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  • Marines fly first F-35 STOVL mission at Eglin

    The 33rd Fighter Wing and the F-35 Lightning II program reached a new milestone when Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 completed its first short take-off and vertical landing mission here Oct. 24. Maj. Brendan M. Walsh flew the hour-long mission in which the aircraft remained in the STOVL

  • New base entry procedures begin Nov. 1

    Requirements to gain entry to the installation will change November 1, when new procedures go into effect.Base access will follow a Trusted Traveler program, which allows all Department of Defense identification cardholders to vouch for occupants in their vehicle when entering the base. The program

  • AFMC 5-center construct reaches full operational capability

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, announced Oct. 22, 2013, the full operational capability of the command's 5-center construct, a major milestone in AFMC history."The 80,000-plus men and women of AFMC have repeatedly raised their own bar for success. This world-class

  • AF implements changes to PT assessment

    The Air Force has released further guidance on the implementation of several changes to the physical assessment test, which will take place Oct. 21.The new guidance includes additions to the body composition component of the fitness assessment, delegation of appeal authority for fitness assessments

  • Team Eglin resumes Combined Federal Campaign

    The Combined Federal Campaign resumed here Oct. 18 after the government shutdown put a pause to the annual fundraiser. The CFC is one of two sanctioned charitable drives in the Air Force. The campaign allows Team Eglin to channel the willingness of its people to support eligible non-profit

  • Electronic Warfare Group earns major awards

    The 53rd Electronic Warfare Group recently picked up some "hardware" for its continuous mission data software advancement efforts and many other EW achievements.The 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron was the big winner earning an Air Force Outstanding Unit award and five individual awards from the

  • AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system

    Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website

  • 96 TW surpasses 2,000 sled test missions

    The 96th Test Wing recently reached a historic testing milestone this summer. The 2,000th sled test mission was conducted at the 96th TW's Kinetic Energy Munitions Test Facility at the Eglin Test and Training Complex Test Area C-74. The 2,000th test was conducted in support of fuze development for