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  • 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.

  • Paying homage to Eglin namesake

    The hand-painted portrait that hangs in the main hall of building 1 depicts a stoic person immaculately dressed in military uniform, but few people know who he is and why his portrait graces the entrance to the Air Armament Center's administrative offices. The portrait is of Lt. Col. Frederick

  • Sixth OIF deployment complete, 728th home for now

    More than 150 members of 728th Air Control Squadron, an associate unit here, returned from Southwest Asia Sept. 21, after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom since May. "They provided persistent command and control to the joint service there, a 24/7 job," said Col. Scott Fischer, commander of the

  • Falcons gather at Eglin Dining Out

    Falcons past, present and future gathered together Sept. 18-20 for the 96th Air Base Wing reunion to reflect back on the wing's history, learn about what the Airmen are doing today and talk about where the wing will go tomorrow. More than 300 Airmen from across the wing turned out for the signature

  • Eglin inducts civic leaders into "hall of fame"

    Two local community leaders were honored with a life-time membership to the Air Armament Center as James E. Plew Outstanding Community Ambassadors. Kathy Houchins and Dr. Alexis Tibbetts were recognized in the presence of fellow civic leaders and Team Eglin leadership for their continuous support of