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96th Test Wing fighters to fly over county hospitals [ROUTE MAP]

A 96th Test Wing two-ship formation of fighter aircraft is scheduled to flyover Okaloosa County medical facilities, May 14.  The…

5 years ago

Raptors begin night ops

Residents may experience aircraft noise April 13-16, and  April 20 - 23, when the 43rd Fighter Squadron F-22s conduct night…

5 years ago

Jolly Green II taken to extremes [PHOTOS]

An HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, completed a month-long trial of extremes…

5 years ago

New fuel pipeline goes underneath Eglin runway [PHOTOS]

A bright red drill head, the size of a manhole cover, began boring into the earth approximately 10 feet under…

5 years ago

HH-60W named ‘Jolly Green II’ after rescue pioneers

The Air Force named its newest combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W, the “Jolly Green II,” following the legendary tradition of…

5 years ago

Grey Wolf begins testing at Eglin [PHOTOS]

The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight at Eglin Air Force Base…

5 years ago

Comm squadron updates to modernize Team Eglin

Slow and outdated computer communications will be a thing of the past. The 96th Communications Squadron continues to implement a…

5 years ago

From sky to sea: test squadron supports Navy in biological protection

The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron provides support of the operational test assessment of the U.S. Navy’s Enhanced Maritime Biological Protection System,…

5 years ago

Qualified veterans, family eligible for expanded base access

The Defense Department announced expanded commissary, Military Service Exchange and MWR access beginning Jan. 1, and established a standard for…

5 years ago

Eglin F-16 downs drone with laser-guided rocket

The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided…

5 years ago

Engineers clean up major command awards

The 96th Civil Engineer Group cleaned up in a variety of Air Force Materiel Command awards categories recently. “It’s awesome…

5 years ago

Air Force hosts Hypersonics Pitch Day

The Air Force hosts the first-ever Hypersonics Pitch Day on Nov. 7, at the Doolittle Institute in Niceville.  The purpose of…

5 years ago

Reading unites military families

The United Through Reading program bonds military families separated by deployment through reading children’s books on video. Since partnering with…

5 years ago

State Road 285 to close for testing

The 96th Test Wing will conduct testing on the Eglin range complex requiring the closure of State Road 285. Testing…

6 years ago

Voting a major topic at luncheon

The 2019 Women’s Equality Day luncheon at Eglin Air Force Base featured speaker Wanjiku Jackson, a member of the League…

6 years ago

Eglin helps Tyndall children find new schools

Many Tyndall military members with school-age children transferred here.  Some children were enrolled in Eglin Elementary School.  Others went to Okaloosa, Santa…

6 years ago

B-1B and B-52 visit 53d Wing [PHOTOS]

“Airmen are what makes the Air Force excellent,” said Mathis. “By seeing the weight, size and bomb bays of these…

6 years ago

229 selected for promotion to technical sergeant

The 9,467 selected (Air Force-wide) represent a 32.28 percent selection rate, with an average selectee overall score of 537.03.  Selectees' average…

6 years ago

Eglin showcases its innovation

The exhibition highlighted many of Eglin’s recent pioneering accomplishments through its innovation program. EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eglin’s…

6 years ago

Raptor pilots in the “hot seat” [PHOTOS]

‘Hot seats’, where a pilot gives control of the jet to another pilot, and ‘hot pits’, refueling with the aircraft…

6 years ago