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  • Team Eglin Warriors visit Florida Senate, discuss commitment to service

    Servicemembers assigned to Florida military installations traveled to the state Senate to discuss lifestyles and how personal lives are affected by military commitments.Nearly 60,000 active-duty military are housed on bases within the borders of Florida, so many topics discussed at the meeting

  • Tropical Storm Ida update

    Due to the current projected path of Tropical Storm Ida, all non-mission critical personnel are released at 5:30 p.m. today unless notified by their supervisors. No base deliveries will be accepted after 5:30 p.m. The Base Exchange will close at 5 p.m., the West Gate Shoppette will close at 6 p.m.

  • Exterior electricians keep lights burning bright

    Keeping the lights on is just one of the visible signs that the 796th Civil Engineer Squadron's exterior electric shop is on the job. From issuing digging permits to overseeing electrical requirements on BRAC construction projects, the 17-man shop keeps busy day in and day out. Two of the 17 men are

  • Improving coalition combat ID exercise wraps up

    The U.S. Joint Forces Command's exercise designed to examine advanced combat identification technologies that could reduce the risk of fratricide on future battlefields has completed its final missions here and at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Bold Quest 09 was a U.S. Joint Forces

  • Chief master sergeants selected

    Air Force officials selected 475 of 2,276 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 20.87 percent. Congratulations to the following senior master sergeants promoted to chief.David Anderson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSteve Betancourt, 96th

  • AAC awarded for excellence

    The Air Armament Center was recently awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for its ability to provide war-winning capabilities to Combat Air Forces to meet national security objectives. The Air Force Organizational Excellence award recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of

  • 33rd revs up for motorcycle sortie

    Bikers from the 33rd Fighter Wing found a creative way to combine vital training with a top priority of Air Force senior leadership, motorcycle safety. Fifteen men and women, who will be training pilots and maintainers for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, participated in a motorcycle ride designed to

  • Kicking it Kuk Sool style

    Kuk Sool Won was created to integrate and explore Korean martial arts, body conditioning techniques, mental development, and weapons training, but for one Airman, it's been a way to strengthen the bond between him and his son.Master Sgt. Kevin Schweitzer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron,

  • Runway repairs underway

    Federal stimulus money is kicking in to make major repairs to base infrastructure.Beginning Nov. 1, Phase 1 of a $6 million stimulus package repair begins on Runway 19/01. "The taxiways will remain open so we can get aircraft from the AETC side of the base to main base," said Nick D'Aquila,

  • JFIT participates in Boldquest exercise

    U.S. servicemembers and coalition partners are assessing combat identification technologies that could reduce the potential of fratricide during a two-week long exercise being conducted here and at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Bold Quest 09, a U.S. Joint Forces Command's coalition