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  • F-16s being regenerated into drones

    Less than three months after the last F-4 phantom II departed from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group for drone conversion, maintainers here are already turning the wrenches on Air Combat Command's fourth generation of aerial targets, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.With AMARG's entire

  • Holding Airmen accountable: Mandatory discharge for sexual assault

    The Air Force recently adopted two new measures to eliminate sexual assault from within the ranks, including requiring discharge for Airmen who commit sexual assault, and requiring the Air Force's most senior commanders to review actions taken on these cases. According to Capt. Allison DeVito, chief

  • Stay connected with social media without sacrificing career

    Engaging in social media can be a positive experience that entertains, keeps people connected and allows opinions to be expressed on a wide variety of topics.In some cases though, social media can ruin personal reputations or careers, and create an open window for criminals to access personal

  • Acting SecAF visits Eglin

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited with Airmen, Sailors and Marines here July 16 as part of his first round of base visits since taking on the role of acting secretary last month.The U.S. Senate confirmed Fanning as the 24th Under Secretary of the Air Force in April. He became

  • Air Force announces officer promotions

    The Air Force announced the following Eglin majors selected for promotion.AF Life Cycle Management CenterLance CampbellJason McMahonTimothy SpauldingAF Operation Test and Evaluation CenterJonathan BuschAlan PenrodAF Research LaboratoryMichael AndersonOperation Flight ProgramSteven Speares33rd

  • Special duties require commander nomination

    The selection process for 10 special duty positions now requires unit commander nomination and hiring authority certification, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The process change implemented this month affects staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant positions in special

  • Unmanned QF-4 crashes at Tyndall

    An unmanned Air Force QF-4 full-scale aerial target drone, assigned here to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, crashed on the drone runway during take-off at 8:25 a.m. today. No personnel were injured during the incident.Base and local police and safety officials have closed Highway 98 and are

  • Eglin Airman participates in Liberian medical outreach

    A team of Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers, U.S. service members and county health officials conducted a mobile medical outreach mission in Grand Cape Mount County recently. The mobile mission held from July 1 to July 4, 2013, was a first for the AFL medics, who, until now, have been focusing their