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  • June road closures

    These are the base range road closures for the month of June.

  • Pink Rhapsody

    A pair of flamingos walk the bank of Weekly Pond June 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. According to a Jackson Guard biologist the flamingos may be here because they were caught in a storm or seeking shelter from a weather front. This is the first time flamingos have been seen at Eglin. (U.S. Air

  • Airmen awarded medals for heroism

    Three 96th Communications Squadron members put their Self Aid Buddy Care training to the test when a cable surveying assignment turned into a rescue mission earlier this year.

  • Red Empire changes command

    Col. Michael Ball relinquishes command of the 7th SFG(A) to Col. Patrick Colloton during a change of command ceremony.

  • 53rd Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. David Abba accepts the 53rd Wing guidon from Maj. Gen. Glen VanHerck, Air Force Warfare Center commander, during a change of command ceremony June 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

  • November-June Tots In Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here.

  • From Vietnam escape to Air Force success

    Khanh Phan, a telephone maintenance technician at the 96th Communications Squadron, was six years old when he and his mother fled South Vietnam in April 1975. They narrowly escaped the invasion of Saigon by North Vietnamese troops, which ended the 21-year long Vietnam War. Their journey eventually