News - Category 53rd Wing

March 9, 2017
Flight and boat operations return

Aircraft and boat operations return to the Bay.
March 9, 2017
180-day civilian hiring restriction reinstated for military retirees

Military retirees seeking to enter civil service in the Defense Department now require a waiver if they are within 180 days following their official date of retirement.
March 2, 2017
19 promoted to senior master sergeant

Congratulations to all of Team Eglin's Airmen on their selection for promotion to senior master sergeant.
Feb. 28, 2017
Maintaining Hammer

A-10 and helicopter flightline activity during Combat Hammer
Feb. 27, 2017
B-2 electronic warfare engineer continues Tuskegee legacy

Kennedy, 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron, always wanted to work on a “low-observable” or “stealth” platform, especially in a way he could honor former Tuskegee Airmen.
Feb. 21, 2017
Combat Shield validates Swamp Fox readiness

The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-16 Avionics shop received its annual Combat Shield evaluation Jan. 18 – 20. The annual inspection conducted by the Combat Shield evaluation team assigned to the 16th and 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron at Eglin Air Force
Feb. 20, 2017
QF-16 takes flight at Holloman

QF-16s begin flying.
Feb. 17, 2017
Canadians test capabilities with 53rd WG program

Royal Canadian Air Force personnel took part in exercises Combat Archer and Combat Hammer Jan. 10 to Feb. 10 at Tyndall AFB.
Feb. 10, 2017
New traffic enforcement campaign begins

The 96th Security Forces Squadron will begin rolling out a large-scale traffic enforcement campaign focusing on those areas with the intent to mitigate future accidents and safety issues.
Feb. 6, 2017
Nomads fire first missiles

The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an operational F-35A during a weapons system evaluation at Tyndall Air Force Base, Jan. 31, 2017. Individual AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) were loaded into four separate aircraft.