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  • AFRL researchers garner Black Engineer of Year awards

    Five Air Force Research Laboratory employees were honored during the Black Engineer of the Year Conference, Feb. 19-21 in Baltimore, Md. The conference awards exceptional African American individuals who have paved their way into the field. Two AFRL researchers received major Black Engineer of the

  • Eglin's joint fires team helps prepare aircrews for combat

    The Air Force's Green Flag East, in partnership with the Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk, La. and with support from U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team, is improving warfighting skills of fighter pilots conducting close air support  missions for

  • Eglin's 'Mighty Gorillas' own the skies

    Pilots stationed at Eglin fly a number of aircraft under three different wings. All have different missions, education and training, and therefore different approaches to flying. In this three-part series, we will examine the pilots of Eglin and what their unique missions bring to U.S. air

  • Air Armament Academy instructors recognized for dedication

    Sharpening the edge of the sword with education is the reason four instructors from the Air Armament Academy have been singled out. Emily Jay, Maj. Phillip Bascom, Jill Barfield and Greg Hutto, instructors for the four colleges in the A3, were singled out for their contributions to professional

  • Eglin to search for vintage munitions in Santa Rosa County

    Eglin Environmental Restoration officials and contractors are preparing to conduct visual surface surveys on private property in Santa Rosa County under the Air Force's Military Munitions Response Program. The mission of the AF MMRP is to take appropriate actions to ensure former weapon test ranges

  • EOD robots take danger out of EOD equation

    Seemingly half man and half machine, Senior Airman Brandon Harrell manipulates the arms of a robot by using his own. Like a scene from a sci-fi movie, Airman Harrell, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight explosive ordnance disposal technician, sits in the seat in a command

  • Eglin EOD Flight works with munitions from idea to implementation

    There are no routine days for explosive ordnance disposal technicians. On any given day, technicians may be disabling improvised explosive devices in the Global War on Terror, investigating suspicious packages found in the community or working with a team to recover fingerprints from bombs to

  • Testing titanic A-10 cannon

    What may be mistaken as a fog horn frequently blasting throughout the base is actually one of the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft cannon in the U.S. military--the GAU-8/A. The GAU 8/A is mounted in the A-10 Thunderbolt II and is capable of firing 4,000 rounds per minute with a muzzle

  • STRATFOR analyst talks intel to Team Eglin

    Dr. George Friedman, Strategic Forecasting founder and CEO, will present a seminar based on his latest book, "The Next 100 Years - A FORECAST for the 21st Century" Feb. 10. The event hosted by The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate Revolutionary Technology Team and the Air Armament