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  • Eglin commemorates 65th Anniversary of Doolittle Raid with historical marker

    A top-secret, two-week training initiative at Eglin Field in 1942, set in motion a sequence of events that changed the course of the war in the Pacific during World War II. To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan and the role played by, then, Eglin Field in that secret

  • Enlisted Thunderbirds Visit Air Force Widows

    When the pilots of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's air demonstration team, perform their precision maneuvers thousands of feet above an Air Show crowd, they're applauded and admired - from a distance. The enlisted Airmen who maintain the F-16 jets flown by the Thunderbird pilots are similarly

  • Volunteers recognized at ceremony

    It's a check that can't be cashed, but it's already paying big dividends. The Voluntary Advisory Committee presented a check worth more than $1.4 million to Col Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander at the Volunteer Recognition Ceremony April 17. The amount represents what the base saved thanks

  • Flag to fly at half mast

    By direction of the installation commander, all flags on Eglin AFB will fly at half mast until Sunday, April 22, in rememberance of those killed at Virginia Tech.

  • Eglin Eagles head north for Spring

    The 33rd Fighter Wing's 60th Fighter Squadron deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 29 to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 07-1, scheduled from April 5-21. Sixteen F-15Cs and 240 pilots and maintainers will join more than 1,100 service members from the United States, France and Australia

  • Childhood Obesity

    Childhood Obesity is increasing nationwide. Unfortunately Team Eglin is not immune. Children are getting fatter. While some say it's a "growing phase" or "they'll grow out of it" - the truth is habits and behaviors that are established as a child remain with you into adulthood. Overweight or obese

  • Army Rangers set to host Ranger Run, Open House

    The 6th Ranger Training Battalion will be hosting a 5k and 10k race called the Swamp Ranger Run prior to the Ranger Camp's annual Open House event May 6. The Swamp Ranger Run is sponsored by the Swamp Ranger Association and the Northwest Florida Track Club. It will be held on an annual basis in