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  • AF expands drug testing program, includes prescriptions

    The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1.On Jan. 31, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing epidemic and

  • Air control squadron to go as part of force structure changes

     Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6. The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100

  • F-35's launch first step to future air dominance

    No matter what uniform they wear, service members of the 33rd Fighter Wing know the launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance.Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of "in flight

  • January, February Tots In Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boySean Nicholas, Jr,, born Jan. 20 to Senior Airman Sean and Belinda SaundersLeonidas Adrian, born Jan. 21 to Sgt. Kyle and Christine SiglerRylan Thomas, born Jan. 24 to Senior Airman Adam and

  • 337th TES conducts SB-15 testing

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron here is testing the Sustainment Block-15 software to determine the effectiveness and suitability of the upgrades. Each software sustainment block includes changes to navigation, weapon delivery, radar, electrical multiplexing, communication and navigation

  • Astronaut gives other-Earthly perspective at prayer breakfast

    After a 15 day journey logging 362 flight hours around Earth and a can of gummy worms, an Air Force astronaut was able to step back from ordinary life to capture the big picture.During Eglin's annual National Prayer Breakfast, Col. James Dutton shared a PowerPoint presentation of pictures of his