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  • Marines move forward with F-35B

    The Marine Corps moved closer March 18 to adding the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off Vertical Landing) variant to its arsenal. The test plane, BF-1, rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined

  • Eglin members visit AF Academy sponsor squadron

    An Eglin delegation went to the U.S. Air Force Academy March 1-2, to visit the 96th Air Base Wing's sponsored Cadet Squadron 28. Each USAFA cadet squadron has a sponsor unit located within the Air Force. When the cadet squadron's plan to visit Eglin fell through, Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base

  • Hometown Heroic Dad

    The Air Force Thunderbirds chose Jason Evans to be the "Hometown Hero" they will fly with them Apr. 8, just two days before the Eglin 2010 Air Show starts.Melissa Evans nominated her native Pensacola husband who recently volunteered to support adoption facilitation and transportation for 41 orphans

  • SFS hosts citizen police academy April 6

    The 96th Security Forces Squadron hosts a four-week Citizens Police Academy for members of the Eglin community April 6.The purpose of the hour-long classes is for community members to gain a wide range of knowledge of the many different services Security Forces provides other than writing tickets,

  • SARC provides advice for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month begins April 1 and Eglin's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator would like to spread the word on some facts and statistics during this time.Sexual assault awareness month helps to combat myths and misunderstandings about sexual assault held by both the military and the

  • Energy Challenge champions announced

    Members of the 308th Armament Systems Wing in building 349 captured first place in the Team Eglin Energy Challenge by reducing their energy usage by 6.6 percent over a one-month period."We are not going to stop," said Randy Brown, 308th Armament Systems Wing director. "Every kilowatt saved is

  • Team Eglin hosts critical motorcycle safety day

    The timing for Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day March 12, proved crucial in light of the recent motorcycle fatality that claimed the life of an Eglin Airman. Dark skies and the threat of rain did not keep the 220 bikers from showing up to the safety discussions and activities and to