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  • AAFES Presidents Day holiday hours

    Exchange and consessionaire holiday hours for Presidents Day, Mon., Feb. 21 are as follows:Main Exchange 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Military Clothing Sales CLOSEDShoal Point Shoppette CLOSEDClass Six Shoppette 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Felix Lake Shoppette 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Charley's Steakery CLOSEDAnthony's Pizza 11

  • Box Tops for Education benefits Tyndall Elementary

    Silver Flag Exercise Site and Army and Air Force Exchange Service have teamed together to raise money for Tyndall Elementary School through the Box Tops for Education program. Box Tops for Education is a fundraising program designed and sponsored by the General Mills Corporation to assist schools

  • Tyndall resale lot relocated

    The Tyndall Vehicle Resale Lot recently relocated from the parking lot across from the 325th Air Control Squadron to the vacant parking lot adjacent to the Class Six Shopette in order to allow for the construction in progress at the prior location.The lot has been extremely successful over the last

  • Military working dog honored in memorial service

    Military working dog Walker was honored for his life and service in a memorial service on Tyndall Jan. 18. Walker was diagnosed with canine lumbosacral disease, also called lumbosacral stenosis and cauda equina syndrome. The disease is an arthritis that compresses the nerve roots and spinal cord as

  • Scholarship applications now available to military dependants

    Several base organizations have scholarship money available for military dependants to assist with the cost of their college education.The commissary, Tyndall Officers Spouses Club, Balfour Beatty and the Air Force Aid Society have opened their 2011 application windows for military dependants to

  • TRICARE officials announce Young Adult program

    The Department of Defense announced Jan. 13 its introduction of the premium-based TRICARE Young Adult Program which extends medical coverage to eligible military family members to age 26. Expected to be in place later this spring, TYAP implements the National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal

  • New vice chief of staff takes office

    Gen. Philip M. Breedlove took over as vice chief of staff of the Air Force Jan. 14, succeeding Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler who held the position since August 2009.General Breedlove most recently served as the Air Force deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, a position he

  • Air Force issues new government travel card

    The Air Force in partnership with CitiBank, has rolled out the new travel card program called Citi Controlled Spend Account (CSA) Dec 13. "This new mission-driven CSA card program replaces the traditional Defense Department Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) program which had become more of a

  • Tyndall marks significant achievement for Air Force rated career field

    Eleven Air Battle Manager students from the 325th Air Control Squadron graduated Jan. 12 as the first set of Airmen to graduate under the new syllabus, allowing them to earn their aeronautical wings."Being the first class to go through the newly established syllabus was an exhilarating ride," said

  • Airmen may be eligible for homestead tax exemption up to $50,000

    This year, Airmen may qualify to file for a homestead tax exemption up to $50,000 in the state of Florida under certain conditions. According to the Florida Department of Revenue, every person who owns and resides on real property in Florida as of January 1, 2011, and makes the property their