April 13, 2022 Electric rotary aircraft completes first Eglin flight Lift Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, flew for approximately 10 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet.
April 12, 2022 Eglin unit helps AWACS with first-time, in-air update The 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron helped a E-3G or AWACS, demonstrate the ability to receive and process in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight for the first time ever.
April 11, 2022 Dispatchers: the first link in the emergency response chain April 14 – 20 is Dispatcher Appreciation Week.
April 5, 2022 Airman creates heritage paint scheme for NASCAR team Design will appear on Air Force sponsored car at the Talladega Superspeedway race in Alabama April 24.
March 28, 2022 Data Hackathon evolves in second effort “Problem solvers” (also referred to as “hackers”) and “problem owners,” met virtually and in person to combine efforts to tackle complex sourced problems with open-source and Air Force provided tools.
March 25, 2022 Eglin Airman claims major command annual award Air Force Materiel Command honored top Airmen for 2021 including an officer from the 96th Cyberspace Test Group.
March 15, 2022 Eglin test fighters fly together for first, last time Included were the F-15EX Eagle II, the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-15C Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
March 7, 2022 96th Weapons highlighted in AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America including Eglin's own 96th Maintenance Group.
March 1, 2022 F-16 weapons crews battle in annual competition Three teams from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's F-16 unit raced to load an AIM-120 and a GBU-12 the fastest and with the fewest errors.