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  • 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

  • Special duties require commander nomination

    The selection process for 10 special duty positions now requires unit commander nomination and hiring authority certification, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The process change implemented this month affects staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant positions in special

  • Identical twins complete long-awaited reenlistment

    Master Sgt. Antone Scott always wanted his identical twin brother to be a part of one of his reenlistment ceremonies; but for 10 years, timing and location kept them apart. On June 27, when Scott raised his hand to receive the oath for his fifth enlistment, his brother was there to administer

  • 96 TW groups face off in pushup competition

    It was a fierce and tiresome campaign as the Operations Group battled through sweat and fatigue to claim the victory at the first-ever 96th Test Wing pushup competition held June 21 here. "Our first pushup competition was a great success," said Chief Master Sgt. Marcus Snoddy, the 96th TW command

  • 91 Eglin Airmen selected for tech sergeant

    More than 5,000 staff sergeants were selected for promotion to technical sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 5,654 selected represent 15.03 percent of the 37,608 eligible.The average score for those selected was 340.17. Selectees' average time in grade is 5.52 years and time in service is

  • Fallen Nomads remembered at annual Khobar Towers memorial

    Nomads, Team Eglin military, family members and the local community gathered again June 25, at the 33rd Fighter Wing, to remember the Airmen who didn't return home from deployment to Operation Southern Watch 17 years ago. Of those 19 fallen Airmen, 12 were from the wing. An eight-foot granite wall

  • Navy receives first F-35C Lightning II

    The U.S. Navy's Strike Fighter Squadron 101 received the Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed Martin today at the squadron's home here.The F-35C is a fifth generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information,

  • Bloody Business: deployed wing distributes to AOR

    Forward deployed medical professionals are limited to the supplies they have on-hand to provide immediate care to casualties prior to medical evacuation. They are dependent on regular shipments of fresh blood, plasma, cryoprecipitate and dry ice provided by the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group