Honor Guard

Bldg. 642
Range Road
Phone: 882-2156
On call: 883-4020
The Eglin Honor Guard, with more than 25 team members, handles more than 440 honors functions annually, including funerals and ceremonial honors. Precision, excellence, discipline, training and military traditions make Team Eglin’s Honor Guard the pride of Eglin Air Force Base.
Members in the Honor Guard gain certain benefits, which include a free Honor Guard uniform, consideration for an achievement medal for honorable service for four months upon completion of contract, exemption from bay orderly and base details, reserved parking at the Base Exchange, Commissary, The Breeze dining facility and Enlisted Club, and free games of bowling twice Monday through Wednesday. Members also get a



free six-month membership to the Enlisted Club, free ceremonial uniform dry-cleaning and 50 percent off green fees at Eglin’s Golf Course. The Honor Guard is always looking for volunteers to excel in this leadership opportunity. Experience satisfaction and esprit de corps as a part of this distinguished team. For information on serving, call 882-2156.
Readiness & Mortuary Affiars

Phone: 882-8084
24-hour Command Post: 883-4020
Readiness trains and equips seventy-six personnel assigned for worldwide deployment. Readiness deployed close to 30 squadron members in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Mortuary Affairs professionally handles cases involving active-duty, dependent, retiree and retiree dependent deaths within the Eglin community and local area. For Mortuary Affairs assistance during duty hours call 882-8084. For Mortuary Affairs after duty hours, call Eglin’s Command Post at 883-4020.