April 1, 2015 April Road Closures Certain roads around Eglin Air Force Base will be closed during the following dates and times for a test mission:Note: Range Road 211 will be closed at the intersection of Range Road 211 and 241N, starting from Middlecreek Bridge to Metts Creek Bridge at the intersection of Range Road 236N at Range
March 20, 2015 Active recovery operations conclude Eglin officials will conclude active recovery efforts tomorrow related to the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter accident March 10. The Safety Investigation Board from the Army Combat Readiness Center, Fort Rucker, Ala., has convened. Eglin will transfer responsibility of the accident site to the
March 16, 2015 Helicopter recovery update Recovery operations continue in the Santa Rosa Sound. Responders and divers continue to focus on collecting human remains and debris from the helicopter along the shoreline and in the debris fields around the accident site. Once these actions are completed, recovery operations will transition to the
March 13, 2015 UH-60 aircraft recovery to begin Resolve Marine Group, out of Mobile, Ala., has been contracted to complete the recovery of the UH-60 aircraft from the Santa Rosa Sound.The salvage barge is expected to be on site at approximately noon today. The operation is expected to take eight hours, weather pending. An Army and Coast Guard
March 12, 2015 Eglin transitions to recovery effort Eglin search and rescue efforts have located the missing Army UH-60 aircraft. "At this point, we are not hopeful for survivors and we're transitioning our search and rescue to a recovery effort," said Col. Monte Cannon, 96th Test Wing vice-commander. "Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with