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  • 413th FLTS aids in fighting wildfire

    For the past couple of weeks, the Fire Management section of Eglin's Natural Resources branch, also known as Jackson Guard, has been working day and night to keep wildfires from spreading off the reservation just north of Hurlburt Field. The firefighters on the ground got some assistance from the

  • Fire Department top in Air Force

     For the past four years, Eglin's Fire Department was the best large department in Air Force Materiel Command. Now, for the first time in the most seasoned fire fighters' memories, it's the best in Air Force.The fire department services a unique location. Broken into seven districts, eight fire

  • Eglin has an App for that

    Team Eglin has gone Mobile.The base's first Mobile Application or "App" went live today, June 6.It's called "My Military Communities," or MyMC2, and it's the first mobile application in the Air Force that will put a list of every event on base in the palm of your hand. The app is a free download

  • New upgrades revitalize B-1B Lancers

    B-1B Lancers are currently undergoing the most advanced hardware and software upgrades to date as part of the Sustainment-Block 16 program.Sustainment-Block 16 upgrades include a fully integrated data link in the aft station and vertical situation display upgrade in the front station as well as

  • Eglin Airman selected for OTS

    Staff Sgt. Jacob John always had his eye on the prize. After five years, the timing was finally right for him to achieve one of his long-term goals.John, a craftsman in the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management flight, was one of 283 men and women across the Air Force selected for an

  • Eglin Airman ensures precise packing of parachutes

    Today's aircraft are technological wonders, however, one piece of equipment is comparatively low-tech, yet absolutely vital - the parachute.The 379th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron parachute section makes sure that this essential piece of safety equipment is in tip-top condition should

  • Guard’s first F-35 pilots ready to take flight

    When military aviators of the future look back at the beginnings of the F-35 program, they may see the names of two Florida National Guard pilots listed among the first to fly the Air Force's fifth-generation fighter jet.Lt. Col. Randal Efferson and Maj. Jay Spohn are the only Guard pilots currently

  • F-35B lifts off for first flight at Eglin

    An F-35B Lightning II made its first flight at Eglin Air Force Base today, two months after 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing officially introduced the Marine Corps' fifth generation fighter to the world at the 33rd Fighter Wing."Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 has had an exciting year with the

  • B-1 aircrews employ laser JDAMS during Combat Hammer

    For the first time in history, B-1 aircrews from Ellsworth employed laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions against moving targets during a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise May 14 to 16.Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron "Tigers" and 34th BS "Thunderbirds" employed six GBU-54 laser JDAMs