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  • F-16s bring 'battle rhythm' to JSF wing

    After 17 months of silence, the 33rd Fighter Wing flight line finally roared back to life Jan. 13. The 33rd Fighter Wing received four F-16s from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz.  The jets will help establish a "battle rhythm," as the wing stands up the first Joint Training Center for the

  • F-4 continues long-time service to Air Force with new mission

    The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron here is replacing the use of Lear jets for their banner tow missions with the F-4 Phantom, creating an air-to-air target that aircrews in training can safely evaluate, develop and test their weapons systems. "We developed the idea to use the F-4 for the banner tow

  • 96 MDG eyes second basketball title

    The 2011 intramural basketball season playoffs began here Jan. 10 with the 96th Medical Group posting a decisive 65-43 win over the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron.The 96 MDG, seeking a second consecutive intramural basketball title, were seeded number one of the eight teams

  • Airmen receive Articles 15

    In December, there were six Articles 15 offered on base. Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior changes in service members without

  • AF implements government travel card controlled spend accounts

    In an effort to curtail government travel card abuse and delinquency, Air Force officials are piloting an unprecedented controlled spend account concept Jan. 1.The most significant CSA concept bases spending limits on approved travel authorizations and provides just enough funds to perform the

  • Initiative strives to boost number of CCAF graduates

    In an attempt to increase the number of Community College of the Air Force graduates on Air Force Materiel Command bases, command officials rolled out a plan entitled "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" Jan. 1.Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, addressed the importance of the campaign

  • MCTOG, joint partners prep Marine combat team

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint fires experts joined Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and other joint enablers here during a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team-8 for its upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Exercise Spartan Resolve, led by MCTOG with

  • Test wing, firefighters team up with local school to 'adopt' families

    The 46th Operations Group and Eglin Fire and Emergency Services teamed up to show holiday cheer by providing Christmas gifts to needy Bruner Middle School students and their families.Volunteering to support the Fort Walton Beach, Fla., school began when the group answered Eglin's Firefighter

  • AF shooting team visits Eglin

    Air Force Sports Shooting Team Program members displayed competition firearms and gear and offered information about the Air Force Sports Shooting Program to base exchange patrons Dec. 13. Maj. Steve Dennis, Air Force Action Shooting Team captain, Capt. Nick Siesser, Action Shooting team member and

  • County officials get an inside look at Eglin's future

    Okaloosa County commissioners were the newest group to get a preview of nation's first military Joint Strike Fighter integrated training center at the 33rd Fighter Wing's campus Dec. 14. Since the wing transitioned from its combat heritage to Air Education and Training Command, many distinguished