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Eglin squadron joins Space Force

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- More than 30 officers and enlisted military members were among the first to join…

4 years ago

Eglin lightens base health protection condition

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, the 96th Test Wing commander, directed a move to Recovery…

4 years ago

Eglin moves to HURCON 5

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- With Hurricane Delta expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, Eglin Air…

4 years ago

Rangers remember with Mogadishu Mile [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- With the sun rising over the trees to the east of Camp Rudder, 6th…

4 years ago

Airman’s spirit of service leads to AF award

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A 96th Communications Squadron Airman recently won the 2020 American Legion Spirit of Service…

4 years ago

Hurlburt team wins Air Force General George C. Kenney Award

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla -- The 705th Training Squadron's Lessons Learned team has been named co-winner of the Air Force 2019…

4 years ago

Air Force partnership helps rare woodpecker thrive [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- The red cockaded woodpecker is making a comeback, thanks to partnership efforts between the Air…

4 years ago

Unmanned aerial systems battle at Apollyon exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Military members on and around Eglin went to war Aug. 10 through 24 against…

4 years ago

Eglin testers make history with low-altitude missile shot

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A BQM-167A aerial target cruising over the Gulf of Mexico was obliterated by a…

4 years ago

605 TES testing effort crucial to ensure Advanced Battle Management System

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Advanced Battle Management System Onramp #2, one of the most extensive joint experiments…

4 years ago

Base goes to mission critical due to Hurricane Sally

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The installation commander directed early dismissal for all non-mission critical personnel effective immediately due…

4 years ago

Eglin supply warehouse upgrades [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- More than $1 million in upgraded storage areas and technology opened 60,000 square feet…

5 years ago

Eglin major makes command Spark Tank semifinals

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --The Air Force Materiel Command has selected five semifinalists from more than 90 submissions to…

5 years ago

New Eglin runway hazard… Bears! [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Florida Black Bears are growing in population and base wildlife managers need Eglin personnel’s…

5 years ago

Raptors bug out ahead of bad weather [PICTORIAL]

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5 years ago

33rd FW Airmen assist in museum renovations

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- With closures everywhere due to COVID-19, the Air Force Armament Museum was no exception. However,…

5 years ago

Jolly Green II begins aerial refueling tests [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Approximately 3,000 feet above the Eglin range, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with…

5 years ago

Jolly Green II, Apache fly together in joint test [PHOTOS]

The Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, leads the way down the Duke…

5 years ago

From the commander: Team Eglin to hold virtual safety day

The events over the past few days remind us that the defense of our country can be a dangerous business.…

5 years ago

F-35A crash at Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron crashed upon landing around…

5 years ago