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  • Air Force establishes F-35 IOC target

    The Air Force announced today it expects to declare F-35A Lightning II initial operation capability in December 2016. The announcement was included in a joint report detailing service-specific IOC requirements and dates for each of the F-35 variants that was delivered to Congress today."The Air

  • A&FRC offers spousal employment assistance

    On May 21, the chairs of the Crossroads lounge were filled with military spouses eager to learn more about the opportunities for working from home. The "Home-Based Career and Telework Job Development Program" was the latest workshop provided by the Airman and Family Readiness Center in a bid to

  • Eglin Airmen selected for promotion

    The Air Force selected more than 3,800 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant today. The 3,841 selected represent 18.71 percent of the 20,528 eligible.The average score for those selected was 350.21. Selectees' average time in grade is 4.38 years and time in service is 15.27. The

  • F-35A instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

    The initial cadre of F-35A Lightning II instructor pilots qualified in aerial refueling last week, adding another capability for student pilot training at the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Integrated Training Center here."Eleven pilots had flown 14 refueling missions across the boom with the help of a

  • Eglin honors, bids farewell to 728 ACS

    The "Demon nation" is on the move again.Since June 1994, the 728th Air Control Squadron "Demons" maintained a home next the 33rd Fighter Wing and now it is closing its doors, moving everyone and equipment to where the Air Force needs them. During an official inactivation ceremony here May 17, their

  • Memorial honors fallen Airman

    A single, stone monument stands alone between two benches. It symbolizes the hero one family loved and lost.In an official ceremony, the monument was dedicated as memorial to Staff. Sgt. Patrick Griffin, the only Eglin Airman killed in combat during OPERATION Iraqi Freedom.Family and friends joined

  • Hagel memo directs preparations for civilian furloughs

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.Here is the text of the memo in its entirety:This memo

  • Dining changes begin June 1

    If you're a meal card holder, June 1 is an important date to remember.That is the day the Breeze Dining Facility will close for renovations as part of an Air Force-wide Food Transformation Initiative. In August, 2012, the Air Force awarded Sodexo the contract to conduct food operations at several

  • F-35 fighter takes another step forward

    The Air Force took another step forward with its newest fighter jet when an advanced F-35 Lightning II landed at the service's lead training base, home to the largest fleet of F-35s worldwide.The new stealth fighter kicks off a major training effort at the F-35 schoolhouse on an aircraft with

  • Brave Defender trains Kandahar-bound Airmen

    As a security forces Airman, you've just arrived for your deployment to the Joint Defense Operations Center at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The Airman you replaced left early so there's no transition period. You've only been at your desk for five minutes when an alarm sounds and bombs are