Italian Air Force service members celebrates the branch's 96th birthday in Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 28, 2019. ITAF was orginally called the Italian Royal Air Force when it was created on March 28, 1923. (U More
An F-15 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron takes off for a training sortie from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 40th FTS is responsible for developmental flight testing for F-15s, F-16s and A-10s for the 96th T More
An U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules belonging to the 96th Airlift Squadron, 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minn., drops supplies over the Badger Drop Zone at Fort Mc More
Three new recruits collect their supplies in the deployment line during the Operation Hero event Oct. 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 100 kids participated in the mock deployment experience created More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Wortham waits to lead in an Honor Guard flag detail to a ceremony Nov. 16, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. In 2016, the base's honor guard teams traveled 190,823 miles to complete 458 details be More
Jerry Carlton, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, checks blood pressure and pulse of Airman 1st Class Donel Wanton, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, before suit up time during the hazardous material portion of an e More
Senior Airman Blake Banning, 33rd Maintenance Squadron stands in a row of new Honor Guard Airmen prior to the unit’s graduation ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 1. Approximately 12 new Airmen grad More
Two Honor Guard Airmen stand at attention prior to the unit’s graduation ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 1. Approximately 12 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation per More
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Hernandez, 96th Medical Group, folds the American flag during the base retreat ceremony March 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The formation and flag detail were comprised of women in hono More
Jason Little, 359th Training Squadron softball team pitcher, stretches out his arms prior to an intramural game against the 96th Maintenance Squadron team July 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The league-leadi More
Soldiers with 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participate in High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle obstacle course September 20, 2017 a More
A 96th Test Wing F-16D Fighting Falcon lifts off from the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for another test sortie. The 96th TW perform developmental testing on a variety of aircraft from helicopters and More
Airman 1st Class Joseph Brown, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands by his A-10 Thunderbolt II from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., prior to a Combat Hammer sortie Nov. 2, at Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10s, F-16s, F-2 More
An F-35 Lightning II streaks across the sky while doing maneuvers to the Eglin Air Force Base runway. The 33rd Fighter Wing-owned aircraft is a fifth-generation fighter and used to train pilots and maintainers. More
A 75th Fighter Squadron A-10 soars away after zooming in to target boats along Choctawatchee Bay during a Combat Hammer evaluation Nov. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The boats swarm around the water creating More
U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 82nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division as part of Task Force Eagle Assault, conduct cold and hot load training with More
Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 82nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division participate in a medical evacuation training exercise December 10, 2017 in Fort Pol More
Tech. Sgt. Lancaster Ladore, 96th Communications Squadron, and other Airmen wait for instructions during an Alarm phase of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training exercise at Eglin More
Senior Airman Chad Perkins, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red Crew, performs preload checks on an F-15 during a weapons load competition Feb. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The annual competition tests th More
The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue Crew loads an AIM-120 onto an F-16 during a weapons load competition Feb. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The annual competition tests the knowledge and proficiency o More
Soldiers with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) load equipment into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation to jump their tactical operations center (TOC) to a new locat More
Soldiers from E. Company, 6th General Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) serve food to the 101st CAB command team, Col. Craig Alia and Command Sgt. Maj. Regi More
Senior Airman Aaron Pickett, 96th Medical Support Squadron, carries the Air Force flag with members of the color guard at the Honor Guard graduation ceremony March 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately More
Senior Airman Jordan Craig, 1st Special Operations Wing, leads a flag detail to present the colors April 4 during a full honors funeral ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Honor Guard mobile tr More
Staff Sgt. Trey Riley, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team, secures an AIM-120 missile onto an F-16 April 13 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Blue team battled the Red AMU team for weapons loadcrew su More
Vince Cavazos, a Warrior Games athlete, begins a sprint at the Air Force team’s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 16. The base-hosted, week-long Warrior Games training camp is the last team pra More
Kristina Coble, a Warrior Games athlete, pushes out her toss at a track and field session at the adaptive sports camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 17. The base-hosted, week-long Warrior Games training c More
