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  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – (top to bottom) A 46th Test Wing A-10 Warthog, F-15C Eagle, F-16 Fighting and an F-15E Strike Eagle perform a formation flyby during the 75th Anniversary Air Show April 11. More than 125,000 were in attendance during the air show April 10-11, enjoying a variety of aerial performances and static displays. This was Eglin’s first open house since 2007 and was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the installation. The Thunderbirds, F-22A Raptor demo and “Tora, Tora, Tora” were some of the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

    Airshow 2010 Day 2: In the air

  • A future-pilot demonstrates a Thunderbird vertical climb April 10 at the Eglin 75th Anniversary Air Show. More than 125,000 were in attendance for the show April 10-11, enjoying a variety of aerial performances and static displays. This was Eglin’s first open house since 2007 and was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the installation. The Thunderbirds, Army Black Daggers, an F-22A Raptor demo and "Tora, Tora, Tora" were some of the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings.)

    Airshow 2010 Day 1: the people

  • The Flashfire jet truck "takes off" April 10 at the Eglin 75th Anniversary Air Show. More than 125,000 were in attendance for the show April 10-11, enjoying a variety of aerial performances and static displays. This was Eglin’s first open house since 2007 and was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the installation. The Thunderbirds, Army Black Daggers, an F-22A Raptor demo and "Tora, Tora, Tora" were some of the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings.)

    Airshow 2010 Day 1: on the ground

  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A group of T-6 Texans rebuilt as Japanese Zeros re-enact the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 in the "Tora, Tora, Tora" show during the 75th Anniversary Air Show April 10. More than 125,000 were in attendance during the air show April 10-11, enjoying a variety of aerial performances and static displays. This was Eglin’s first open house since 2007 and was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the installation. The Thunderbirds, Army Black Daggers and an F-22A Raptor demo were some of the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Veronica McMahon)

    Airshow 2010 Day 1: In the air

  • Capt. Scott Bradley, 43rd Fighter Squadron pilot, gives a tour of an F-22 Raptor to children from the Taunton Family Children’s Home. The group toured Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 26 during their spring break to see the Air Force in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ashley M. Wright)

    Kid vision: Tour gives youth inside look

    Nearly 20 children from the Taunton Family Children's Home toured the base to learn more about the service and experienced day-to-day Air Force operations March 29. "[The children] are on spring break, and I am sure they don't get a chance to put hands on aircraft every day," said Maj. Joseph Michaelson, 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group E-9 pilot and
  • Choosing a college/career path can be overwhelming! The Eglin Education Center wants to help with its Education Fair, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the base library. Colleges from all over the area will have representatives to answer questions and explain opportunites available. U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.

    Base to host education fair

    The base education center hosts its annual education fair, April 1, at the Base Exchange here. The event will be a forum for anyone with base access to come by and get information about continuing education, according to Dr. Faith Womack, Education Services officer at Eglin. "We expect it to be bigger and better than last year because we are
  • Lady Justice

    Eglin Airman court-martialed for Spice

    An Airman with the 96th Medical Support Squadron was convicted of abusing the drug Spice and three other charges of distributing drugs to other Airmen, here March 23.Airman Marcus Bennett became the first Air Force member to be convicted through court-martial of using Spice, although his usage came prior to the base's General Order banning the
  • Kevin McNeal, 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron contractor, prepares the Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System test lab for a test run. Members of the Advanced Systems Flight of the 68th EWS, work closely with their foreign customers to facilitate future requirements so their mission data can be tailored to the ever-changing threat environment and define customer's necessities to build future products.(U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    68th EWS brings EW support to warfighters around world

    The four flights in the 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron labor tirelessly to provide real-time information to not only U.S. warfighters but to 21 allied nations, and have uncovered errors in programs that were undetected for more than a quarter century. "The mission of the 68th EWS is to increase combat capability and survivability for U.S. and
  • Air Force Assistance Fund

    AFAF needs help to help others

    Albert Einstein said, "The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving." The same holds true today as the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off March 29 and runs through May 7. In the tradition of Airmen helping Airmen, donations from the 37th annual campaign "You, the Hero" will benefit
  • Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Kile, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy about the electronic warfare test mission March 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The CMSAF’s two-day visit to the base included tours of units within the various wings and speaking with junior enlisted and senior leadership on Air Force issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    CMSAF tours Eglin, meets with Airmen

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