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  • 53d begins CC's Safety Cup Challenge

    The 53d Wing kicked off the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign with their annual Commander's Safety Cup Challenge, here May 21. The campaign is a competition among the units within the wing to see who can get out and promote safety in new and thoughtful ways. Points are given in a variety of

  • Eglin expo showcases leading technologies

    The base's annual Technology Expo begins June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the officers club. Over 35 national businesses will showcase technologies including image analysis and digital presentation equipment, reusable green products, new and upcoming communication technologies and ruggedized

  • Wing returns from one last exercise before transition

    Air superiority exercised in Savannah, Ga., marked the last time 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads packed up personnel and F-15 Eagles in a large force and 'wandered' out of town. During the east coast Dissimilar Aircraft Training May 11-21, Nomads flew and maintained 10 F-15's, almost half of the inventory

  • 308th launches new, improved weapons systems

    This is part of a series exploring the cradle-to-grave process of air armament. These stories will focus on some of the units involved in the acquisition, development and testing of weapons systems at Eglin Air Force Base.Weapons like the Joint Direct Attack Munition can turn a firefight to allied

  • EOHCAMPs ensure environmental problems are detected, corrected early

    A team of 35 experts will put Eglin's environmental programs under the microscope the week of June 22. The inspectors will evaluate Eglin, Duke Field, Camp Rudder, and Site C-6, and other range facilities to ensure environmental and occupational health compliance and adherence to the Environmental

  • JFIIT assists with ISR training

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team assisted the Operations Group at the U.S. Army's Joint Readiness Training Center and the U.S. Air Force's Green Flag East to enhance the joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training of the Army's 1st

  • New gate guards get new uniforms

    The "thin blue line" refers to the role of civilian police officers protecting society. As many commuters traveling on and off base may have noticed Eglin gate guard now resemble those "boys in blue." The new uniforms are just one of the many initiatives taking place to strengthen the Air Force's