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  • Dyess bombers succeed during Combat Hammer

    The 9th Bomb Squadron successfully dropped Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Oct. 25 during a Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.The goal of the exercise, managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is to evaluate the

  • ORI results good news for wing

    An undercurrent of excitement ran through a packed house at Eglin's Heritage Hall as more than 600 Airmen, civic leaders and supporters of the 96th Air Base Wing waited for the results of its Operational Readiness Inspection.The ORI, led by 52 inspectors from Air Force Material Command, was the

  • Wing announces outstanding performers

    Congratulations to all the outstanding performers recognized by Air Force Materiel Command's Inspector General for the recent Operational Readiness Exercise.IG OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS· A1C CHRISTOPHER DALESSIO 96 SFS/SFO · MR. LOUIS A. SZYMANSKI 96 ABW/CEF · SSGT JERI C. HICKEY 96 ABW/CP · SRA LUKE

  • B-1 aircrews drop the hammer during exercise

    Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron "Tigers" thundered into the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Oct. 25 and employed two Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles from a pair of B-1 bombers as part of the Air Force's air to ground Weapon System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer.The goal of the

  • Airmen combat stress, help keep boots on ground

    Deployments can be a stressful experience no matter if you're a hardened NCO on your fifth trip overseas or a junior enlisted on your first. They bring a unique set of stressors that, if ignored, can have a negative effect on a service member's mindset at a time when focus is vital.For two Airmen

  • Eglin Airman helps give Afghans their own voice

    Insurgents use misinformation in their quest to intimidate Afghan civilians and disrupt the progress coalition and Afghan forces have made in recent years. Air Force Mobile Public Affairs Advisory Teams across Afghanistan teach Afghan soldiers and police officers the skills necessary to combat

  • EOD students give back

    An unexpected day off gave seven explosive ordnance disposal students a chance to give back to the community.When a crew clearing trees at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal site found a World War II-era unexploded bomb, officials closed the school as a safety precaution. Instead of taking