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  • Memorial held for Eglin's fallen Airman

    Just four days after the death of Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen, her squadron commander took her special agent badge to the beach to take some photos.  Lt. Col. Pamela Alley was capturing some shots of water rolling over Badge 1502, when a large wave broke and swept it out into the Gulf.  Alley said

  • Nomad's legacy in Desert Storm

    The Nomads have a heritage of air dominance, none more notable than their actions in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm where they secured the first aerial victories of the Gulf War.In August 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait to annex the country's rich oil reserves, President George H. W. Bush

  • Eglin honors MLK Day as day of service

    The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. observance ceremony was held at the Air Armament Museum Jan. 14.  The message for this year's event focused on service to community and building unity within the nation.Lt. Col. Sherrol James, 96th Medical Group chaplain, the guest speaker, delivered her

  • Local memorial set for Eglin's fallen Airman

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations 9th Field Investigations Squadron invites base personnel to a memorial in honor of Special Agent (Maj.) Adrianna M. Vorderbruggen Jan. 21, at 1 p.m.The service is at the Soundside Club main ballroom, 107 Kissam St., Bldg. 90910 at Hurlburt Field.  It is

  • Test teams aim at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

    Arriving in the rain, an HH-60G Pave Hawk landed here Jan. 5 to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun.The Pave Hawk will be here until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities, range safety, photographic

  • DOD identifies Air Force casualties

    The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.  They died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.Killed were:Maj. Adrianna M.

  • Third quarter status of discipline

    The following disciplinary actions occurred here between July - September 2015:A senior airman from the 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was found guilty  of sexual assault at a court-martial and was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, reduction to the rank of airman and confinement for six

  • Legacy, 5th Gen. aircraft unite at Checkered Flag

    Checkered Flag 16-1, a large-force exercise which gives a large number of legacy and fifth-generation aircraft the chance to practice combat training together, started Dec. 10 at Tyndall.This week-and-a-half long exercise focuses on the involvement of the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II's and legacy

  • 53rd Wing units develop, test new RPA assets

    (EDITOR'S NOTE:  Due to ISR and Creech AFB policy, the last names of maintainers, operations and intelligence personnel are removed.)Two geographically separated units from the 53rd Wing help operationally test new remotely piloted aircraft upgrades and models here.Detachment 4, the 53rd Test

  • Annual toy distribution helps families for holidays

    Eglin's annual Toy Drive distribution was held Dec. 4-5 for families who may need assistance finishing off the Christmas list this year.The program provides toys and gifts for families of Airmen E-6 and below. The first day of the program was by invitation only, while the second day was open to all