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  • Team Eglin earns Air Force level awards

    Congratulations to the following 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing Air Force level award winners:53rd Electronic Warfare GroupMaster Sgt. Jeramie Wade - EW SNCO of the yearDavid Barnette - EW intermediate civilian of the yearEW pod test team - EW team of the year96th Medical Group96th MDG - outstanding

  • FSS opens official photography studio

    The 96th Force Support Squadron marketing office will offer official photography for all base personnel beginning Feb. 11.An office has been designated as a studio on the 2nd floor of the fitness annex, the former location of the Health and Wellness Center.The studio will be available for

  • "Super" Airman becomes professional bodybuilder

    After a heavy, weight workout, Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin walks over to a row of mirrors in the gym.  He strikes a pose and flexes the muscles in his chest, arms and legs.  He stares, then smiles at the reflection he sees.  He continues in this manner for more than a half an hour posing and

  • 11 Airmen selected for chief

    Of the 2,525 senior master sergeants eligible for promotion to chief, 479 were selected for an 18.97 percent selection rate, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Team Eglin had 11 Airmen on the list.Enlisted promotions are based on weighted factors including time in grade, time in

  • Christmas wishes are hung on Eglin's "Angel Trees"

    The base chapel's annual Angel Tree program kicked off Nov. 7 with trees on full display in several locations here."For over 10 years, the Eglin Chapel has been able to bring Christmas to the families of Eglin military personnel in need of a little assistance, said Susan Huberty, the Eglin pastoral

  • F-35 takes center stage at Nellis Open House

    While visitors at the Nellis Open House were able to get an up-close look at various aircraft that make up the last 70 years of aviation history, the U.S. Air Force's newest fifth-generation fighter aircraft may have produced the most 'oohs and awes' throughout the event Nov. 7, 8 and 9.Thousands of

  • Tyndall officials identify pilot recovered in F-16 incident

    Tyndall officials have identified the F-16 pilot involved in a Nov. 6 aircraft incident as Matthew J. LaCourse, age 58, of Panama City Beach."I can attest that he was an exceptional pilot and leader," said Col. Alexus Grynkewich, 53rd Wing commander.  "His dedication to the mission of the 53rd