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  • UK officer joins Predator squadron through exchange program

    The first Remotely Piloted Aircraft exchange officer stationed at the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron is not bothered by the 5,000 miles between the state of Nevada and her native United Kingdom."It has been an opportunity that money can't buy," said Royal Air Force Maj. Adele Stratton, 556th

  • Major with 53rd TMG receives Bronze Star

    A member of the 53rd Wing's geographically separated unit at Barksdale Air Force Base was presented a Bronze Star, Jan. 19.Maj. Nathan Dawn, Det. 1, 53rd Test Management Group, received the medal for his efforts during his deployment to Afghanistan working as the air command and control advisor for

  • Jackson Guard boss earns top Air Force honors

    Steve Seiber's life-long passion for the outdoors has resulted in his being named "Best in the Air Force."Mr. Seiber, the chief of Eglin's Natural Resources Management section, better known as Jackson Guard, has been named the recipient of the Gen. Thomas D. White Natural Resources Conservation

  • Eglin Airman, among 'vigilant' Airmen keeping Southwest Asia base secure

    Being "vigilant" isn't just a word to Senior Airman Jacqueline Lawson; it is part of her deployed duties with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.Deployed to a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Airman Lawson is a security forces journeyman charged, along with fellow security forces,

  • 16 EWS provides shield to combat air forces

    From flying JN-4 Jennies in the roaring twenties to developing the latest electronic warfare test for the 21st century, more than 150 personnel of the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron rely on experience, one of kind equipment and ingenuity to test and deliver information that protects today's

  • Medical Group sends Airmen, supplies to help in Haiti

    Approximately 10 members of the 96th Medical Group as well as much needed medical supplies have left the base in route to disaster-struck Haiti.Doctors, nurses, technicians and even a linguist are representing Eglin in support of the humanitarian effort.Although 96 MDG supplies and personnel are

  • Giving Mother Nature a helping hand

    Volunteers offered Mother Nature a helping hand by planting nearly 100 trees on Eglin's reservation Jan. 15.The event was an effort to control soil erosion out on the reservation. The 96th Environmental Management Natural Resources Section, Jackson Guard, armed with 24 volunteers, planted a total of

  • School takes students to new heights

    Airmen takeoff into a high flying career upon graduating from their classroom that hovers 500 feet off the ground.Aspiring students training at the 23rd Flying Training Squadron in Fort Rucker, Ala., are the Air Force's primary source of helicopter pilots for special ops, combat search and rescue,

  • BRAC Medical Expansion Clinic breaks ground

    Ground was broken today on a BRAC Medical Expansion Clinic, guaranteeing the smiles of more than 45,000 beneficiaries stay bright for many years.The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Committee directed the 7th Special Forces Group and the Joint Strike Fighter Training Center here and that decision

  • Marine takes helm of Air Force wing

    Duty of commanding the 33rd Fighter Wing falls to Marine Col. Arthur Tomassetti, while the Air Force commander attends a professional military education course. "I am humbled to have been entrusted with commanding the 33rd FW in the commander's absence, humbled not because he trusted me to run the