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  • Boeing comes to McKinley Lab to test 787

    The McKinley Climatic Lab hosts Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing here.The new plane arrived at Eglin April 18 and was moved into the lab to begin its cold-weather test with temperatures reaching -45 degrees Fahrenheit. The lab

  • Eglin Airman takes care of teeth in Iraq

    Few things compare with the pain of a toothache. It hurts to eat; the hot and cold sensations shoot through your teeth and any relief is temporary. The only thing worse is the fact you have to go to the dentist to make it better."People do come in and say they hate us," said Staff Sgt. Tamika Ortiz,

  • Eglin building renamed for Doolittle Raider

    When retired Master Sgt. Ed Horton passed away in 2008, he left behind a legacy that spanned almost 70 years of aviation history.At 26 years old, Sergeant Horton was a Doolittle Raider, a gunner on plane #10, one of the B-25s that retaliated against Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Sergeant Horton

  • 53rd Wing preps for UCI

    Members of the 53rd Wing are preparing for a different twist on Mother's Day this year. The wing will receive its first Unit Compliance Inspection since 2005 May 9-14. "[The inspectors] stated purpose is to give us an independent look and ideas...in areas where we might need some help in compliance

  • Team Eglin remembers Holocaust

    Team Eglin members came together at the East Gate Chapel to pause and reflect on those lost in the Holocaust during the Days of Remembrance observance April 20, just three weeks before the 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.Close to 100 people listened to prayers, music and guest

  • 33rd FW Airmen wins "lessons learned" award

    Air Education and Training Command recently selected Maj. Matt W. Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron Weapons and Tactics chief, the winner of the 2010 Gen. George C. Kenney Award for Lessons Learned for his efforts with three military branches and eight international partner countries to establish the

  • Local students take trip to Mars

    Little green men, space ships and moon walking were simply the imaginings of a creative man named Jules Verne. Less than two centuries later, that imaginary world has become a reality. The children of today not only dream of taking a spaceship to the moon, but are active in pursuit of colonizing