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  • The Breeze reopens to all ID cardholders

    People who possess a DOD identification card have another dining option now that the Breeze Dining Facility is reopened.With the final phase of implementing the Food Transformation Initiative now complete, the doors opened to the Breeze Oct. 9, showing the sleek, remodeled interior. The completed

  • B-1 conducts first live-fire test of anti-ship missile

    A B-1B Lancer successfully struck a waterborne target with a live warhead for the first time Aug. 27. The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, the 53rd Wing's B-1 test and evaluation squadron, completed their first of three scheduled live-fire tests of a Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM,

  • Navy rolls out F-35C

    The Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft squadron, the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 101, hosted a rollout ceremony for their new aircraft at the squadron's home here Oct.1.The rollout ceremony commemorated the long, storied history of the "Grim Reapers" and the

  • Limited base services due to U.S. Government shutdown

    Due to a U.S. Government shutdown on Oct. 1, the 96th Mission Support Group has limited base support services.  The Eglin hospital is open to include clinics, but expect delays in supportareas to include records/pharmacy/lab.All non-appropriated funded activities will continue to function normally.

  • Flu shots available for Eglin beneficiaries

    The Influenza vaccine is available at the Eglin Immunization Clinic and Eglin primary care clinics during regular operating hours. Since influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, everyone is encouraged to get immunized early as flu activity typically peaks starting in January.The influenza

  • Team Eglin strikes again, improves CAF capability

    To provide Air Combat Command the best assessment of Maritime Strike Operations, the 53rd Wing partnered with other members of the Team Eglin test community to deliver increased combat capability for the warfighter.The final phase of the two-year evaluation was a month-long test over the Gulf of

  • F-35: New fighter creates new culture for 21st Century and beyond

    She didn't have a smudge on her. Not a leak found anywhere. She even had that "new jet smell." Skies were blue, everything was perfect. Those were the conditions on that July day in 2011 when Lt. Col. Eric Smith took off from the Lockheed facilities at Fort Worth, Texas, in the first operational

  • Tyndall unit provides battlefield awareness for Eglin F-35s

    Air battle managers from the 337th Air Control Squadron here recently became eyes in the skies for the Air Force's newest 5th generation fighter. The F-35 Lightning II, based at Eglin Air Force Base with the 33rd Fighter Wing, requires a different set of operating rules than other fighters, and this

  • First unmanned QF-16 flight takes place

    The first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight occurred Sept. 19. The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron and Boeing conducted the flight, which is the first step in a two year process to phase out the QF-4 Full Scale Aerial Target. "The QF-4 did a good job for many years, but it's time to turn

  • Heroes not forgotten at POW/MIA ceremony

    Eglin honored National POW/MIA Recognition Day Sept. 20 by saluting its heroes and ceremoniously raising awareness of America's commitment to return all patriots home.Florida's proclamation of the day was read after a memorial atmosphere was set at the Air Force Armament Museum. "My wife and family