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  • Technical sergeant promotions announced

    More than 6,684 staff sergeants have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 6,684 selected represent 17.43 percent of the 38,344 eligible.The average score for those selected is 337.23. Selectees' average time in grade is 5.30 years and time in service

  • Fallen Nomads not forgotten at 18th Khobar Towers memorial ceremony

    Overcast skies moved a solemn crowd indoors where the only water falling was the tears of Nomad family and friends who remembered what happened 18 years ago.Airmen, Marines, Sailors, special guests and family members gathered to remember 19 warriors and 12 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads on the anniversary

  • Combat Hammer 2014: Boosting RPA strike proficiency

    The role of modern aerial warfare has drastically changed since it was first used on a large scale in World War I. The advent of precision-guided munitions has aided in providing strike capabilities to combatant commanders while helping to reduce or even eliminate unnecessary suffering.Hunters from

  • Airmen 'reel' in spiritual resilience

    More than 35 Eglin Airmen took to the high seas May 31 in hopes of reeling in a prize catch while also boosting their spiritual resilience.The fishing excursion was one of several Ultimate Spiritual Resilience events planned for this summer by the 96th Test Wing Chaplain's office. The Ultimate

  • Eglin Hospital volunteers make every stitch count

    Every day Eglin Hospital bustles with newborn deliveries and recently-admitted patients. Among this hustle and bustle are several volunteers working tirelessly behind the scenes to make these patients' stays more soothing using just a thread and needle.Spending the night in a hospital can be

  • CE electricians deliver power with brawn, brain

    For the 796th Civil Engineer Squadron electricians, it takes more than flipping a switch to fix power outages. Outages are common occurrences, but when you're responsible for an area covering more than 1,400 miles of power lines and with a crew of only five to seven people, it can be a Herculean

  • Final F-35A delivered to Eglin

    The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.Maj. Scott Charlton, 58th FS pilot, ferried the aircraft, AF-45, from Lockheed Martin's F-35 production center in Fort

  • 33rd Fighter Wing surpasses 5,000 combined F-35 sorties

    The 33rd Fighter Wing etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program May 28 by logging its 5,000th combined sortie in the F-35. The F-35 Integrated Training Center at the wing flies a third of all F-35 sorties in the Department of Defense program. More than 15,000 sorties

  • 53rd Wing rated effective on latest compliance inspection

    The 53rd Wing completed a major command-directed unit effectiveness inspection April 27- May 3.The results of the inspection reported the wing rated "effective" overall, and "highly effective" in mission accomplishment.The inspection process changed significantly from the last UEI with more emphasis