State Road 285 to close for mission Sept 12-16, 19-21

The 96th Test Wing will conduct testing on the Eglin range complex requiring the closure of State Road 285.Testing will take place the week of Sept. 12-16 and Sept. 19-21.  The road should not be closed for more than approximately 90 minutes at a time, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. each

July road closures

These are the July road closures for the base and its ranges: Range Road 211 will be closed west of the intersection of Range Road 211 and Range Road 661, and Range Road 211 and Range Road 607, due to repair/replacement of Turkey Gobble Bridge until Sept. 24Range Road 213 closed from Hwy 285 to

33rd FW units save big with F-35 innovations

Since the introduction of the F-35A Lightning II, Airmen at the 33rd Fighter Wing have saved the Air Force close to $84,000 and more than 720 hours of shipping delays by locally manufacturing parts and tools.There are around 500 maintenance personnel here assigned to work with the F-35. These Airmen

Green Beret returns to service after amputation

 A Special Forces noncommissioned officer returned to full active duty service two and a half years after his hand was amputated to free him from underneath a vehicle before a suicide bomber could strike a deadly blow against he and his team.Sergeant 1st Class Ivan Morera, a Miami native and a

Warrior finds new life through Warrior camp

For Rachel Francis, the Wounded Warrior program offered avenues to personal excellence and hope she never expected.Francis, the program's marketing coordinator since October, was selected for the position because of her background and great attitude.  This impressed staff members at the adaptive

Warrior CARE, team training returns to Eglin

The week-long Southeast Warrior CARE event and Warrior Games team training began here April 4.During the CARE event, 53 seriously wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans, and 30 caregivers will receive training on, among other areas: caregiver support; recovering Airman mentorship and

Across the road

AFMC to help AF reach future defense strategy

Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities.  Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset.The first "offset" came in in the

First new homes, community center to open at Eglin

Beginning in April, the first new homes are scheduled to open under the base's ongoing privatized housing initiative.In addition to the new homes, Eglin families will also have a 12,000 square-foot community center with an array of amenities such as a swimming pool, computer lab and fitness center

First Air National Guard Airman graduates F-35 intel school

As the F-35A Lightning II prepares to fly north in 2020, the Vermont Air National Guard sent an Airman here to become the first National Guardsman to graduate from the Joint Strike Fighter program's Intelligence Formal Training Unit.Capt. Christopher Clements, 158th Operations Support Squadron