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  • Air Force program woos retirees back

    Retirees are taking full advantage of the chance to serve their country again. Retired officers are volunteering to return to the Air Force through the Retired Rated Officer Recall Program. The directive for the program came earlier this year when it was determined the growth of new aircraft systems

  • JASSM achieves success in reliability flight tests

    The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, or JASSM, successfully completed Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Program flight tests with a record of 15 successes out of 16 flights as officially scored by the independent test data scoring board Oct. 22. The tests were conducted by the U.S. Air Force at

  • Air Force pilot trades in his F-15 for a Marine F-5

    When Air Force Capt. Ryan Corrigan was informed he had been accepted into an exchange program to fly with the Marines for two years, his superiors told him to show up with an open mind. After all, the Marines have a different way of doing things. But after reporting to Marine Fighter Training

  • 96th FSS prepares Eglin family celebrations

    The 96th Force Support Squadron is gathering base resources to provide a week of activities Nov. 1-7, in order to celebrate base families. "I hope they see and feel a renewed energy behind the message 'Year of the Air Force Family' and that the focused activities during the week are only the

  • Group wins Department of Defense award

    The 708th Armament Systems Group was recently recognized for unprecedented acquisition management success with their selection by the Department of Defense as the winner of 2009 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award. The award singles out the group as the best acquisition team in the Air

  • More than 300 run in support of Breast Cancer Awareness

    In an effort to raise breast cancer awareness, Eglin held the Breast Cancer Awareness Month 5k Run at the 96th Civil Engineer Pavilion, Oct. 16. The purpose of the event, hosted by the 96th Force Support Squadron, was to spread the word about the importance for self examination to catch the disease

  • ACC commander visits 53rd, Eglin

    Eglin's contributions to the warfighter are clear and apparent to those who live and work within its reach, but Oct. 13 the Air Combat Command commander got a first-hand look at just how vast the base's role is in today's fight. Gen. William Fraser, Air Combat Command commander, spent the entire day

  • FCC training proves to be life saving

    When a Family Child Care provider becomes certified, they often walk away with critical information in case of an emergency. However, the chances are rare, especially within the first month of starting at-home care for Team Eglin's children, that an emergency arises. On Sept. 8, newly licensed and