Navy wife reenlists Marine husband

When Gunnery Sgt. Markus Lill recited his oath of enlistment April 12, his spouse not only looked on in admiration, but also administered the oath.For his fifth enlistment, Lill, an airframes division chief with the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, asked his wife, Lt. j.g. Lisa Lill, to

The last F-4 departs Davis-Monthan

The final F-4 regenerated from storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group performed its last flight over Tucson, Ariz., April 17, before heading to Mojave, Calif.Aircraft 68-0599, an RF-4C Phantom, arrived at AMARG for storage on January 18, 1989 and had not flown since.Eddie

Intramural soccer begins with 9-0 shutout

The intramural soccer season began here April 22 with the 780th Test Squadron routing the 379th Training Squadron 9-0 in a one-sided contest.The 780th got out in front early, and outran and out-shot the 379th through two 25-minute halves. The 379th took the field with the minimum five players, with

53rd Wing's own "Pipper" to become Thunderbird No. 1

Tyndall's own Lt. Col. Matthew "Pipper" Bradley, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron operations director, has been selected to be Thunderbird No. 1."I am extremely honored and humbled to be chosen as the next Thunderbird No. 1," said Bradley. "I'm following in the footsteps of great leaders, officers and

ACC units stand down, 53rd flights continue

The United States Air Force will begin to stand down active duty combat units starting today to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.The stand down is the result of cuts to the command's operations and

53rd squadron flies first F-35 sortie

58th maintainers create new F-35 toolbox

The 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's Support Section put into service a new toolbox specifically used for tire and brake changes in yet another example of the continuous improvements happening with the F-35 Lightning II program at the 33rd Fighter Wing.According to Master Sgt. Michael Chavez, 58th

A-10 fires first-ever laser-guided rocket

The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from its intended target.The 2.75 diameter, 35-pound, laser-guided rocket is known as the fixed-wing Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II. Before the

Hospital helps patients find their way

Every day hundreds of people roam the hallways of Eglin Hospital. Whether arriving for an appointment or visiting family or friends, there are a number of places visitors need to be at any given time and due to the recent construction, there's not always a great way of getting there. Col. Jablonski,

53rd Wing accepts delivery of F-35 with ceremony

In the Thunderbird Hangar filled to capacity, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Lofgren, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, formally accepted delivery of three F-35A Lightning IIs March 19.The aircraft will be assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron where they will undergo operational