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  • 155 Airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Of the 36,739 eligible senior airman eligible for promotion to staff sergeant, 9,403 were selected, a 25.59 percent selection rate, Air Force officials said July 10.The average score for those selected was 291.91. Selectees' average time in grade was 2.03 years and time in service was 4.51 years.

  • Defense Secretary visits Eglin

    "You make a difference. You are defining history," said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by two F-35A Lightning IIs, during a troop call here July 10.Hagel's four-hour tour of the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 integrated training center included the mission simulator, a hands-on tour of an F-35A

  • EOD Airman helps connect with relationship-focused advising

    Tech Sgt. Adam Burke of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is no stranger to solving difficult problems with dire consequences. An explosive ordnance disposal technician with 12 years and well over 100 defused improvised explosive devices to his credit, Burke, now on his fourth deployment, is in the middle

  • May, June Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boyBrayden, born May 9 to Senior Airman Kirby and Amanda McNairCameron Neal, born May 20 to GySgt. Casey and Sammantha GortElliott Liam, born May 27 to Staff Sgt. Omar and Melissa ZepedaAlexander

  • Air Force selects No Action Alternative for F-35 basing at Eglin AFB

    The Air Force announced today its decision for basing up to 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After completing the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the F-35 Beddown at Eglin AFB, a Record of Decision was signed for F-35 training, selecting the No Action Alternative for