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  • Airman begins motorcycle race series

    At speeds up to 180 mph, Staff Sgt. Stephen Incledon will chase down his dream of professional racing as he begins a new season as an amateur in Florida Champion Cup series, Feb. 17.The avionics specialist with the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has spent the last five years honing his skills as

  • 728th controls F-35s for final mission

    The 62-year-old 728th Air Control Squadron Demons completed their final mission Jan. 31, adding the Air Force's newest aircraft, the F-35A Lightning II, to its exponential tally of controlled combat aircraft."Talk about going out on top," said Lt. Col. Jon Rhone, the 728th Air Control Squadron

  • First F-35A four-ship flies over Eglin

    Increasing capability is becoming routine for the F-35 Lightning II team.The 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit produced a four-turn-four for the 58th Fighter Squadron flying Jan 31. "The pilots flew four F-35As in the morning and the maintainers performed routine maintenance for airworthiness after

  • Eglin honor guard trains with local sheriff's office

    On Feb.1, six new recruits began their training with Team Eglin's Honor Guard. This new group wasn't Airmen from various base units, but officers with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.The officers came together with honor guard Airmen to learn the military techniques used in assorted formal

  • Air Force boats keep waterways safe

    The Gulf Coast is known for its crystal blue waters and seafood, both of which are a means of income for many living in Bay County.Patrolling these waterways and protecting the safety of recreational boater and commercial fisherman, falls on the shoulders of a unique Air Force unit."I have owned a

  • 59th TES gets new data lab

    The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron is scheduled to open its new data lab facility Feb. 8.The new lab is being built to accommodate the new F-35 Lightning II slated to arrive here this year along with the existing F-22 Raptors.With the F-35 being more advanced than the legacy fleet of F-15 Eagles

  • Airman finishes Marine NCO course with honors

    More than 90 gunnery sergeants in pressed khaki shirts and green pants marched up individually to receive their Marine Corps Staff NCO Academy, Advanced Course certificates. During the ceremony, a lone Airman in blues stood up, walked to the front and received his certificate of training. Upon

  • Airmen team with base leadership for cooking contest

    Ranks and titles were left at the swinging kitchen door Jan. 22 when three cooks from the Food Services teamed up with base leadership to compete in the base's first-ever "Cooking with the Stars" competition.The two-person teams had to prepare and present three courses within an hour and a half time

  • Waterproof: Missile retrievers not afraid to dive in

    When the weather channel reports tall waves, mean currents and high winds, the last thing anyone is eager to do is jump into open water.But, for Ray Gallien and Chris Geradine, commercial divers aboard one of three 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron's Missile Retrievers, it sometimes becomes part of the

  • Air Force begins testing new pod capability

    The Air Force completed testing this month on a flying wireless router to ground troops with almost instantaneous communications. The biggest difference between the router in most homes and the new flying router... the Air Force's version is attached to a 30mm Gatling gun.The flying router is a new