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  • Medieval fair celebrates summer reading program

    More than 180 children, parents, knights and ladies attended the medieval faire at the youth center to celebrate their summer reading achievements July 29. The celebration was the culmination of the 2011 "A Midsummer Knight's Read," program held by the base library. More than 380 children signed

  • Airmen selected for promotion

    Air Force officials here selected 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 42.70 percent.The average score for those selected was 275.56, with an average time in grade of 1.88 years and an average time in service of 4.44 years. The average score

  • Team Eglin Airman honored in Destin

    Destin's summer patriotic gathering honored another Team Eglin Airman with a standing ovation.Capt. Andreas Flowers, representing the 33rd Fighter Wing, had no idea what to expect when he arrived at Harborwalk Village with his wife, Elisa, and their young daughters."I appreciate what you have done

  • AAC historian wins AFA award

    Clay McCutchan, an Air Armament Center historian, recently won the Gen. Lewis H. Brereton award.The award is given annually to a civilian Florida resident who has made the most outstanding contribution to airpower during the past year or over a multi-year period.McCutchan was presented the award

  • F-35 maintainer part of aviation history

    Behind the arrival of every new stealthy, supersonic joint strike fighter, are the amazing stories Airmen behind the scenes will tell about their careers for years to come.While the local media cameras captured the touchdown of the DoD's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter here, Staff Sgt.

  • 1st Air Force F-35 pilot part of aviation history

    With the arrival of the joint strike fighter, the military continues the historical milestones for the worldwide aviation industry in preparing the first F-35 Lightning II pilots.At no time during his 16 years in an Air Force flight suit, did Lt. Col. Eric Smith ever expect to be the first to fly

  • Hicks takes command of 53rd Wing

    From the battlefields of Afghanistan to a hangar on Eglin's flightline, Col. David Hicks travelled thousands of miles to take command of the 53rd Wing.The change of command, with Maj. Gen. James Hyatt presiding, saw Hicks assume command from Col. Michael Gantt. Gantt, is reassigned to Air Force A-5,