News

May 27, 2025
Eglin firefighters featured in AF Week in Photos

Eglin firefighters testing new thermal imaging equipment highlighted.
Sept. 16, 2024
Kendall highlights accomplishments, urgency to finish GPC transition

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall highlights achievements modernizing and reshaping the Air Force and Space Force while also emphasizing unfinished work and the urgency driving it.
April 26, 2024
Air Force accepting warrant officer applications

For Airmen aspiring to become the inaugural cohort of warrant officers in the information technology and cyber career fields.
Sept. 7, 2021
AF announces mandatory COVID vaccine deadlines

Nov. 2 – Active Duty personnelDec. 2 – Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel
July 8, 2020
Federal employee survey helps civilians' voice be heard

The approximately 100-question survey takes 20-to-30 minutes to complete and is anonymous.
April 17, 2020
78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

April 18 marks the 78th anniversary of the joint bombing operation on the Japanese mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy following the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Feb. 28, 2020
HH-60W named ‘Jolly Green II’ after rescue pioneers

Name revealed the 2020 Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium. Aircraft currently testing with the 413th FLTS at Eglin.
May 10, 2019
Next F-35 training squadron to be located at Eglin AFB

The Air Force announced May 9, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the preferred alternative to receive an additional F-35A Lighting II training squadron.
Feb. 13, 2018
Air Force institutes new method to protect PII

Air Force officials announced Feb. 6, 2018, emails containing personally identifiable information, and similar numeric constructs, will be blocked from transmission unless the email is encrypted. For members unable to send or receive encrypted emails, members will be directed to utilize the AMRDEC
June 5, 2017
Significant changes to Aviation Bonus Program

As part of its retention efforts, the Air Force released details on the fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus Program (AvB) June 5, 2017. This year’s program implements an increase in maximum bonus amounts authorized in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in addition to more flexibility in