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  • AAFES top enlisted advisor visits Eglin

    The senior enlisted advisor for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service visited here Feb. 25-26.During his visit, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Pearson toured Exchange facilities, met with Airmen and community members and addressed Exchange-related issues."Part of my job as the senior enlisted advisor is to

  • Prayer Breakfast calls faith an ROE for success

    Entering the Army Air Corps at the close of World War II as a black teenager from the segregated South with hopes of opportunity and advancement definitely required prayer.The rules of engagement on how to succeed in the Air Force are virtually the same so Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) Walter Richardson

  • Eglin hosts medical law symposium

    More than 300 Air Force personnel attended a medical ethics and law symposium held here, Feb. 13.The symposium is a continuing education requirement for medical workers to maintain a medical license. To ensure as many Air Force medical employees could attend as possible, staff from Keesler, Tyndall,

  • Magnetic levitation track reaches new world record in speed

    The 846th Test Squadron successfully performed its most ambitious test to date on the magnetic levitation track at here, Feb. 7. Members of the 846th were able to use the Maglev track in conjunction with a new propulsion system to reach an astounding speed of more than 500 miles per hour."We went

  • Airman begins motorcycle race series

    At speeds up to 180 mph, Staff Sgt. Stephen Incledon will chase down his dream of professional racing as he begins a new season as an amateur in Florida Champion Cup series, Feb. 17.The avionics specialist with the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has spent the last five years honing his skills as

  • Pakistani military visits EOD School

    A delegation of four Pakistani military officers toured the Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Jan. 28 for a familiarization trip and visit with students from Pakistan.The delegation was from the Pakistani army and air force and toured several divisions and practical training areas of the

  • 728th controls F-35s for final mission

    The 62-year-old 728th Air Control Squadron Demons completed their final mission Jan. 31, adding the Air Force's newest aircraft, the F-35A Lightning II, to its exponential tally of controlled combat aircraft."Talk about going out on top," said Lt. Col. Jon Rhone, the 728th Air Control Squadron