Ryan Novack, a Warrior Games athlete, pedals a recumbent bike during a cycling session at the Air Force team’s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 18. The base-hosted, week-long Warrior Games tra More
Jose Rijos, a Warrior CARE athlete, takes aim at a target downrange at the adaptive sports camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 19. The base hosts the week-long Wound Warrior CARE event that helps recoveri More
Warrior CARE players battle during a wheelchair basketball game on the final day of the group’s training camp held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The base hosted the week-long Wound Warrior CARE event More
Airmen talk about bike specifics before the annual motorcycle safety rally at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. More than 500 motorcyclists came out for the event that meets the annual safety briefing requi More
An Airman releases his three-point shot as part of the Eglin Connects event at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 27. The event, to help promote resiliency, featured information booths, sporting events and a car More
An explosive ordnance disposal Airman peeks around a door while inspecting a building during the Warfighter Challenge May 2 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson learns about a custom-made helicopter from Senior Airman Robert Dome, 96th Maintenance Squadron, May 4 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The helicopter was an original crea More
Staff Sgt. Valdez carries around a small alligator during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers trai More
Chief Master Sgt. John Pilla and Lt. Col. Andrew Clemmensen salute the list of lost Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians during the 49th Annual EOD Memorial Service, May 5. Names of recent fallen a More
Air Force Security Forces Airmen and the Fort Walton Beach Police Department color guard bring in the colors during the Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony May 11 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The ceremony was to ho More
The 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load team maneuvers an AIM-120 missile toward an F-35 Lightning II during the annual Team Eglin weapons load competition May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Team More
Staff Sgt. Dejean Rodgers and Caro, 96th Security Forces Squadron, perform obedience drills during a demonstration for Eglin Elementary School kids May 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The military working dog More
An explosive ordnance disposal team runs toward the finish line of the new Warrior Challenge event May 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Warrior Challenge is a physical activity event created by 96th Securi More
Staff Sgt. Carl Josephson, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, talks to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein about his mission June 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Goldfein visited Team Eglin to lear More
Airman 1st Class Jacob McCullough, 96th Communications Squadron, stands at parade rest prior to the Honor Guard graduation ceremony July 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 14 new Airmen graduated fro More
Airman 1st Class Krysten Kidd, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, prepares the F-15 during the quarterly weapons load competition July 13 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Red team battled the Blue AMU tea More
Sara Heesen, Alpha Warrior, shows athletes how to maneuver the battle rig during a familiarization session July 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 40 competitors took on the rig the following day w More
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on a higher headquarters-directed Continuous Bomber Presence mission in support of exercise Pitch Black 18 in Australia More
Volunteers load rocks into a boat for a “living shoreline” project Aug. 24 along the Eglin Air Force Base coastline. The goal of the project to build an artificial reef along 1,400 linear feet of Eglin shoreli More
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a routine training mission in the vicinity of the South China Sea and Indian Ocean, Sept. 23, 2018 (HST). This miss More
A 96th Medical Group Airman shapes some latex onto a 6th Ranger Training Battalion Soldier’s head for a mass casualty exercise Oct. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Moulage team, made of medical Airmen, crea More
Senior Airman Cole Hatch, 96th Maintenance Squadron, places the tail section onto a BDU-50 during a bomb building session Oct. 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Airmen built 17 bombs during the hour-long as More
Airman 1st Class Cameron Alexander, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, prepares his F-16 Fighting Falcon during the quarterly weapons load competition Oct. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Blue Team More
A 96th Test Wing firefighter secures his gas mask prior to a structural fire training exercise Nov. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters entered the new structural training facility to get a better und More
A rider brings her bike into the annual motorcycle safety rally at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 12. More than 500 motorcyclists came out for the event that meets the annual safety briefing requirement for More
The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team snaps into action at the beginning of the annual Team Eglin weapons load competition April 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Teams from the 96th Test Wing and 33r More
Senior Airman Zackary Pires, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, stands in line prior to the Team Eglin Honor Guard graduation ceremony March 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 17 new Airmen graduated More
