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  • Eglin Airmen utilize medical expertise in "Healing Peru"

    Living on less than a dollar a day, consuming little to no clean water and having poor access to medical care, these are the conditions the native peoples of Andahuaylillas, Peru, encounter daily. On May 31, a contingent of Air Force medical professionals traveled to Peru in hopes of bettering the

  • Wired for sound: Acoustic Week at Eglin

    "Data On" crackles out of a radio through the sticky August air.With that alert, technicians, engineers and programmers stand quiet and still beside their sound instruments that are set up along the Eglin range. An Army Blackhawk flies low over a tree line toward these devices so they can record

  • Vehicles on the road, iron in the air

    With more than 45 different airframes in the Air Force's inventory totaling more than 5,500 aircraft, each one needs expert teams, equipment and ground vehicles to keep them ready to fly at a moment's notice. "We keep vehicles on the road to get 'iron' in the air," said Chief Master Sgt. David

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • Airmen pay respect to fallen hero

    When Col. George "Bud" Day made the journey to his final resting place, Eglin Airmen were there to honor a man they held in high esteem.Day, a Medal of Honor recipient and combat pilot with service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, died July 27 at the age of 88. Airmen from the 96th Mission

  • Emerald Coast pays tribute to Air Force legend

    Nearly 1,000 service members, veterans and citizens from across the nation paid their respects to the life and legacy of a retired Air Force colonel during a funeral service at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Aug. 1.Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient and

  • Stan/Eval Division celebrates 50th anniversary

    The Air Force Material Command/A3V Flight Operations and Standardization/Evaluation Division celebrated 50 years of service at a ceremony here July 26."The Stan/Eval Division plays a critical role in ensuring that AFMC's flight operations run safely and smoothly," said Col. Michael Contratto, the

  • F-16s being regenerated into drones

    Less than three months after the last F-4 phantom II departed from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group for drone conversion, maintainers here are already turning the wrenches on Air Combat Command's fourth generation of aerial targets, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.With AMARG's entire

  • Holding Airmen accountable: Mandatory discharge for sexual assault

    The Air Force recently adopted two new measures to eliminate sexual assault from within the ranks, including requiring discharge for Airmen who commit sexual assault, and requiring the Air Force's most senior commanders to review actions taken on these cases. According to Capt. Allison DeVito, chief

  • Acting SecAF visits Eglin

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited with Airmen, Sailors and Marines here July 16 as part of his first round of base visits since taking on the role of acting secretary last month.The U.S. Senate confirmed Fanning as the 24th Under Secretary of the Air Force in April. He became