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  • Life cycle of AF fuel: onto base and into storage

    (Editors note: this is part one of a three-part series about Eglin's petroleum, oil and lubricants flight.)Every two weeks, a slow-moving barge from Houston moves down Weekly Bayou to deliver its contents to the base. Hydraulic arms swing out and connect; the golden fluid is pumped up, out, down

  • 4 Airmen, 4 stars

    Four Airmen were awarded the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces Nov. 28 here. Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander, presented Tech. Sgts. Jeffrey Barnett, Lucas Dorosky, Michael Tesch and Staff Sgt. Daniel Garrett the Bronze Star medal for their service as explosive

  • AAC commander addresses Eglin, changes, future

    Upon taking command of the Air Armament Center, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant never expected to be its last commander and to possibly only serve in the position for a year, but that is exactly what happened after Air Force Material Command's restructuring announcement, Nov. 2. "Sue and I came back

  • Airmen, Sailors team up to create joint honor guard

    "Colors, ready, cut," echoed in the 77,000 square foot expanse housing the F-35 Lightning II, followed by a "forward harch." The calls and marching came from Airmen and Sailors executing their first official ceremony as a color guard. After a month of training twice a week, the joint group

  • AFMC restructures to cut overhead, make command more efficient

    Providing greater military capabilities, improving readiness and operating effectively in the current fiscal environment is the purpose of an Air Force Materiel Command-wide restructure announced by Air Force officials today. AFMC will reduce the number of its centers from 12 to five. This will cut

  • New chiefs announced

    Air Force officials selected 487 of 2,201 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.13 percent.The average score for those selected was 659.88, with an average time in grade of 3.09 years and time in service of 22.85 years respectively. The

  • Dyess bombers succeed during Combat Hammer

    The 9th Bomb Squadron successfully dropped Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Oct. 25 during a Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.The goal of the exercise, managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is to evaluate the

  • ORI results good news for wing

    An undercurrent of excitement ran through a packed house at Eglin's Heritage Hall as more than 600 Airmen, civic leaders and supporters of the 96th Air Base Wing waited for the results of its Operational Readiness Inspection.The ORI, led by 52 inspectors from Air Force Material Command, was the

  • Eglin Airman helps give Afghans their own voice

    Insurgents use misinformation in their quest to intimidate Afghan civilians and disrupt the progress coalition and Afghan forces have made in recent years. Air Force Mobile Public Affairs Advisory Teams across Afghanistan teach Afghan soldiers and police officers the skills necessary to combat

  • FBI hosts blast investigation training at Eglin

    Improvised explosive devices ripped through three vehicles, sending debris up and out as far as 1,500 feet, creating a sprawling scene of devastation across Eglin's ranges Sept. 27.The explosions initiated the FBI's Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast School for approximately 53 state and local law