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  • Ready to Roar

    Less than two years ago, Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin became the youngest bodybuilder to become a professional.  Now with five pounds of extra muscle added and a professional contest win, he plans to reach to new heights when he ascends the stage at the largest bodybuilding competition in the

  • 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

  • Couple set to move up to NCO together

    An Air Force couple and high school sweethearts received notice they would ascend to staff sergeant when the promotion list was announced August 25. Giovanni and Leah Bufalini-Balla met while they were sophomores in high school in Tennessee, married shortly after graduation in 2013 and enlisted in

  • Civilian conference gets base tour

    Jonathan Spalter, chairman of Mobile Future, Inc., experiences the F-35 helmet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., during Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, Aug. 17, 2016. JCOC increases public understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe

  • Combat capability increases for F-35 platform

    Three F-35B aircraft and 75 U.S. Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 F-35B Detachment along with 21 test personnel from the JSF Operational Test Team from Edwards AFB, California deployed here  to complete operational test  missile shots of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range

  • Lightning strikes at largest F-35A deployment

    The 33rd Fighter Wing wrapped up the largest F-35 deployment to date at this year’s Exercise Northern Lightning Aug. 31 at Volk Field, Wis. Northern Lightning is a tactical-level, joint training exercise which serves as a combat rehearsal for both legacy and modern aerial and ground assets in a

  • Airmen volunteer time, skills to build playground

    Over 400 military volunteers, including more than 120 Airmen helped in the construction of Emerald Coast Autism Center’s new playground at the therapy center on the grounds of Northwest Florida State College- Niceville.   From August 22-28, volunteers worked in four-hour shifts to complete the

  • F-35A shows superiority against legacy aircraft

    Imagine yourself in the seat of a fighter jet, tearing through the air at the speed of sound, your own weight pressing against your chest as you fight to breathe against the increased force of gravity.Sweat beads down your forehead as you scan you sensors and outside your canopy for any threats in