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  • 'Cops for Kids' strive to make difference at Kyrgyz orphanage

    Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Richardson is a parent through and through. However, deploying here from the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss., meant the 376th Security Forces Squadron superintendent would spend six months away from his two teenagers. But his time at the Transit Center showed him that

  • First F-35 arrives at Eglin

    DoD's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft touched down at its new home here July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. Upon arrival, AF-9 officially became part of the Air Force inventory. It now belongs to the JSF training unit, the 33rd Fighter

  • Red Shirt Brigade honors deploying, returning troops

    Whether it's sending local troops off for a deployment or welcoming them back home, Eglin's Red Shirt Brigade lets service members know they care.The Red Shirt Brigade is an all-volunteer group of individuals from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, who show their appreciation to incoming and

  • EOD amputee returned to duty

    After months of surgeries and rehabilitation, continuous physical therapy sessions and a full medical evaluation board an explosive ordnance technician gets to remain an Airman."It's exactly what I've been working so hard for," said Staff Sgt. David Flowers, a seven-year veteran who lost his right

  • Eglin Airman honored at Destin celebration

    Local servicemembers are recognized with a summer flare, and it's colored red, white and blue. First Lt. Nathaniel Meier, a flight test engineer with the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force, was the first Eglin Airman to be recognized at the Red, White and Blue Celebration at the Destin

  • Airman donates kidney to mother, saves life

    Twenty-six years ago, Airman 1st Class Chris Simmons' mother gave her son the gift of life. On May 17, he returned the favor.Felita Simmons, who'd been on dialysis due to kidney disease, finally found a donor match in her youngest son, Chris. After a two-year process, he literally saved his mother's

  • Eglin EOD Airman killed in action

    Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, died June 26 as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Douville, an explosive ordnance disposal technician stationed here, was

  • Nomads remember on Khobar Towers 15th anniversary

    Airman, Marines, Sailors and family members gathered to remember 19 brave warriors and 12 valiant 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads on the 15th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing June 24."I'm humbled to be a part of this ceremony," said Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd FW commander. "It reminds us, as a nation,

  • Eglin staff sergeants selected for promotion

    The Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, for a selection rate of 24.94 percent. The average score for those selected was 320.48, with an average time-in-grade of 5.55 years and an average time-in-service of 10.61 years.

  • Local K-9 team trains with Eglin security forces

    Eglin's newest K-9 team began training just over a month ago, but the dog and his handler aren't Airmen, but part of the local police department.Officer Charles Pettis and Astro are assigned to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, but they train every day at Eglin's facilities to become an