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  • Flight gives facelift to Eglin's fleet

    Keeping the Air Force's third largest vehicle fleet looking good is not an easy task, but efforts by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Management Flight make that happen. Corrosion control is a priority for the flight, a challenge in Northwest Florida. According to Karen Pinkley, the

  • Air Force selects No Action Alternative for F-35 basing at Eglin AFB

    The Air Force announced today its decision for basing up to 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After completing the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the F-35 Beddown at Eglin AFB, a Record of Decision was signed for F-35 training, selecting the No Action Alternative for

  • Airmen 'reel' in spiritual resilience

    More than 35 Eglin Airmen took to the high seas May 31 in hopes of reeling in a prize catch while also boosting their spiritual resilience.The fishing excursion was one of several Ultimate Spiritual Resilience events planned for this summer by the 96th Test Wing Chaplain's office. The Ultimate

  • Eglin Natural Resources named best in DOD

    The Department of Defense announced April 21, that Eglin Air Force Base was named winner of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation. Eglin's Natural Resources Team won the Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team award for offered long-range

  • Eglin hosts Earth Day events

    A week full of activities is planned to celebrate and learn a little more about Eglin's environmental role.The base's annual Earth Day celebration is April 21-25 and coincides with this year's theme of "Conserve Today, Secure Tomorrow." "Team Eglin has an obligation to conserve resources, reduce

  • 96 TW earns "highly effective" on unit effectiveness inspection

    The 96th Test Wing completed a major command-directed unit effectiveness inspection March17-21.The results of the inspection reported the wing rated "highly effective."The inspection process changed significantly from the last UEI with more emphasis on self-inspections. The AFMC inspector general