLIN DISPATCH | Friday, February 5, 2016
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limitation
or
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color,
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sex,
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or national origin, or an
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Familial status includes
children under the age
of 18 living with parents
or
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custodians,
pregnant women and
people
securing
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of the law. Our readers
are
hereby
informed
that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on a equal
opportunity
basis.
To
complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at
1-800-669-9777.
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hearing
impaired
is
1-800-927-9275.
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