Master Sgt. Daniel Drennen, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron flight chief, was awarded the 2014 National Defense Industrial Association Air Force Military Tester of the year award at the annual NDIA Test and Evaluation conference in Springfield, Va., March 2 through  4.

An Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commando permanently paralyzed from an enemy attack in 2013 will receive a mortgage-free home from the nonprofit organization Building Homes for Heroes, officials announced March 6 during a Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

Master Sgt. James Albanesi received the General Lew Allen Jr., Trophy for 2014, Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon in recognition of his outstanding contributions while assigned as the Forward Area Refueling Point manager at the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron on Hurlburt Field. 

The Navy Reserve will marked its centennial anniversary Tuesday with a series of events that started in Washington, D.C., and will continue at installations around the country during the year. The events will highlight the history of the Navy Reserve and the contributions reserve sailors have made to the nation’s security.

Eglin Air Force Base and Corvias Military Living recently announced that military retirees and federal civil service employees will become eligible to live on base beginning March 15.

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, recognized the Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program as part of the 2015 Bright Ideas program. Offered through partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Institute for Veteran and Military Families at Syracuse University, V-WISE provides comprehensive entrepreneurial training to women veterans, active duty and female family members.

Avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic after work with one small change – instead of exiting the base through the main gate, use the Kerwood Gate.