Tots In Blue

Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here: It's a boyJace Devon, born Jan. 4 to Tech. Sgt. Coby and Crystal HillAiden James, born Jan. 5 to Chief Petty Officer James and Tech. Sgt. Melissa CooganKadan Daniel Kent, born Jan. 11 to Pfc. Danny and

Another day, another flight at Eglin

F-15E flies with new radar system

The F-15E Strike Eagle took a step forward in its continuous technological evolution as the Air Force's most versatile combat aircraft here, Jan. 18.The 46th Test Wing's fourth generation fighter launched for the first time with a new and improved radar system, the APG-82(V)1.The APG-82 uses active

LRS takes title in double-overtime

The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron won the base intramural basketball championship here Jan. 19, beating the 96th Medical Group 64-56 in a double-overtime thriller.The two teams met in the championship last year, with MDG winning in two closely contested games, with only six players in their

Survey will assess Eglin community well-being

Invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment will be sent out Jan. 25. The assessment is designed to assist  people working at installation-level helping facilites better meet the needs of service members and their families."This important survey provides ... a means to ensure that

Archbishop visits Eglin chapel

Eglin's Chapel had the unique opportunity to sponsor a four-star equivalent's visit to the installation but the distinguished guest is not a general in America's military nor does he wear the uniform.The "red carpet" was rolled out for Archbishop Timothy Broglio who leads the Archdiocese for the

F-16s bring 'battle rhythm' to JSF wing

After 17 months of silence, the 33rd Fighter Wing flight line finally roared back to life Jan. 13. The 33rd Fighter Wing received four F-16s from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz.  The jets will help establish a "battle rhythm," as the wing stands up the first Joint Training Center for the

Eglin MLK event reflects change and diversity

96th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Sal Nodjomian summed up this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. program in one word...inspirational.This year's event, held Jan. 12, was filled with diversity, the very thing Dr. King preached to the masses.Eglin's honor guard opened the scene, followed by live

Restoration officials go “Heavy Metal”

Eglin Environmental Restoration officials are turning into real heavy metal artists - literally. The Restoration Branch is shredding their way through 50,000 practice bombs and, so far, has recycled more than one million pounds of metal from the BDU 33's and Mark 106's.The effort is part of the Air

F-4 continues long-time service to Air Force with new mission

The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron here is replacing the use of Lear jets for their banner tow missions with the F-4 Phantom, creating an air-to-air target that aircrews in training can safely evaluate, develop and test their weapons systems. "We developed the idea to use the F-4 for the banner tow