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  • New director appointed to 308th ARSW

    The 308th Armament Systems Wing appointed its new director, Randy Brown, Sept. 11 during a ceremony at the officers' club. "This was a long time coming to get Randy as the newest member of Team Eglin," said Maj. Gen. C.R. Davis, Air Armament Center commander, who presided over the ceremony. "This is

  • Ceremony set to transition SFW

    Plans are set to celebrate the success of a workhorse weapon in the Air Force arsenal. Government workers and contractors will come together Sept. 24 at the Air Armament Museum to commemorate the transition of the Sensor Fuzed Weapon from the program office here at Eglin AFB to the Ogden Air

  • Majors selected for promotion

    Congratulations to the following majors who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel:Air Armament Center Varun Puri 33rd Fighter Wing Gary Beene 46th Test Wing Ted Bloink Christopher Hamilton Edward Harris Jeffrey Mabry 53rd Wing Stephanie Bruce Kevin Calhoun Charles Drouillard Danny Nguyen

  • 'Reach Out! Raise Hope!' theme to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign

    There are more than 470 families in the Fort Walton Beach area without a place to live. Many of them live in cars and wash in public restrooms. Maybe it's someone from church or the cashier working at the local grocery store. No matter who it is, help is needed. Circumstances like these are examples

  • Eglin team awarded Theodore von Karman Award

    The 308th Armament System Wing's Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition Program team here received the 2009 Air Force Association's Theodore von Karman Award. The award is given for outstanding excellence to national defense in the field of science and engineering in aerospace. The 45-member team, part

  • 308th launches new, improved weapons systems

    This is part of a series exploring the cradle-to-grave process of air armament. These stories will focus on some of the units involved in the acquisition, development and testing of weapons systems at Eglin Air Force Base.Weapons like the Joint Direct Attack Munition can turn a firefight to allied

  • JDAM adds precision punch to Reaper

    The already lethal MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system will soon bring even more punch to the enemy in the form of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The results of the series of GBU-38 JDAM test drops at the China Lake test range in California are still being evaluated, but they mark a significant

  • 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

  • Team Eglin members band together for "Clinch 46"

    For five Team Eglin members, "Clinch 46" is more than a title of their Top 40 band, it represents their passion for music. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Rosciglione, a Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) specialist for 372nd Training Squadron; Tech. Sgt. John Shackleford, F-15 Aircraft Armament Systems

  • Nail-biting tie kicks off soccer season

    Intramural Soccer Season kicked off Feb. 9, when the 308th Armament Systems Wing met the Air Force Research Laboratory for the opening game. The back-and-forth battle ended in a 2-2 stalemate. "It was definitely an interesting way to start the season-with a deadlock," said Erick Baker, 308th ARSW