69 selected for promotion to Master

Congratulations to all of Team Eglin's Airmen on their selection for promotion to master sergeant.The 4,073 selected (Air Force wide) represent a 17.96 percent selection rate, with an average selectee overall score of 352.55. Selectees' average time in grade was 4.41 years and time in service was

March status of discipline

An airman from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a letter of reprimand and 60-day restriction to base for provoking speech and simple assault.An airman 1st class with the 96th AMXS received a letter of reprimand, a six-month suspended reduction in rank to airman and a 14-day

Fuels flight key to mission success

When the Base Realignment and Closure Committee designated Eglin as the home of the first F-35 Lightning II, it gave the base more than aircraft.Before the first plane arrived, millions of dollars went into upgrading an aging infrastructure on the 33rd Fighter Wing side of the base. From those

Color Me Aware run kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Bikers ride in for Motorcycle Safety Rally

FY14 civilian workforce shaping efforts parallel military

Air Force officials announced additional civilian workforce shaping initiatives March 26 in compliance with mandatory funding targets and continuing civilian workforce rebalance to meet skill demands for fiscal 2014 and beyond.The programs will run in parallel with military programs, said Lt. Gen.

Eglin motorcycle safety rally rolls April 4

Eglin F-35s evacuate for hurricane exercise

Hurricanes. It's no secret tropical storms can cause devastating damage across the landscape and lives of those it touches, which is why Sheppard and Eglin teamed up for a hurricane evacuation exercise March 11-12. The F-35 Lightning II, the military's newest fifth generation multi-role fighter jet

Lightning flightline

1st UK STOVL flight at Eglin