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  • Air-ground training improves combat effectiveness, reduce fratricide

    The Air Force and Army will team up for an air-to-ground training initiative. This innovative training will immediately impact ongoing combat operations in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The Brigade Combat Team-level Air-Ground Integration training will increase combat effectiveness

  • Test wing announces quarterly awards

    The following are the 46th Test Wing quarterly award winners, who were announced in a ceremony on Oct. 24.Airman of the Quarter: Airman First Class Brenton D. Aleida (46th Operations Support Squadron) Non-commissioned officer of the Quarter: Tech Sgt. Donald C. Woronowicz III (46th Aircraft

  • Commander reflects on his tenure

    Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, is heading out for a one-year deployment to Iraq. Before he left, he spent a few minutes reflecting on his 18-month tenure as installation commander. Here is what he had to say. On his goalsThe first thing that struck me when I was the vice

  • Test Wing civilian killed in traffic accident

    Emery Shoemaker, a civilian assigned to the 46th Test Wing's Operations Support Squadron, was killed in a motorcycle accident Oct. 21. Mr. Shoemaker was returning home from Pensacola when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle that turned into his path. Mr. Shoemaker entered civil service in May

  • Saving lives

    Thirty medical technicians are trading their ward duties for the classroom as they learn how to deal with combat injuries. The technicians, from the 96th Medical Group, are spending the week of Oct. 22, learning techniques that provide their next level of training. It focuses on personnel who are

  • East, West Gate Visitor Control Centers expands services

    The East and West Gate Visitor Control Centers will expand their services beginning Oct. 22."All Pass and Registration services will now be conducted at the East Gate Visitor Control Center which includes expanded customer service hours," said Master Sgt. Mark Wilson, 96th Security Forces Plans and

  • Firefighters earn hazardous material training

    In-house training for the Eglin's firefighters kicked off Sept. 24, saving the unit hours in manpower and thousands of dollars. A two-man mobile traveling team from Goodfellow Air Force Base's Department of Defense Fire Academy spent more than a week teaching hazardous material training to twenty

  • Conservation officers receive certification

    Two Eglin civilians got a rare opportunity for advanced training that will benefit the base on many levels. Jamie Leaf and Brad Yost, 96th Security Forces conservation officers, joined Capt. Joel Byrd and Jackson Guard's Justin Johnson as graduates of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. The

  • 'Tell me a Story' encourages imaginations

    Military families gathered at the Eglin Air Force Base Youth Center, Saturday for "Tell Me a Story," a program geared toward the military child to improve literary skills. The Tell Me a Story project uses a wordless book that encourages children to use their imaginations and improve their language

  • STEPin’ into new stripes

    A member of the 46th Operations Group was recently promoted to technical sergeant here under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers Program. Tech. Sgt. Malia Earle, 46th OG training manager, was presented with her new stripes by Col. Gary Plumb, 46th Test Wing Commander, Chief Master Sgt. John