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  • Outstanding performers and teams recognized

    Congratulations to the following teams and individuals recognized by Air Force Materiel Command's Inspector General's team during the Unit Compliance Inspection.Outstanding TeamsAAC Acquisition Intelligence Analysis Team John McKayeBobby FrederickCapt. Joseph ShupertKerry Mewyer1 Lt. Christine

  • Center scores high in UCI

    It was standing room only at the Enlisted Hall for the Unit Compliance Inspection out brief today.Commanders and their personnel from the Air Armament Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory, 46th Test Wing and 96th Air Base Wing waited patiently while Maj. Rebecca Cobb, team chief for Air Force

  • EOD community honors fallen

    In a solemn ceremony under cloudy skies, 16 names were added to the memorial at the Kauffman Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Complex May 1.The names were those of members from all services who were killed in action last year while serving as EOD technicians in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Also

  • AETC commander sees opportunity, innovation at F-35 training wing

    General Stephen R. Lorenz, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited the 33rd Fighter Wing April 26 to see how the wing is taking "the opportunity to shape the future," training pilots and maintainers on the F-35. "[The wing's mission connects to] not just a larger Air Force mission,

  • Son re-enlists MXG chief, father

    When the time came for Chief Master Sgt. Steven Ferrell, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, to re-enlist for what will be the final time in his career, the decision on which officer would do the honors was easy. He chose his son.Chief Ferrell's son, 1st Lt. Steve Ferrell, 28th Test and

  • AFMC commander tells senior leaders to conserve resources, money

    Earth Day 2010 took on a special meaning for some 90 Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders here April 22.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman took advantage of the command's semi-annual Senior Leaders Conference kicking off on Earth Day to highlight the importance of the command's resource

  • Boeing comes to McKinley Lab to test 787

    The McKinley Climatic Lab hosts Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing here.The new plane arrived at Eglin April 18 and was moved into the lab to begin its cold-weather test with temperatures reaching -45 degrees Fahrenheit. The lab

  • 33rd inducts new honorary commanders

    The 33rd Fighter Wing inducted nine new honorary commanders in a ceremony here April 9.The purpose of the 33rd FW honorary commander program is to increase the understanding of the wing's missions among community leaders through extensive, creative and unique activities."We are honored and fortunate

  • Ready, Set, Roll: Eglin families hunt eggs on White House lawn

    Families of Team Eglin Warriors had the chance to participate in the 2010 Easter Egg Roll at the White House April 5. More than 1,000 military children and their parents participated in Monday's Easter Egg Roll on the White House's south lawn.Activities at the White House included an obstacle

  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Congratulations to the following Eglin technical sergeants who graduated from the NCO Academy April 8.Distinguished GraduateKionna Thompson, 96th Communications GroupGraduatesTorry Brittain, Air Armament CenterBrian Dowdell, 85th Test and Evaluation SquadronYesica