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  • Dyess bombers succeed during Combat Hammer

    The 9th Bomb Squadron successfully dropped Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Oct. 25 during a Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.The goal of the exercise, managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is to evaluate the

  • ORI results good news for wing

    An undercurrent of excitement ran through a packed house at Eglin's Heritage Hall as more than 600 Airmen, civic leaders and supporters of the 96th Air Base Wing waited for the results of its Operational Readiness Inspection.The ORI, led by 52 inspectors from Air Force Material Command, was the

  • B-1 aircrews drop the hammer during exercise

    Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron "Tigers" thundered into the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Oct. 25 and employed two Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles from a pair of B-1 bombers as part of the Air Force's air to ground Weapon System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer.The goal of the

  • FBI hosts blast investigation training at Eglin

    Improvised explosive devices ripped through three vehicles, sending debris up and out as far as 1,500 feet, creating a sprawling scene of devastation across Eglin's ranges Sept. 27.The explosions initiated the FBI's Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast School for approximately 53 state and local law

  • Pharmacist answers call to serve

    In 2001, David Welch was a retail pharmacist. He had a six-figure salary, a new Jeep Wrangler 4X4, and a big house in the coastal town of Beaufort, N.C. Along with a wife and young daughter, he had everything a man could want. He still felt something was missing.Then his country was attacked and

  • AFMC selects Eglin for installation excellence competition

    For an unprecedented second year in a row, Air Force Materiel Command selected Eglin as its choice for the Commander-in-Chief's 2012 Annual Award for Installation Excellence."This is a tremendous honor," said Col. Sal Nodjomian, the 96th Air Base Wing commander. "Our Team Eglin warriors produce

  • 337 TES tests B-1 maritime readiness

    As the sun began to rise across the horizon Sept. 15, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron embarked on a first-ever test of a B-1 Bomber's maritime capabilities with laser-guided weaponry at a testing range in the Gulf of Mexico.Racing across the skies high above the gulf, the long-range bombers

  • Firefighters pay respect with 9/11 memorial stair climb

    Small red, white and blue streamers swayed in the morning breeze from the steps of the Duke air traffic control tower Sept. 11. The names of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center were inscribed on each streamer.For the first time, Airmen and civilian firefighters from

  • Iraqi aircraft maintainers learn English

    For Iraqi aircraft maintainers at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, comprehension of the English language is a problem they face every day. All of their technical manuals are written in English, the internationally recognized language of aviation.To combat this issue, Maj. Mark Gray, the 321st Air

  • Band of Airmen rocks with 'Sonic' sound

    With aircraft take-off and landings, large-scale bomb ranges the Army and an explosives school outside its gates, loud booms and screeches are commonplace at Eglin. But the loud, rhythmic sounds emanating from Bldg. 670 twice a week are distinctly different and tend to rock.The sounds are from