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  • Angel Fire surveillance a key tactical asset

    It all starts with an idea. Whether it's Post-it notes, Band-Aids or Velcro, all were ideas that simplified life. Angel Fire began as one of those ideas. The Angel Fire concept allows aircraft to watch over ground troops to detect snipers on rooftops or enemy mortar teams six blocks down lobbing a

  • Doors to open at 33rd FW Nomad University

    Cutting the ribbon of Nomad University Jan. 28 will mean doors of support opened for Airmen with personal issues related to the 33rd Fighter Wing drawdown. The area set aside in the same building as the dining facility provides a central location for family support, internet usage, faith-based

  • Abandoned asbestos housing vulnerable to vandalism

    What began as a seemingly harmless gesture of adolescence could possibly become a cause for concern among base housing officials as a dangerous act of vandalism. A rash of vandalism has broken out in the base housing area in vacant housing units scheduled for demolition. "People think just because

  • Eglin personnel protect the presidents

    This is a first in a series on Eglin Airmen who supported the inauguration.Eglin personnel worked behind the scenes to ensure the safety of the presidents during the week of the inauguration. Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance

  • Ground Combat Training Squadron gains new capability

    Airmen here are training with a new asset that may one day save their lives. The Ground Combat Training Squadron recently acquired 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles. These vehicles, designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes, add another dimension to the

  • STRATFOR analyst talks intel to Team Eglin

    Dr. George Friedman, Strategic Forecasting founder and CEO, will present a seminar based on his latest book, "The Next 100 Years - A FORECAST for the 21st Century" Feb. 10. The event hosted by The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate Revolutionary Technology Team and the Air Armament

  • JTACs, JFOs hone warfighting skills at JRTC with help of joint fires team

    U.S. Air Force and British joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fires observers improved their warfighting skills here in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from Ft. Carson, Colo., currently is conducting their mission

  • Team Eglin names local small business as training software developer

    Engineers at Eglin's 693rd Armament Systems Squadron chose Joint Technology Engineering, Inc., located in Valparaiso, Fla., as a local small business to partner with to enhance mission planning test and training software for the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon. "The warfighter expressed the urgency of this

  • Information Protection Office joins wing

    Effective Feb. 2, a new organization will be added to the 96th Air Base Wing's organizational chart. This new organization, formerly under the 96th Security Forces Squadron's Plans and Programs, will be designated as the Information Protection Office, or 96th ABW/IP. The realignment will move