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  • Military maintainers qualify in F-35A flight inspections

    The first group of military maintainers at the 33rd Fighter Wing recently qualified in numerous F-35A flight inspections by a uniformed certifier, a task only civilian certifiers initially were contracted to support."This first-ever Air Force to Air Force on-the-job training event is an important

  • Cops claim championship

    The 96th Security Forces Squadron beat the Air Armament Center Directorate 19-14 to win the intramural flag football championship game Dec. 15.The SFS team, who won the title in 2008, had a 6-0 record going in to the final game of the single-elimination playoff, while AAC entered the matchup at 8-1.

  • 46th Ops bring Christmas to local families in need

    The Airmen of the 46th Operations Group made the season a little brighter for 14 local families in need Dec. 15. The group's squadrons and staff along with Bruner Middle School adopted the families for the holidays and provided food and gifts for them. The families were identified by the school's

  • Life cycle of AF fuel: to the aircraft & beyond

    (Editors note: this is part three of a three part series about Eglin's petroleum, oil and lubricants flight.)"No one goes without the hose," is one of many popular slogans describing the mission of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight. The "hose" is the

  • Premier space surveillance squadron located at Eglin

    The operators of 20th Space Control Squadron have a big job: carry out round-the-clock space surveillance operations with the world's most powerful radar.The squadron's AN/FPS-85 radar helps the Air Force keep track of more than 22,000 orbiting satellites, which is a dizzying task. The 20th SPCS,

  • Marine Toys for Tots becoming community event

    Local Marines in their dress blues can be seen out in force every weekend in December gathering support and most importantly, toys - for their annual Toys for Tots program.Marines from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and Navy EOD school, stationed here, teamed up again for the second

  • Life cycle of AF fuel: the cleaner, the better

    (Editor's note: this is part two of a three part series about Eglin's petroleum, oil and lubricants flight.)Fuel contamination can bring a base's mission to a halt. Too much water or sediment in the Air Force's primary fuel, JP-8, is the same as having no fuel at all. That's why the JP-8 is

  • Life cycle of AF fuel: onto base and into storage

    (Editors note: this is part one of a three-part series about Eglin's petroleum, oil and lubricants flight.)Every two weeks, a slow-moving barge from Houston moves down Weekly Bayou to deliver its contents to the base. Hydraulic arms swing out and connect; the golden fluid is pumped up, out, down

  • 4 Airmen, 4 stars

    Four Airmen were awarded the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces Nov. 28 here. Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander, presented Tech. Sgts. Jeffrey Barnett, Lucas Dorosky, Michael Tesch and Staff Sgt. Daniel Garrett the Bronze Star medal for their service as explosive

  • Holiday safety campaign kicks off with "Street Smart" program

    The annual Holiday Traffic Safety Campaign was held at the Enlisted Heritage Hall here Nov. 17.The campaign was presented by the Air Armament Center safety office to remind both Airmen and civilians about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol; texting or e-mailing while