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  • Eglin Road Closures

    April road closures

    These are the range road closures for April.
  • Festival in the park

    Festival in the park

    The African-American Heritage Festival was held here Feb. 28 at Unity Park.
  • 96th Security Forces Squadron holds a retirement ceremony to honor Military Working Dogs, Roy and Zuzu at the Air Force Armament Museum.

    Double dog retirement

    96th Security Forces Squadron holds a retirement ceremony to honor Military Working Dogs, Roy and Zuzu at the Air Force Armament Museum.
  • annual weapons load competition

    Blue, Red battle for load crew of the year

    96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crews compete during the annual weapons load competition for the title of Best Load Crew Of The Year. The quick paced competition tests the knowledge and proficiency of the Airmen. The winning load crew is scheduled to be announced at the Maintenance Professionals of the Year Banquet in March.
  • A simulated gunman searches for targets at the beginning of an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 11. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate people’s knowledge and response at the active shooter location and select lockdown locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    96 TW to hold active assailant exercise

    The 96th Test Wing is scheduled to conduct an active assailant exercise Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The annual training exercise will take place at Eglin Elementary School and is intended to test emergency response plans.
  • A 43rd Fighter Squadron Raptor flight Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22 and is a subordinate unit of Tyndall Air Force Base’s 325th Fighter Wing.

    Raptor roars

    A 43rd Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor roars down the runway Nov. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS’s mission is to provide pilot training in the F-22.
  • Combat Archer

    53rd Wing brings Combat Archer to Eglin

    F-22 Raptors visited Eglin to participate in Combat Archer, an air-to-air weapons system evaluation program managed by the 53rd Wing. It is typically held at Tyndall AFB.
  • A native Florida dogwood tree and Armistice Day monument were planted and dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 12 to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. The monument and tree serve as a remembrance.

    Armistice Day, Veterans Day remembrance

    A native Florida dogwood tree and Armistice Day monument were planted and dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 12 at Jackson Guard in Niceville, Fla. to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. The monument and tree serve as a remembrance.
  • The 96th Test Wing hosted a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Air Force Armament Museum in remembrance of America’s prisoners of war, those still missing in action and their families. The event featured guest speakers, the Missing Man Table, Niceville High School’s Opus One Chorus singers, a bag-pipe performance, a wreath presentation and a flyover.

    POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

    The 96th Test Wing hosted a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 21 at the Air Force Armament Museum to remember America’s prisoners of war, those still missing in action and their families.
  • The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s EOD flight recently hosted and participated in the beta test for the Air Force’s prototype of the new EOD ‘Tier 2’ physical fitness test based on job demands Sept. 10 – 12, 2018.

    EOD tests prototype of new job-specific fitness test

    The 96th Civil Engineer Group’s EOD flight hosted and participated in the beta test for the Air Force’s prototype of the new EOD ‘Tier 2’ physical fitness test based on job demands Sept. 10 – 12, 2018.
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