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  • CE electricians deliver power with brawn, brain

    For the 796th Civil Engineer Squadron electricians, it takes more than flipping a switch to fix power outages. Outages are common occurrences, but when you're responsible for an area covering more than 1,400 miles of power lines and with a crew of only five to seven people, it can be a Herculean

  • Final F-35A delivered to Eglin

    The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.Maj. Scott Charlton, 58th FS pilot, ferried the aircraft, AF-45, from Lockheed Martin's F-35 production center in Fort

  • 33rd Fighter Wing surpasses 5,000 combined F-35 sorties

    The 33rd Fighter Wing etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program May 28 by logging its 5,000th combined sortie in the F-35. The F-35 Integrated Training Center at the wing flies a third of all F-35 sorties in the Department of Defense program. More than 15,000 sorties

  • 53rd Wing rated effective on latest compliance inspection

    The 53rd Wing completed a major command-directed unit effectiveness inspection April 27- May 3.The results of the inspection reported the wing rated "effective" overall, and "highly effective" in mission accomplishment.The inspection process changed significantly from the last UEI with more emphasis

  • Turn and burn: Eglin spins

    Water bottles in place. Bike seats and handle bars adjusted. Cleats locked and one with the pedals. Legs pound emphatically in a circular motion to classic rock and techno tunes. Puddles of sweat quickly form beneath the exercise bikes. This is Eglin's indoor cycling class known as Spin. Spin's

  • "Critical Days" safety campaign begins

    The 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign began May 21 at the enlisted hall with safety briefings on drinking and driving, swimming, traffic and boating. Col. Monte Cannon, the 96th Test Wing vice commander, gave opening remarks. He said the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the

  • AF helps state university educate teachers

    the 40th Flight Test Squadron, along with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and STEM-ED, an education collaboration non-profit, recently supported a Florida State University initiative to make state classrooms come alive through virtual technology.The squadron hosted a video