Airman fights to remain unbeaten at MMA event

During his first amateur mixed martial arts fight, Staff Sgt. Steve Burks was knocked unconscious twice, but still earned a victory.Burks, an avionics Airman with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is now on the eve of his second professional fight at the Strike Fight MMA

QF-16 arrives for testing, advances 53rd WEG mission

The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group marked an important milestone in continuing to prepare the warfighter for tomorrow's threats as the first QF-16 drone arrived for developmental testing Nov. 19."The work done prior to today and the test work that is forthcoming will enable the Air Force to

“Street Smart” program kicks off Holiday Safety campaign

The annual Holiday Safety Campaign was held at the Enlisted Heritage Hall here Nov. 15.The campaign, presented by the 96th Test Wing safety office, reinforces awareness to Airmen and civilians about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; not wearing seat belts and e-mailing

Enlisted clubs pass on gifts to worthy causes

Team Eglin's First Sergeants Council and Top Three Organization accepted a $5,000 donation to the Combined Federal Campaign Nov. 15, for their volunteer efforts at recent area fundraising event. The donation will go to Fisher House.At the fundraiser, Senior Master Sgt. Scott Passman, 96th Security

F-35A OUE events completed, success handed to AETC for review

A major step in the building the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II training program was accomplished when the 33rd Fighter Wing completed the training and flying portion of the service's operational utility evaluation on schedule Nov. 15.Four pilots began training when the evaluation started Sept. 10,

TAP classes expanded to five days

Transition Assistance Program workshops in the armed forces were recently expanded from three to five days. The workshop now includes briefs from the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs, as mandated by the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.Eglin's Airman

New chiefs selected

The Air Force has released the list of 454 senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant.Those selected represent 22.9 percent of the 1,981 eligible for consideration, and when promoted will be among an elite group of enlisted members who make up less than one percent of

F-35 squadrons reach 500th sortie

LRS holds haircut fundraiser to support Airman

For many of the Airmen and civilians of the 96th Fuels Management Flight, the work week of Nov. 2 ended with the sounds of an electric razor and occasional laughter.That's because, Master Sgt. Catherine Holland was handing out haircuts to raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign charity, the

Memorial service honors fallen Airman

Maj. Garrett Knowlan lived his life with honor, for God, his family and his country.A devoted family man, an infectious smile and an outstanding officer were just a few phrases used to describe the major at a memorial service on Eglin's flightline Nov. 5. Knowlan died Oct. 11 while participating in