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Eglin AFB emergency dispatchers handle 1,500 calls each year

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – This week is Dispatcher Appreciation Week, and Eglin Air Force Base is celebrating its dispatchers.…

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Eglin taking active role in child abuse prevention, supporting military kids

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Eglin Air Force Base kicked off Child Abuse Awareness Prevention Month and the Month…

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Virtual reality helping air commandos modernize training

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The 492d Special Operations Training Group recently hosted Air Education and Training Command’s Integrated Technology Platform…

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Tyndall firefighters sharpen skills with first EMT course

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted Tyndall Air Force Base’s first emergency medical technician…

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Eglin Airman creates Air Force-themed design for NASCAR race car

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. Andrew Brockman grew up watching NASCAR on Sundays with his father.  Being…

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413th completes initial development test of HH-60W Jolly Green II [PHOTOS]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  The last HH-60W Jolly Green II departed Duke Field, Fla., signaling the end of…

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Women in aviation inspire the next generation

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --  An all-female aircrew from Hurlburt Field’s 492nd Special Operations Wing joined several other female aircrews at…

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Tyndall using artificial intelligence to detect, deter potential firearm threats

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  The 325th Security Forces Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base is leading the way…

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Air Force Data Hackathon evolves in its second effort

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base was among the “problem solvers”…

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Camera system captures, analyzes munition detonation data at Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A new high-speed camera system is revolutionizing the way munition detonation and fragmentation data…

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Surviving Hurricane Michael in building 909

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  In early October 2018, the Florida panhandle was notified of Tropical Storm Michael looming…

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Navarre Chamber group visits Duke Field, briefed on mission

DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- When it comes to bringing people together, free food typically makes everyone happy, and the aircraft…

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Hurlburt Exchange to honor Vietnam-era veterans

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The Hurlburt Main Exchange will honor Vietnam-era veterans with a ceremony on Mar. 29 at 10…

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Military exercise to include high speed boats, blank ammunition fire

DESTIN, Fla. – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) has announced a military training exercise is scheduled to take place…

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82nd Aerial Targets Squadron’s watercraft prove critical in Air Force mission

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron has a unique mission of providing aerial targets for…

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53rd Wing’s 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron receives accolades

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron based out of Barksdale Air Force Base received…

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Rebuilding Tyndall AFB from the ground up

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Driving around Tyndall Air Force Base is similar to driving around a massive construction…

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919th SOW announces March promotions

DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Citizen Air Commandos were promoted in the month of…

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Airmen, JROTC, ROTC gather for career field event

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The Mustang Beach Club at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, quickly filled with hundreds of Airmen…

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Defending installations, missions from unmanned aircraft systems

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Tiny in size, low cost, and increasingly abundant, small unmanned aircraft systems pose a…

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