• Wing returns from one last exercise before transition

    Air superiority exercised in Savannah, Ga., marked the last time 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads packed up personnel and F-15 Eagles in a large force and 'wandered' out of town. During the east coast Dissimilar Aircraft Training May 11-21, Nomads flew and maintained 10 F-15's, almost half of the inventory

  • 308th launches new, improved weapons systems

    This is part of a series exploring the cradle-to-grave process of air armament. These stories will focus on some of the units involved in the acquisition, development and testing of weapons systems at Eglin Air Force Base.Weapons like the Joint Direct Attack Munition can turn a firefight to allied

  • EOHCAMPs ensure environmental problems are detected, corrected early

    A team of 35 experts will put Eglin's environmental programs under the microscope the week of June 22. The inspectors will evaluate Eglin, Duke Field, Camp Rudder, and Site C-6, and other range facilities to ensure environmental and occupational health compliance and adherence to the Environmental

  • JFIIT assists with ISR training

    U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team assisted the Operations Group at the U.S. Army's Joint Readiness Training Center and the U.S. Air Force's Green Flag East to enhance the joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training of the Army's 1st

  • New gate guards get new uniforms

    The "thin blue line" refers to the role of civilian police officers protecting society. As many commuters traveling on and off base may have noticed Eglin gate guard now resemble those "boys in blue." The new uniforms are just one of the many initiatives taking place to strengthen the Air Force's

  • Eglin Airman accepts Hennessy award from Iraq

    An Airman deployed from the 96th Services Squadron, was recently awarded the John L. Hennessy Travelers Award for 2009. Staff Sgt. Wendell N. Bowles II, currently deployed to the 407th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, Ali Base, Iraq, was named the most outstanding food service person of the

  • Captain recognized for year-long achievements by AFCEA chapter

    A captain from 96th Communication Squadron was selected to represent the Air Force at an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association chapter's 2nd Annual Armed Forces Leadership Award ceremony. Capt. Stacie Rembold, infrastructure flight commander, was recently told she won the AFCEA