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  • AF mourns loss of 9th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

    The ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James C. Binnicker passed away March 21 in Calhoun, Ga.Chief Binnicker was born in Orangeburg, S.C., on July 23, 1938. He was a leader and an Airman from the day he first joined the Civil Air Patrol as a high school freshman. His childhood dream was to

  • First production QF-16 arrives at Tyndall

    The first Air Force Lot 1 production QF-16 touched down here March 11. The aircraft fulfills the first of 13 deliveries to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron.  This is the first production QF-16 aircraft to be delivered off of the Drone Peculiar Equipment production line."Today culminates five years

  • E-9A Widget, one of a kind

    The mission of the Air Force is like a highly complex machine. Each piece of the machine is vital to it operating successfully. The E-9A Widget is a very small, yet highly important piece to that machine."It is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated sea-surveillance, telemetry relay and UHF radio relay

  • 21 selected for promotion to senior master sergeant

    Congratulations to all of Team Eglin's Airmen on their selection for promotion to senior master sergeant.The 1,257 selected (Air Force wide) represent a 8.75 percent selection rate, with an average selectee overall score of 680.90. Selectees' average time-in-grade was 4.34 years and time-in-service

  • Eglin celebrates Black History Month

    Eglin community members gathered at the Black History Month luncheon at the Bayview Club Jan. 25 to celebrate this year's theme, "A Century of Black Life, History and Culture."The occasion focused on the invaluable accomplishments and contributions military and civilian African-Americans have made

  • 'Hospital of the Year' celebrates end of construction

    The cold weather couldn't dampen spirits as the 96th Medical Group celebrated the completion of their military construction renovation with a ribbon cutting February 19 here.More than 50 people gathered in the Eglin Hospital parking lot to commemorate the massive undertaking which broke ground in

  • Go4Life inspires positive fitness change in older adults

    Getting back in shape can be hard for someone at any age, but for those over the age of 50 living a sedentary lifestyle, it can be particularly challenging to get the motivation and education to get back out there.Joseph Proctor, a civilian in 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was one of those

  • Wings announce annual award winners

    This month, the three wings of Team Eglin named their annual award winners for 2014.  Congratulations to those who were chosen from the 33rd Fighter Wing, 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing.Airman of the YearSenior Airman Samuel Ellis, 33rd FWSenior Airman Jordan R. Peterson, 53rd WGSenior Airman Morgan

  • FSS opens official photography studio

    The 96th Force Support Squadron marketing office will offer official photography for all base personnel beginning Feb. 11.An office has been designated as a studio on the 2nd floor of the fitness annex, the former location of the Health and Wellness Center.The studio will be available for

  • Deployed Airman weathers storm in Afghanistan

    It's possible that for many, the predictions of weather forecasters are taken lightly; viewed as information to be considered, but easily written off with scarce consequences. On an average day, the most critical information conveyed by a forecast might be whether it's advisable to carry an umbrella