Developer, Air Force aerial systems conduct flight test together
Eglin Air Force Base – With the low rumble of Air Force fighter engines echoing in the distance, four and then eight motorized propellers of two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) buzzed to life in an open field of the Eglin Test and Training Range Oct. 8.
Public access to NAS Pensacola to be restricted Oct. 31
While the Navy base prepares for the upcoming Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola 2024 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow, there will be no public access to the installation Oct. 31.
New program covers certain child care costs during military moves
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of Defense kicked off a three-year pilot program, meant to reimburse service members up to $1,500 for travel-related expenses incurred for a temporary child care provider following a permanent change of station (PCS) move.
Air Force Recruiting Service celebrates meeting goal with bell-ringing ceremony
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — The Air Force Recruiting Service reached a significant milestone as it marked the achievement of its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goal with a time-honored bell-ringing ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 1.
Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty.
46th Test Squadron celebrates 30 years
The 46th Test Squadron celebrated their 30th anniversary Oct. 1 with a small-time capsule ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base.
Eglin pilot surpasses 10K hours in C-130
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Ten thousand hours. It’s equivalent to 416 days, more than a full year of time. That’s the amount of hours Gary Hogg spent piloting the Air Force’s various C-130 Hercules models across his 41-year career.
Robins fire department, WR-ALC join for confined space rescue training
Robins Air Force Base, Ga. — The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and 778th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services team joined for confined space rescue training at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 18, 2024.
Former test commander returns to Eglin in new leadership role
Eglin Air Force Base — “Anyone who’s been stationed or worked at Eglin and spent time in the Fort Walton Beach area knows, it’s a place that always feels like home.”
Renovated library opens at Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base — The Eglin Community Library re-opened Aug. 27 after a $230,000 refresh project which began in March 2023.















