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  • Eglin muscle flexed at Strongman event

    Eglin's first Strongman Competition Oct. 29 featured 20 participants who showcased their strength, skills and wills in four grueling physical tests.The events included a tire flip, a timed event in which a tractor tire was flipped end over end for 40 yards; a kettle toss, in which 35 and 25-pound

  • Finance plans move to support customers

    The finance office is expanding operations to better serve its customers.Beginning Nov. 15, a new finance cell will be located in Building 210 where other personnel customer service operations are currently located. This replaces the walk-in service currently provided in Bldg 260. This front end

  • Ammo really built the pyramids

    Ammunition, ordnance or munitions: however you say it, servicemembers have been taking care of it since the beginning of war, and Airmen at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, are taking care of it now. From a heritage of maintaining musket rounds and cannonballs to assembling advanced missile systems and

  • Eglin completes second alternate fuel test

    Eglin conducted its second aircraft performance evaluation using an environmentally-friendly biomass-derived fuel, this time with an F-15E Strike Eagle.According to the US Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Office, the jet flew at a variety of flight conditions, achieved supersonic speeds,

  • Pumpkin Patrol ready for another Halloween

    It's that time of the year again when Eglin's Housing area will be full of ghosts, witches and goblins. Halloween is right around the corner. Trick-or-Treating will take place Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Eglin Main and Poquito Bayou Housing areas. People are making their costumes, putting up

  • Canadians hammer Eglin's range

    Munitions deployed from Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets target the start of another fiscal year for Eglin's Combat Hammer personnel.This Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program is something the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron here looks forward to conducting for U.S. military and allied

  • Balad Supply slims down the bits, bobs and bolts for New Dawn

    As the responsible drawdown of forces in Iraq continues, the Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Material Management Flight, commonly known as "Supply," has gone back to basics and cut down excess assets at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.The 35 personnel in Supply now keep track

  • Eglin strives for fuel efficiency on land, air

    Team Eglin is working to conserve fuel both in the air and on the ground."Fuel conservation is a DOD and Air Force priority," said Maj. Ryan Blake, 40th Flight Test Squadron Operations director. "By using all these [fuel saving techniques], it will reduce energy, get more bang for the buck and cut

  • Three receive Articles 15 in September

    Three Team Eglin members received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 in September.Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes positive behavior

  • CFC kicks off 2010 campaign

    The 2010 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Sept. 30 at the Hurlburt Field Soundside. About 150 military key-workers and coordinators from Eglin and Hurlburt mingled with local charitable organizations to experience first-hand how their efforts in the upcoming season will help people in need."You