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  • Maj. Gen. Davis takes helm of Air Armament Center

    The Air Armament Center welcomed its new commander, Maj. Gen. Charles R. Davis, during a change-of-command ceremony officiated by Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, May 1 at Hangar 103. General Davis, an Air Force Academy graduate and an experimental test pilot with more

  • 46th TW GSU celebrates golden anniversary

    A tradition of testing of navigation systems and missile components began for the 746th Test Squadron in 1959 and continues as it reaches its golden anniversary in May. The 746th, part of the 46th Test Wing, has spent 50 years as a central facility for test and evaluation of inertial guidance and

  • Systems in place for personnel accountability

    Do you know where your co-workers are? Do they have special needs in the event of a natural disaster? The Air Force has two systems set up to answer these questions should a disaster strike or a national emergency arise. First, there is the Personnel Evacuation Tracking System (PETS), a

  • ACC F-15C demo team flies last flight, showcases 33rd FW Eagle era

    Nomad and Air Combat Command history was made May 1  as the last day an Eagle demonstrated its graceful flight full of high-performance climbs, split-s turns, loops, knife passes and dives. When the command's F-15 West Coast Demo Team performed their finale in front of the 33rd Fighter Wing Nomad

  • Local kids go on a mission to Marsville

    Outside, April 24 was just another clear Florida day, but inside the Duke Field Fuel Cell Hangar, it was a place out of this world. Welcome to Marsville. Sponsored by Eglin's 96th Air Base Wing, Marsville is a collaborative effort between Eglin and the surrounding elementary schools' fifth-grade

  • Eglin dining facilities awarded coveted Hennessy

    The 96th Service Squadron's dining facilities here won the Air Force Hennessy trophy for 2009. The John L. Hennessy Award is the oldest military food service award established in 1957, it is named for the late John L. Hennessy, a hotel and restaurant executive who served on advisory boards to

  • Operation Hero: mission success

    "Daddy, this is the best day of my life," said, Madeline Jansen, 7-year old daughter of Lt. Col. Michael Jansen right after Security Forces laid the "smack down," on a simulated terrorist, in one of the many demos performed for Operation Hero, April 25. Team Eglin's youngest members had the

  • Deployment opportunities exist for Team AF, civilians

    The operations tempo for Air Force employees - both civilian and military - is still high; but volunteers for extended deployments have dropped by more than 20 percent in the past two years. According to an internal Air Force Materiel Command memo released April 21 by Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC

  • Event caters to spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day

    Military spouses face ever-increasing challenges with deployments and frequent moves. In recognition of National Military Spouse Appreciation Day May 8, Eglin Airman and Family Readiness Center will host a fair designed to address the needs of the military spouse. The event will be held at the AFRC

  • Local Air Force OSI stands up Combined Joint Drug Enforcement Team

    The Eglin and Hurlburt Field Air Force Office of Special Investigations has taken the war on drugs to new heights. The 9th Field Investigations Squadron is leading the way with the formation of a combined Joint Drug Enforcement Team between the two installations. This consolidated effort consists of