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  • More than 130 Airmen selected for tech sergeant promotion

    Congratulations to the following staff sergeants on their selection to the rank of technical sergeant. The Air Force overall statistics for this technical sergeant cycle were:Number eligible: 35,863Number selected: 8,446Selection rate: 23.55 percent33rd Fighter WingJake ClineJeremy DeckPaul

  • 40th, 85th to deploy to Alaska

    For the first time, the 96th Test Wing's 40th Flight Test Squadron will deploy to fully participate in an operational exercise.The wing's only flying fighter squadron soars out to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska for the large-scale Northern Edge Exercise beginning this week to test the F-16

  • Black Hawk crash investigation findings released

    The joint investigation into the crash of the Louisiana National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment UH-60M Black Hawk in the Santa Rosa Sound near Hurlburt Field, Florida, which resulted in the death of four Guardsmen and 7 U.S. Marines on March 10, has been

  • Final Tyndall QF-4 takes off

    The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, flew its final QF-4 Phantom mission May 27 marking the end of almost 20 years at Tyndall.Two QF-4 full-scale aerial targets took off around 10:15 a.m. and were successfully destroyed about 30 minutes later by

  • New leader takes helm of Armament Directorate

    Team Eglin recently welcomed Brig. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris as the Program Executive Officer for Weapons and director of the Armament Directorate.With a $68 billion portfolio of all life cycle activities for air-delivered munitions, Morris' responsibilities span across several capabilities, to include

  • Views, surprises from Eglin's Aero Club

    Airman 1st Class Courtney Mitchell got more than a bird's eye view of the Emerald Coast, when her boyfriend, Airman 1st Class Richard Caesar, surprised her with an Aero Club orientation flight here May 25, Memorial Day.At an altitude of 1,100 feet on the overcast morning, she also got an engagement

  • DEI_First female F-35 pilot begins training

    The Department of Defense welcomed its first female F-35 Lightning II pilot here May 5.Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Fighter Wing Operations Group deputy commander, completed her first training flight in the single-seat fifth-generation fighter following 14 virtual training missions in the full

  • Emergency Services earns accreditation from global program

    Eglin Fire Emergency Services recently received "Accredited Agency" status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for meeting the criteria established through the organization's voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program."Achieving CFAI Accredited Agency Status is a lengthy