• 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

  • Eglin pool stays warm through solar technology

    Just in time for Energy Awareness Month, Eglin's base pool has gone green.A newly installed solar-powered system used to heat the pool's water is in place and actively keeping any chill off the water.The system is an array of 164 black UV polypropylene panels. Each panel has approximately 104 tubes