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  • Chris Morgan, a World War II prisoner of war, speaks about his experiences at the POW/MIA Recognition Day event Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event featured tributes, guest speakers and honor guard procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Team Eglin remembers at POW/MIA ceremony

  • Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Secord places the retirement pin on Dr. Charles “Doc” Merkel during a ceremony Aug. 30, at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Merkel served at the 53rd Wing historian from 2007 to 2016.

    49 Years of Duty, Honor, Country

    A Soldier in an Air Force world, Dr. Charles “Doc” Merkel lost “quite a few pizzas” while maintaining his first loyalty to the Army. The West Point, Class of 1967, honorary graduate enjoyed a running bet with fellow 53rd Wing members when the cadets took on the other service schools in college football, and sometimes it cost him. “We’ve had a lot
  • Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, strains for an extra rep on a weight machine at the fitness center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Ruffin, currently the youngest professional bodybuilder on the circuit at age 22, will compete at the largest bodybuilding competition in the world Sept 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Ready to Roar

    Less than two years ago, Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin became the youngest bodybuilder to become a professional.  Now with five pounds of extra muscle added and a professional contest win, he plans to reach to new heights when he ascends the stage at the largest bodybuilding competition in the world… Olympia. On Sept. 17, Ruffin will contend in
  • Staff Sgt. David Moseley, a Team Eglin honor guard member, salutes during the playing of Taps at Eglin’s POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 20 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event featured tributes, guest speakers and honor guard procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    AF Ball tickets now on sale

    Grab them before they’re gone!Tickets for this year’s annual Air Force Ball are now on sale for the October 15 event at lower prices for a short time and in limited quantities. The formal event will be held at King Hangar this year with retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Command commander, as the guest speaker. “Everything is
  • Retired Col. David takes a photo of his daughter, Cadet 2nd Class Kaitlyn, standing next to an F-4 Phantom on July 12, 2016 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. David came to surprise his daughter, a junior at the Air Force Academy, after her first flight in a fighter jet with the 96th Test Group Detachment 1. (Last names are being withheld due to operational requirements. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)

    A family tradition

    It’s the summer of 1967. Lyndon B. Johnson is president, Rolling Stone published their first magazine and girls all over the world are going crazy over an English boy-band called The Beatles.Right now, none of that matters. With sweaty hands, a young cadet carries his helmet bag toward the F-4 Phantom, mentally preparing himself for his first

  • Campaign aims to stock local food pantries

    Eglin volunteers are giving back to their community through the Feds Feed Families campaign, aimed at putting food on the table for local families in need. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the campaign helps food banks and pantries maintain a steady stock during the summer season, a time where the need for donations
  • Senior Airman Cameron Kidd, 325th Maintenance Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., readies equipment for loading GPS data into GBU-32 bomb tail sections Aug. 2 at Hill AFB, Utah. The bombs will be dropped at the Utah Test and Training Range during the air-to-ground exercise known as Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer tests precision weapons for performance and suitability for combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)

    Munitions Airmen: Key players during combat exercises at Hill AFB

    Aircraft from several bases around the Air Force are here through August 18 to drop precision-guided munitions and employ air-to-air missiles on the Utah Test and Training Range during exercises known as Combat Hammer and Combat Archer.
  • Senior Airman Lavonce Soles, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., cleans the canopy on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft before flight Aug. 3 at Hill AFB. Moody Airmen and aircraft are at Hill participating in a combat exercise known as Combat Hammer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)

    Combat exercise ongoing at Hill AFB, UTTR

    A military exercise know as Combat Hammer continued at Hill AFB and the Utah Test and Training Range this week.
  • Capt. Whit Collins, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron flight commander, will assume the role of Thunderbird pilot number 6, the opposing “solo" for the new airshow season. (Courtesy photo)

    53rd Wing pilot selected as T-Bird #6

    An F-16 operational test and evaluation pilot here was selected to fly with the 2017 Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s aerial demonstration team. Capt. Whit Collins, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron flight commander, will assume the role of Thunderbird pilot number 6, the opposing “solo.” The 31-year-old Airman was in Afghanistan supporting Operation
  • Tea lights flicker in honor of the June 12 Orlando terror attack victims during the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month luncheon June 16 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The Department of Defense added its first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month as an annual observance to be recognized by military and civilian members of the armed forces in June 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

    Orlando tragedy remembered at Pride Month luncheon

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