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  • Early Christmas toys help Eglin parents

    Santa's traditional approach altered slightly, landing him straight into the attic and providing families in need of help a better holiday at the 9th annual toy distribution here, Nov. 29.More than 6,000 toys, collected by donations made throughout the year to the Airman's Attic, were distributed to

  • Airman fights to remain unbeaten at MMA event

    During his first amateur mixed martial arts fight, Staff Sgt. Steve Burks was knocked unconscious twice, but still earned a victory.Burks, an avionics Airman with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is now on the eve of his second professional fight at the Strike Fight MMA

  • Blues Monday no more

    Headquarters Air Force has rescinded the policy on the wear of Blues on Mondays and delegated the decision on uniform wear to major command commanders. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, the Air Force Materiel Command, has mandated the Air Force Blues uniform is no longer required to be worn on Mondays at

  • QF-16 arrives for testing, advances 53rd WEG mission

    The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group marked an important milestone in continuing to prepare the warfighter for tomorrow's threats as the first QF-16 drone arrived for developmental testing Nov. 19."The work done prior to today and the test work that is forthcoming will enable the Air Force to

  • Eglin's controlled burns advance fire research

    Members of the Air Force Wildlife Fire Center joined U.S. Forest Service researchers, to collect data during two prescribed fires conducted on the Eglin Air Force Base range Nov. 11-12."This burn will allow researchers to collect information that will go into an integrated database, used world-wide

  • “Street Smart” program kicks off Holiday Safety campaign

    The annual Holiday Safety Campaign was held at the Enlisted Heritage Hall here Nov. 15.The campaign, presented by the 96th Test Wing safety office, reinforces awareness to Airmen and civilians about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; not wearing seat belts and e-mailing

  • Enlisted clubs pass on gifts to worthy causes

    Team Eglin's First Sergeants Council and Top Three Organization accepted a $5,000 donation to the Combined Federal Campaign Nov. 15, for their volunteer efforts at recent area fundraising event. The donation will go to Fisher House.At the fundraiser, Senior Master Sgt. Scott Passman, 96th Security