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  • Navy, Air Force and Army kick-off joint exercise

    Navy Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) with support from Air Force surveillance and electronic warfare aircraft and an Army Patriot battalion are working closely together to defeat a 3-D irregular warfare threat over the snow-capped mountains in the northern Nevada desert. The event, which continues

  • Fuel keeps mission operational

    As the cost of gas rises, the 96th Logistic Readiness Squadron's Fuels Flight keeps a sharp eye on what it takes to keep the mission operational. There is truth to the purchasing power of the government. All fuel procured for the Department of Defense is through the Defense Energy Support Center.

  • New rules give Airmen more choices in death gratuity benefit designation

    Beginning July 1, Airmen will be able to select one or more persons of their choosing to receive death gratuity benefits. "This is a significant change to the DG benefits election option for all Airmen," said Steven Kelley, director of Air and Space Expeditionary Force Operations at the Air Force

  • How, when to begin filling a civilian vacancy

    One way to cut down on the time needed to fill a civilian vacancy is to begin earlier, Air Force Personnel Center officials said recently. "Supervisors can submit a request for personnel action at any time to their local Civilian Personnel Office," said Cathy Smoak, Human Resource Specialist, Air

  • Warthog goes virtual; 3-D imaging helps plane integrate latest technologies

    The A-10C Thunderbolt II is undergoing state-of-the-art 3-D measurement to help the close-air support fighter jet carry the latest in smart weapons technology June 9-20 at the King Hangar here. The 46th Test Wing's Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office (AFSEO) Computerized Physical Fit team is collecting

  • AFRL demonstrates concept vehicle for bomb damage assessment

    Air Force Research Laboratory researchers conducted successful flight test of Voyeur, a proof-of-concept rotary wing unmanned air vehicle designed for bomb damage assessment (BDA) missions. Lite Machines Corporation developed the coaxial counterrotating helicopter under a Small Business Innovation

  • Swinging into summer

    The Eglin Golf Course continued its long-standing tradition by kicking off the summer with the first of many junior golf clinics last week for twenty-six participants from ages seven to 14. The clinic focused on the core fundamentals of stance, grip, posture and swing along with addressing course

  • STEM facility conducts F-35 lanyard risk reduction test

    The 46th Test Wing recently lent a hand to Lockheed Martin Company to perform a risk reduction and development test of weapon lanyards for the F-35 System Development and Demonstration program at the Simulated Environment for Munitions facility here. The tests began March 25 and were performed by

  • Aircraft countermeasures put to test

    The 46th Test Squadron's Sensors and Defensive Systems Flight is the lead organization to test aircraft countermeasures here. The focus is on aircraft-dispensed flares used as infrared (IR) countermeasures designed to defeat "heat seeking" surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. The aim is to divert