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  • Air Force signs Record of Decision on bed down of JSF at Eglin

    The Air Force has decided to beddown 59 F-35 aircraft and to allow associated construction to begin implementing a Base Realignment and Closure 2005 decision. The decision also imposes temporary operational limitations on JSF flight training activities to both avoid and minimize noise impacts. This

  • Team Eglin expands grounds to Reserve counterpart

    The 919th Special Operations Wing moved its flight operations from Duke Field to Eglin's runway this week to accommodate construction occurring on their runway. "Duke's entire runway will be milled and replaced with new asphalt," said Timothy Kimsey, 46th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager

  • Airmen walk in senior leaders' boots

    Eight junior Airmen and civilians spent the day with Eglin's top leaders in different areas around the base - walking in their shadows. Officers, enlisted and civilian Airmen spent time with commanders during the Eglin Junior Force Council's Shadow Week program Jan. 26 through 30 to get a better

  • Physician assistant makes difference in Afghan lives

    Servicemembers of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya in Gardez, Afghanistan, are helping to develop the infrastructure necessary for the Afghan people to succeed in a post-conflict environment. One member of the Paktya PRT is Capt. James Parris. The physician assistant from the 96th Medical

  • Doors to open at 33rd FW Nomad University

    Cutting the ribbon of Nomad University Jan. 28 will mean doors of support opened for Airmen with personal issues related to the 33rd Fighter Wing drawdown. The area set aside in the same building as the dining facility provides a central location for family support, internet usage, faith-based

  • Ground Combat Training Squadron gains new capability

    Airmen here are training with a new asset that may one day save their lives. The Ground Combat Training Squadron recently acquired 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles. These vehicles, designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes, add another dimension to the

  • Eglin to host first financial readiness event

    Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, will host the first Military Financial Readiness Challenge event on Jan. 14 at the Eglin Officers' Club. The event, co-sponsored by the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, will bring a full range of local,

  • Eglin hosts financial 'readiness' event Jan 14

    As the nation's economy fluctuates like winter weather in Northwest Florida, Eglin is set to host a financial counseling event to give some guidance to help weather those current and future economic storms. The Military Financial Readiness Challenge event, scheduled for Jan. 14 at the officers club

  • Low-speed vehicles save Air Force money

    In these difficult financial times and with budget restraints all across the Air Force, low speed vehicles are a major step the Air Force is taking to drastically reduce vehicle procurement, maintenance and fuel costs. One of the defining characteristics of an LSV is that it must not be able to

  • Eglin officials give community leaders JSF sound bytes

    Local community leaders were given an inside look into noise and its relation to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a recent breakfast with Team Eglin commanders and officials. Richard McKinley, the Joint Strike Fighter program office's principle acoustic engineer from Wright-Patterson Air Force