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  • Contracting, finance, civil engineer team closes out FY09

    At the end of fiscal year 2009, Eglin's contracting squadron executed approximately $185 million of the base budget. They know well what it is like to run a fast-pace race with high quality on limited resources. "The last 45 days are high speed but it is really an all year task supporting all of

  • Commander predicts success implementing world's first F-35 wing

    Training the first generation of F- 35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers for the next phase of air dominance brings the "privilege of a lifetime" for the new 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "I'm eager and excited by the challenge of being a part of the next 35 to 50 years of air dominance,"

  • ALS Airmen wake up to open ranks

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series following ALS Class 10-Alpha from inprocessing all the way to graduation. It will highlight the month-long class and explain what an Airman experiences during this time. The ALS series will highlight open rank inspections, community service events,

  • Tops In Blue 2009

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops In Blue is offering a free night of family entertainment at Northwest Florida State College's Outdoor Theater in Niceville on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year, Tops In Blue continues its long-standing tradition of "family

  • Eglin range tests B-1 tactics

    Members of the 53rd Wing tested the capabilities of B-1s here recently in an effort to better defend the aircraft for today's warfighters and prove the strength of new software systems. "The main purpose of our deployment out here is to conduct defensive threat reaction test to basically validate

  • Air Force Academy seeks 135 qualified Airmen in 2010

    The Leaders Encouraging Airman Development (LEAD) Program is an ongoing effort to give the best and brightest Airmen the opportunity to excel by offering them appointments to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, retired Chief of Staff, United States Air

  • Airmen medics take training to new heights

    Working through the sounds of beeping heart monitors, clanking metallic utensils, and the rustling of medical scrubs, an Air Force team of nurses, physicians and other personnel sharpened their skills during a medical evacuation training exercise here Sept. 3. "We're training in patient packaging,

  • Ceremony honors America's heroes

    Eglin honored prisoners of war and those missing in action during its annual POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 18 at the Air Armament Museum. "Today we mourn the POWs and MIAs we have lost; those who have made the ultimate sacrifice," said Maj. Gen. C. R. Davis, Air Armament Center commander and guest speaker.