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  • Eglin passenger terminal services military, civilian flyers

    The Eglin passenger terminal, operated by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Air Operations section, provides air travel for eligible passengers on official travel and space available travel.The terminal operates here and at Duke Field, depending on where aircraft arrive or depart from,

  • Eglin Fitness Center expands training programs with multipurpose mat

    The Eglin Fitness Center recently installed a multipurpose mat to expand fitness program options to its patrons.With an average of more than 302,000 customers per year, the Fitness Center staff regularly looks at ways to meet and exceed their needs and interests, according to Ed Vieth, 96th Force

  • CPR/AED training available at Eglin

    Having the necessary training to save a life can make all the difference in an emergency situation.Peggy Shepherd, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator instructor, offers classes here for military and civilian personnel who want to equip themselves with valuable

  • More than 70 technical sergeants selected for master sergeant promotions

    Air Force officials selected 5,301 of 23,619 eligible technical sergeants to master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.44 percent.  The average score for those selected was 565.74, with an average time in grade of 4.02 years and time in service of 14.24, respectively.  Weighted factor averages

  • Traffic pattern changes begin near West gate

    The 96th Civil Engineer Group advises motorists coming onto or leaving the base through the West gate to take note as they approach the West gate chapel on Eglin Boulevard. They will soon experience new traffic patterns to increase safety.The road work is expected to be finished July 10 and new

  • 31st TES F-35s take on Green Flag

     F-35A Lightning IIs from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron played the U.S. Army's primary close air support platform during the latest iteration of the Green Flag exercise, GF 15-08, as the Air Force's program works toward its goal of declaring initial operational capability by the end of this

  • Marine graduates AF's only F-35 intelligence course

    The first U.S. Marine Corps officer graduated the Air Force's only F-35 Lightning II Intelligence Formal Training Unit course here June 24.The formal course combines fifth-generation fighter-specific and general intelligence academics applicable to the F-35 and the low observable global strike

  • 19 years later, 19 still remembered

    In keeping with tradition, the men and women of the 33rd Fighter Wing held the 19th Khobar Towers memorial ceremony here, June 25, to remember 12 fallen Nomads and seven other service members.On June 25, 1996, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Khobar Tower in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, that

  • NORTHERN EDGE provides environment for testing new capabilities

    With 18 experiments and initiatives undergoing field testing in Alaskan training ranges throughout Exercise Northern Edge 15, no other venue is as well suited for high-end operational testing."Northern Edge airspace is unique for us in a testing environment because it has a lot of joint players and

  • New Nomad takes helm at fighter wing

    The 33rd Fighter Wing welcomed a new commander, June 19, in an official ceremony attended by personnel, their families, community members and Team Eglin partners.Col. Lance R. Pilch formally accepted the role when he received the wing flag from Brig. Gen. John A. Cherrey, Air Education and Training