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  • SECAF at Eglin

    Secretary of AF visits Eglin

    Heather Wilson tours both local bases.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Trevor Millette, 71st Rescue Squadron pilot, taxis an HC-130J Combat King II on the unimproved landing zone on Bemiss Field, July 29, 2016, at Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range, Ga. This flight marked the first time an HC-130J landed at the ULZ on Bemiss Field, which was previously used for airdrops and helicopter landings. The landing validated the pilot’s training for future operations in austere locations and met requirements for training that cannot be accomplished on paved runways or assault strips. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)

    Deployable landing system gives pilots global reach

    Airmen with the 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, worked for several months to learn the setup process and basic maintenance of the D-ILS system. Their efforts will help standardize the setup checklists all air traffic control systems Airmen will use assembling D-ILS units around the globe. Developed runways have permanent systems, but undeveloped runways sometimes have no electronic landing system capability. D-ILS provides instrument landing capabilities where they never existed, or where they have been degraded by enemy action or natural disasters. It facilitates humanitarian relief operations and supports the 24-hour, 365-day potential operational footprint of the U.S. Air Force.
  • Remembering 9/11

    Eglin fire department joins FEMA responders to remember 9/11

    The Eglin fire department joined FEMA Hurricane Irma responders for a short 9/11 remembrance here.
  • DAYTON, Ohio – Erin Nichols, a program manager on Team Wright-Patt, writes down project assumptions on a team whiteboard during a brainstorming session Aug. 2 as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Commander’s Challenge 2017. The challenge this year is to remotely move 50 pounds of supplies to a location 30 miles away, delivering them to an area smaller than 400 square feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)

    AFRL kicks off Commander’s Challenge 2017

    DAYTON, Ohio – The 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Challenge kicked off with teams and leaders from around Air Force Materiel Command coming together for a three-day conference at the Wright Brothers Institute Tec^Edge Innovation and Collaboration Center here Aug. 2, 2017.  AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley opened the 10th
  • Master Sgt. Shane Zugai, 96th Security Forces Squadron, watches the building’s entrance during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 11. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate people’s knowledge and response at the active shooter location and select lockdown locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Responders include new life-saving tactics to shooter protocols

    Fire and security forces incorporate new tactics into active shooter.
  • Staff Sgt. Christopher Ford, 96th Test Wing equal opportunity specialist, partnered with Okaloosa Regional Juvenile Detention Center to launch an Eglin-based youth mentorship program. 29 volunteers have already signed up for the new mentorship program, ranging from airman basic to captain from 24 different Eglin squadrons. The detention center’s goal is to prevent, intervene and provide treatment to troubled youth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

    Airman launches youth mentorship program

    A 96th Test Wing Airman partnered with Okaloosa Regional Juvenile Detention Center to launch an Eglin-based youth mentorship program.
  • Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, discusses the command’s goals at her Commander’s Call Feb. 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The general spent two days at the base receiving updates on the various programs occurring in her various AFMC units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    AFMC commander talks goals, successes at CC call

    AFMC commander visited the base, held a CC call.
  • A B-52 from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is backed into the Benefield Anechoic Facility Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

    Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts B-52 for HERO testing

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is undergoing Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility.   The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to comply with a recent mandate from the Air Force Safety Office,
  • Staff Sgt. Justin Hogg, 96th Security Forces Squadron, is the new School Resource Officer at Eglin Elementary. He is the first Security Forces SRO in the Air Force. School resource officers provide security and crime prevention services to the campuses they serve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cheryl Sawyers)

    Airman becomes first resource officer to Eglin Elementary

    Students at Eglin Elementary School will have another friendly face to greet them each morning as they enter the school. Staff Sgt. Justin Hogg from the 96th Security Forces Squadron was recently hired as the elementary's school resource officer.
  • Dr. Rob Murphey, Air Force Research Lab Munitions Directorate, talks with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter about a quadcopter during a visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Nov. 17. Carter visited numerous locations around Eglin and Hurlburt Field during his day tour of the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Defense Secretary visits Eglin

    Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited local Air Force bases including Eglin.
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