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  • AFMC executive director to retire after 35 years of service

    After a 35-year career that began as a flight test engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dr. Steve Butler will retire from his post as Air Force Materiel Command's executive director June 28 and return once more to Fort Walton Beach.Born and raised in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Butler attended

  • Bloody Business: deployed wing distributes to AOR

    Forward deployed medical professionals are limited to the supplies they have on-hand to provide immediate care to casualties prior to medical evacuation. They are dependent on regular shipments of fresh blood, plasma, cryoprecipitate and dry ice provided by the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group

  • 96 OG wins intramural volleyball title

    The 96th Operations Group won the intramural volleyball championship here June 19, beating the 53rd Wing in a thrilling best three-out-five contest.Both teams battled almost shot-for-shot in the first two games. All of the 53rd Wing's team, with six players and no substitutes, had to stay on the

  • 33d MOS inactivates with Air Force reorg

    The somber inactivation ceremony for the 33d Maintenance Operations Squadron on June 13 here was one of many such events occurring throughout the Air Force. Like the recent 96th MOS inactivation, the 33rd MOS retired its colors as the result of a service decision last year to reorganize maintenance

  • New senior leadership takes charge of 33rd Fighter Wing

    Another career fighter pilot took the helm of the 33rd Fighter Wing June 14 in an official ceremony attended by Team Eglin, their family and community.Col. Todd Canterbury formally accepted the role when he received the wing guidon from Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander, Air Education and Training

  • Fleet grows, training increases for F-35

    The largest fleet of F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters grew to 25 aircraft as the F-35 Integrated Training Center here welcomed two new Air Force F-35A variants of the multi-role fighter to the Emerald Coast, June 5.The expansion gives the 58th Fighter Squadron the ability to fly an expanded

  • 96th MOS furls its guidon at inactivation ceremony

    The 96th Maintenance Operations Squadron furled its guidon June 6 at an inactivation ceremony here.When they were approximately 83 members strong, the 96th MOS "Gryphons" provided premier quality assurance and test planning support for all system tests. They conducted training and

  • Siblings reunite for brother's retirement

    Being part of a large family is not that unusual, but for the Maldonado siblings, they take being part of a larger family, the Air Force family, to new heights.That family got a chance to travel from around the world for Senior Master Sgt. David Maldonado's retirement from Det. 1, 552nd Air Control

  • Above-normal hurricane season expected

    With Tropical Storm Andrea kicking off the 2013 hurricane season already, Team Eglin members should prepare for what experts are predicting will be an active hurricane season. According to a recent advisory issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center,

  • Maintenance super receives Bronze Star

    A day in the life of an Air Force jet maintainer reached Mach speed while deployed overseas, earning him the Bronze Star Medal.Senior Master Sgt. Jamie Jordan, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant superintendent, was awarded the honor during an official ceremony at his unit June 4."A lot of