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  • Eglin and Hurlburt Airmen reenlist with help from T-birds

    Almost 20 Airmen received the oath of enlistment here April 9 during a ceremony presided over by the Thunderbirds.The commander of the Thunderbirds administered the oath to 19 re-enlistees who stood in front of one of the famous F-16 Vipers. Friends and family also gathered around to watch as their

  • Children of all ages enjoy T-bird practice show April 9

    Children of all ages received a visual treat here April 9, when they received a special invitation to the Air Force Thunderbirds practice show.The show was for children's special needs programs around the communities, but was also attended by many local Bob Hope Villagers. "This is such a great

  • Eglin’s own comes home for air show

    Major David Lemery is in his second season with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, as #11, the team's Maintenance Officer. Prior to joining the premier team, the major was stationed here for three years.The University of Texas at San Antonio graduate spent his 11-year

  • Eglin Airman supports force protection, security efforts

    Senior Airman Ryan Quick is a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at a non-disclosed location here.Airman Quick is deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and his hometown is Stone Ridge, N.Y. As a security forces

  • Eglin Airman saves children, dog from house fire

    "I kicked into mother mode and got hit with instincts," said the local hero who risked her life to save others in the face of a devastating fire in base housing.Senior Airman Ratchel Chapman, 728th Air Control Squadron knowledge operation manager, pulled two children and a family dog from a house

  • Kid vision: Tour gives youth inside look

    Nearly 20 children from the Taunton Family Children's Home toured the base to learn more about the service and experienced day-to-day Air Force operations March 29. "[The children] are on spring break, and I am sure they don't get a chance to put hands on aircraft every day," said Maj. Joseph

  • Aerial Port Airmen move personnel, cargo downrange

    The most important assets of any military operation are its people and equipment. Without them, success is unattainable. Enter the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port - a team whose mission is to move personnel and cargo in and out of the U.S. Central Command area of

  • CMSAF visits Eglin

    The top enlisted Airman addressed some of the top issues facing Airmen during a visit here March 17-18.The role battlefield Airmen play in deployed operations is an area of focus because it ties into one of the Air Force's priorities, said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy. "I am

  • Eglin Airman court-martialed for Spice

    An Airman with the 96th Medical Support Squadron was convicted of abusing the drug Spice and three other charges of distributing drugs to other Airmen, here March 23.Airman Marcus Bennett became the first Air Force member to be convicted through court-martial of using Spice, although his usage came

  • 68th EWS brings EW support to warfighters around world

    The four flights in the 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron labor tirelessly to provide real-time information to not only U.S. warfighters but to 21 allied nations, and have uncovered errors in programs that were undetected for more than a quarter century. "The mission of the 68th EWS is to increase