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  • F-16s train alongside F-35s

    F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from Hill Air Force Base's 419th and 388th Fighter Wings took to the sky here April 24 for their first training missions alongside the F-35A Lightning II, the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Hill AFB's F-16s flew air-to-air combat training missions with F-35As

  • Fuels flight key to mission success

    When the Base Realignment and Closure Committee designated Eglin as the home of the first F-35 Lightning II, it gave the base more than aircraft.Before the first plane arrived, millions of dollars went into upgrading an aging infrastructure on the 33rd Fighter Wing side of the base. From those

  • Eglin maintainer wins Marquez award

    Capt. Cory Helms, a 96th Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations officer, is the recipient of the 2013 United States Air Force Leo Marquez Munitions and Missile Maintenance Company Grade Officer of the Year award.Helms, from King George, Va., said he received notice of winning the prestigious

  • Eglin hosts Earth Day events

    A week full of activities is planned to celebrate and learn a little more about Eglin's environmental role.The base's annual Earth Day celebration is April 21-25 and coincides with this year's theme of "Conserve Today, Secure Tomorrow." "Team Eglin has an obligation to conserve resources, reduce

  • Key Spouses important to Eglin leadership, families

    When an Air Force service member's spouse needs anything from answers to questions, directions to base services or help in a crisis, their organization's Key Spouse is in place for support and guidance.A one-day Key Spouse orientation training was held April 16 at Eglin's Airman and Family Readiness

  • Air Evac mission critical for patients in Afghanistan

    When Service members and Coalition forces around Afghanistan get injured or fall ill, they sometimes require air transport to a higher level of medical care than is available at their location.That's when they rely on the men and women of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out