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  • AC-130J accident report released

    Air Force Materiel Command released an accident investigation board report for the mishap involving an AC-130J Ghostrider that occurred April 21, 2015.  The mishap occurred while conducting a medium risk flying qualities test sortie over the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 miles south of Eglin AFB,

  • Eglin Airmen fly to highlight new tanker

    Former 40th Flight Test Squadron Airman and F-16B pilot took to the sky Oct. 27 in a Fighting Falcon in support of the new KC-46A Pegasus Flight Test Program operating out of Boeing Field in Seattle.Maj. Matt Russell and an aerial photographer flew the mission as part of ongoing tanker flight tests

  • Combat Shield ensures Strike Eagles ready for war

    The 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hosted members of the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, during Combat Shield, Oct. 19-23.Combat Shield is an annual program aimed to provide operational combat Air Force units in Air Combat Command, a system-specific capability

  • Range police protect, serve range community, mission

    Much like local beach community police prepare for their "busy" season in the summer, the Range police officers prepare for the increased range activity as their "peak" season begins this week. Each year, range activity spikes with the beginning of hunting season in late October and continues

  • 53rd WG hosts large-scale weapons system evaluation

    The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group just completed one of the largest Weapons System Evaluation Programs to date.The purpose of the WSEP here is to evaluate operational Department of Defense and foreign ally personnel, fighters, missiles and gunnery in realistic air combat scenarios.The 53rd WEG is a

  • Eglin pilot earns prestigious safety award

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III awarded a 58th Fighter Squadron pilot the Koren Kolligian Jr. trophy for flight safety in a ceremony at the Pentagon Sept. 23.Capt. Timothy K. Killham, an F-35A Lightning II pilot, was given the award that recognizes outstanding feats of airmanship by

  • FY-15 second quarter status of discipline

    The following disciplinary actions occurred here between April and June:A staff sergeant from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a reduction in rank to senior airman, forfeiture of $655.50, and a reprimand for the wrongful use of hydrocodone and hydromorphone.An airman 1st class from

  • Boat patrol protects Eglin's coastline

    Each day, a small group of 96th Security Forces Squadron defenders gear up and prepare for a shift on patrol.  Instead of getting behind the wheel of a squad car, these Airmen put on life preservers and climb onto a boat to protect the base's extensive shoreline.Orange and white buoys and

  • More than 240 Airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 13,269 of 39,260 eligible senior airmen to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 33.8 percent.  The average score for those selected was 399.52, with an average time in grade of 2.22 years and time in service of 4.68, respectively.  Weighted factor averages included the