HomeNews

  • Service members receiving military workplace survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. "The

  • DOD bone marrow donor drive scheduled

    A base-wide bone marrow donor drive is scheduled for Aug. 19-21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the base exchange, mini mall and the 96th Medical Group here.The donor drive is part of the DOD's C.W. Bill Young Marrow Program. All three area bases will take part with Hurlburt Field conducting their drive

  • 53rd Wing's upgraded B-1 helps train weapons school students

    For the first time students from the US Air Force Weapons School  flew  the newly upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1B Lancer during the student's Integration Phase at Nellis AFB, Nev.Dyess Airmen from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the B-1s to Nellis for the weapons school students to

  • Eglin F-35s return to limited flight operations

    The 26 Air Force F-35s Lightning II joint strike fighters assigned here returned to limited flight operations July 17 with the approval of commanders and Air Force airworthiness authorities. The decision to return to flight was coordinated between the F-35 Joint Program Office, Air Combat Command,

  • 155 Airmen selected for staff sergeant

    Of the 36,739 eligible senior airman eligible for promotion to staff sergeant, 9,403 were selected, a 25.59 percent selection rate, Air Force officials said July 10.The average score for those selected was 291.91. Selectees' average time in grade was 2.03 years and time in service was 4.51 years.

  • 53rd Wing rated effective on latest compliance inspection

    The 53rd Wing completed a major command-directed unit effectiveness inspection April 27- May 3.The results of the inspection reported the wing rated "effective" overall, and "highly effective" in mission accomplishment.The inspection process changed significantly from the last UEI with more emphasis