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  • Red Horse Airmen pave the way

    Steam poured off of the newly poured asphalt, shovels scrapped and clanged over heavy machinery as they continuously plunged into the hot black goo and sweat dripped from around dirty red hats, June 20.Approximately 20 "red hats" from the 823 Red Horse Squadron poured, spread and paved a new

  • Major awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    Team Eglin's military flying community, its leaders, family and local supporters gathered to recognize a "hero" added to a selective category of military members who risked life in combat to protect others.Maj. John Caldwell, of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished

  • Nomads remember on Khobar Towers 16th anniversary

    Amid gusting winds and threatening rain clouds of Tropical Storm Debby, Airmen, Marines, Sailors and family members gathered to remember 19 warriors and 12 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads on the 16th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing June 25."I'm humbled to be a part of this ceremony," said Col.

  • Tech Sergeant promotions announced

    Air Force officials selected 8,518 of 37,402 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 22.77 percent.The average score for those selected was 321.94, with an average time in grade of 5.39 years and time in service of 10.58 years, respectively. Weighted

  • JTTOCC refines wing's range operations

    The Joint Test and Training Operations Control Center officially replaced the 46th Test Wing's Range Operations Control Center during a small ceremony here June 14.The JTTOCC also co-located the range control function with Eglin's radar control facility. The 46th TW developed the JTTOCC to increase

  • 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