Eglin part of FY15 force structure changes

Air Force officials released force structure changes resulting from the Fiscal Year 2015 President's Budget today.To ensure the service successfully transitions to a leaner force that remains ready, the Air Force plans to remove almost 500 aircraft across the inventories of all three components over

53rd Wing commander flies B-2

F-15s, B-1 "drop" by for Combat Hammer

WSEP 2014: A-10 Airmen

A-10s visit Eglin for WSEP

Remotely piloted aircraft flies first long-duration test using repurposed satellite

Using a repurposed commercial satellite, Air Force crews flew MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during multiple missions in November and December.A test team with the 53rd Test Management Group, Detachment 4 and led by 2nd Lt. Dan Broyles successfully demonstrated

Holloman unmanned QF-4 drone crash

Release No. 14-02-03At approximately 9:08 a.m. today, a QF-4 Drone crashed on White Sands National Monument, approximately four to five miles west of Runway 22.The unmanned aircraft was conducting a routine training mission. The monument was closed in advance of the test mission and will remain

AF uniform policy update

The Air Force updated the policy governing uniform wear Jan. 17, with a goal of not financially burdening Airmen.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark. A. Welsh III approved several updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Air Force Dress and Appearance, with many of the changes coming directly from

Nellis leadership pay respects to fallen wingman

Last 'new' Phantom returns to service

The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron received the last of the "new" QF-4 aerial targets as the Vietnam-era aircraft landed here Nov. 19. The QF-4, Aircraft 68-0599, spent more than 20 years in the Air Force "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., before being brought back to life for one last