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  • 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

  • New commander for 53rd Wing

    The 53rd Wing welcomed its new commander June 18 in a change of command ceremony here before its personnel, family and friends.Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, passed the wing guidon to Col. Adrian Spain as the wing's new leader. The wing bid farewell to Col.

  • Comptrollers rehearse expeditionary skills

    Comptroller Airmen spent June 6 in a simulated joint-deployment environment here, to exercise an infrequently practiced expeditionary skillset.The design was based on an exercise in the 1990s dubbed 'Top Dollar' and scaled down to a one-day simulation where Airmen exercise war-time skills including

  • Auto Hobby Shop services Eglin community's vehicles

    The Auto Hobby Shop, located on Eglin's east side next to the fitness track, does full-service and minor car repairs, tune-ups and is a do-it-yourself area for mechanics.  It is part of the base's recreation and leisure programs."Air Force auto hobby shops have a long history of providing eligible

  • More than 130 Airmen selected for tech sergeant promotion

    Congratulations to the following staff sergeants on their selection to the rank of technical sergeant. The Air Force overall statistics for this technical sergeant cycle were:Number eligible: 35,863Number selected: 8,446Selection rate: 23.55 percent33rd Fighter WingJake ClineJeremy DeckPaul