• UDMs ensure Airmen are mission ready

    Mission readiness is a focus of today's Air Force that can be easily defined by the time-honored Boy Scout motto - "Be prepared." That's where a unit deployment manager comes in handy. Ensuring Airmen maintain mission readiness is absolutely vital to warfighting capabilities. A unit's ability to

  • Chiefs dine on plucked Eagles

    The Chiefs plucked the Eagles 2-0 in a best-of-three volleyball tournament during the first match of the Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament held March 2 at the Fitness Center. The tournament pits Eglin's chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf and basketball.

  • Canine handlers build confidence in Phoenix Warrior course

    Having confidence in their abilities is a key ingredient for the success of any military working dog team, especially on deployments. In the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., two new military working dog, or MWD, handlers are

  • Logistics readiness go above, beyond call of duty

    The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron provides premiere supply, fuel, transportation and deployment support to the Air Armament Center, supporting six wings from four major commands. These units perform unique missions like maintenance and weapons test operations for more than 100 fighter and

  • Eglin announce senior master sergeant selections

    Congratulations to the following master sergeants who were selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant:Air Education and Training Command Michael Sellars Air Armament Center Joseph Unpingco 1st Special Operation Maintenance Squadron Jason Howard 9th Special Operations Squadron Earl

  • Wing commander farewells, hails honorary commanders

    Commanders of the 96th Air Base Wing expanded the Eglin family Feb. 18 during an Honorary Commanders Change of Command ceremony at the Armament Museum. Outgoing honorary commanders were recognized for their service and the incoming honoraries were given their first taste of Air Force life as they

  • Base preparing for Unit Compliance Inspection

    Unit Compliance Inspections occur every four years, and allow local commanders and Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters to see how well AFMC units accomplish their mission at the center level down to each individual squadron and two-letter organization. It also highlights best practices that can