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  • FBI hosts blast investigation training at Eglin

    Improvised explosive devices ripped through three vehicles sending debris up and out as far as 1,500 feet creating a sprawling scene of devastation across Eglin's ranges Nov. 30.The explosions initiated the FBI's Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast School for approximately 67 state and local law

  • 46th Test Wing expands mission in network testing

    The 46th Test Wing is known for armament and aircraft testing, but few know it is also in the business of computer software and network testing. For years, the 46th Test Squadron has been excelling in network testing. Recently, a new position headed by Col. Steve Hardy, called the Command and

  • Eglin team wins AFRL commander' s challenge

    An Eglin Air Force Base team emerged victorious in the 2010 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander's Challenge, a competition where each team designs, develops and demonstrates a solution to an urgent warfighter need.The challenge for this year's competition involved developing a perimeter

  • Burn baby burn...incinerator clears range debris

    Vast amounts of particle board waste set on fire and burned on the Eglin range Oct. 28 and 29, but almost no smoke was released due to the 46th Test Wing's new air curtain incinerator.Currently, the air curtain incinerator or air burner helps the wing get rid of test materials used to detect

  • Eglin completes second alternate fuel test

    Eglin conducted its second aircraft performance evaluation using an environmentally-friendly biomass-derived fuel, this time with an F-15E Strike Eagle.According to the US Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Office, the jet flew at a variety of flight conditions, achieved supersonic speeds,

  • Canadians hammer Eglin's range

    Munitions deployed from Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets target the start of another fiscal year for Eglin's Combat Hammer personnel.This Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program is something the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron here looks forward to conducting for U.S. military and allied