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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Eglin announces solar career training program

Eglin military members seeking careers in solar-related fields may have a bright future thanks to a recently announced program, here, aimed at offering training to active-duty members departing the service.The Solar Ready Vets program is a Department of Energy-sponsored national program that will

Hurricane prepared

53 WG activates F-35 Partner Support Complex

The 53rd Wing activated the F-35 Partner Support Complex here May 11 in a ceremony at the Bayview Club.Robert Kraus assumed the new position as F-35 PSC director, making it the first civilian-led unit in the 53rd Wing. Kraus, a lieutenant colonel, served as the 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron