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  • 53rd Wing historian helps create expeditionary wing coin

    Dr. Chuck Merkel, 53rd Wing historian, recently assisted the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in redesigning their commander's coin, which now illustrates past and present elements of the 386th AEW's history. Merkel contributed to the coin's new look through reasearch into the 386th AEW's history, while

  • 53rd Wing takes Combat Hammer, Archer out West in August

    The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group concluded the U.S. Air Force air-to-ground exercise known as Combat Hammer and air-to-air exercise known as Combat Archer this week.From Aug. 11 -22, four units deployed here and three units traveled directly to the Utah Test and Training Range to drop munitions in

  • End of runway crew is first, last stop for Eglin's test aircraft

    The radio cracks to life in a tiny building at the end of the flight line with sayings like "crew ready... crew show... engine start... taxi." "We got taxis," says Tech. Sgt. Arthur Hamblin, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end-of-runway inspection section NCO-in-charge.It's a call to action for a

  • Flight gives facelift to Eglin's fleet

    Keeping the Air Force's third largest vehicle fleet looking good is not an easy task, but efforts by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Management Flight make that happen. Corrosion control is a priority for the flight, a challenge in Northwest Florida. According to Karen Pinkley, the

  • Airman Leadership School shapes newest AF leaders

    Airmen nervously step into the Airman Leadership School auditorium as they take the first steps toward an Air Force milestone. For a few, it will be the first of many in their careers. These Airmen will be given the necessary tools to be successful leaders and supervisors in the Air Force as they

  • MedGroup's hot bats help rout 780th 22-3

    The 96th Medical Group dominated the 780th Test Squadron scoring 18 runs in the first inning during an intramural softball game here August 12. The rout ended early in the fifth inning with a final score of 22-3.The Med Group's masterful first inning began with Ethan Cross roping a line drive to

  • Team Eglin supports Army Apache testing

    "Can you hear me now?"Similar to popular cell phone advertisements, Team Eglin's engineers are demonstrating how they provide a connection between different contacts to create a joint network.This network environment being created tests the AH-64E Apache, the Army's first airborne platform equipped

  • First pipeline class of F-35 crew chiefs graduates

    Nine Airmen became the first Air Force recruits to graduate initial skills technical training as F-35A Lightning II crew chiefs after completing Mission-Ready Airmen training here Aug. 7."The opportunity to be the first of something so important means a lot. I know many people are looking at us to

  • Eglin Hospital hosts Kid's Career Day

    What do you want to be when you grow up? The possibilities were endless for the 23 children and teenagers who participated in the 96th Medical Group's first Kid's Career Day July 30 here.The participants, from ages eight to 17, took part in the day-long event to get a hands-on perspective of the

  • 53rd Wing's upgraded B-1 helps train weapons school students

    For the first time students from the US Air Force Weapons School  flew  the newly upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1B Lancer during the student's Integration Phase at Nellis AFB, Nev.Dyess Airmen from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the B-1s to Nellis for the weapons school students to