Joint-service leadership salutes during the National Anthem at the 50th Annual EOD Memorial Service, May 4. Names of recent fallen and past EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall and flags presented to More
An explosive ordnance disposal technician secures a fastener onto a carpet during the Warfighter Challenge May 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience E More
Staff Sgt. AJ Massa, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, decides how to remove a trap door during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provi More
A visitor checks out a Lamborghini at the Eglin Connects event at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 10. The event to help promote resiliency featured information booths, food trucks, musical acts and a car show. More
An Army Blackhawk helicopter at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event More
A Police color guard wait to bring in the colors at the Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony May 13 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The ceremony was to honor fallen police officers from the previous year by reading the More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Mascolo leads Ella, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, through an obstacle course during a K-9 competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The friendly contest brought together l More
Airman Alexis Schmitt, 96th Security Forces Squadron, draws her weapon during the “Line Dance” training exercise June 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. For the training, defenders form a line and practice movin More
Senior Airman Lucas Magruder, 96th Security Forces Squadron, fires at shifting targets during the unit’s “Hogan’s Alley” training session June 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Enemies and bystanders on paper t More
A 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron team member passes a water bucket to his partner during the 2019 Fire Muster Challenge Oct. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight teams competed for the best time in the ann More
The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team moves a GBU-12 toward their aircraft during the 96th Test Wing’s third quarter weapons load competition Oct. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 Blue Team More
A new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter comes in for a landing Nov. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft was delivered to the 413th Flight Test Squadron located at Duke Field. The combat rescue helicopte More
Pallbearers carry in the casket during the Team Eglin Honor Guard graduation ceremony Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 19 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation per More
Senior Airman Rafael Edwin, 2nd Flight Test Squadron, stands ready to bring in the colors during the Team Eglin Honor Guard graduation ceremony Dec. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 19 new Airmen g More
U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Karissa Rodriguez
A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar Jan. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Whiskey entered the chamb More
Rescue technician course trainees secure ropes as a fifth-generation fighter aircraft rolls by Jan. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The DOD Fire Academy course provided hands-on high elevation rescue, rappell More
Staff Sgt. Lyna Camargo, 96th Medical Group, adds a bit more blood to a 6th Ranger Training Battalion Soldier for a mass casualty exercise Feb. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Moulage team, made of medical More
Soldiers help a simulated wounded victim up during a mass casualty exercise Feb. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise tested the Army’s 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s responses to and handling of a ma More
The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, exits its hangar for the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft completed its first combined test flight Feb. 11. The Grey Wolf is set More
Senior Airman Jacob May, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team, secures fins onto a GBU-10 during the 96th AMXS’s annual weapons load competition Feb. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The quick paced com More
Staff Sgt. Jourdan Clark, 96th Medical Group, salutes as pallbearers carry the casket during the Honor Guard graduation ceremony, March 6, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 17 new Airmen graduated fro More
BRH Garver contractors prepare the workspace for a boring machine to tunnel underneath the runway March 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The microtunnel created 10 feet below the runway will be filled with a ne More
Second Lt. Reed Troyer, Armament Directorate, donates blood during the One Blood, blood donative drive on the Big Red Bus April 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Donors received wellness checkups, which included More
Personal protective equipment sits ready for distribution April 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin Spouses Club donated 700 face masks and 300 face shields to Team Eglin. Since the donation, 314 items o More
A 96th Test Wing four-ship formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-15 Eagles soar through the skies over Northwest Florida May 14. The flyover, part of the Air Force Salutes campaign, covered the four county More
An HH-60W Jolly Green II taxies in followed by an AH-64 Apache May 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force and Army aircraft (respectively) completed a joint test of the HH-60W systems leveraging the un More
Soldiers with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion begin the first part of “The Murph” workout May 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Soldiers came together to participate in the intense workout to build comrad More
Staff Sgt. Karamjeet Singh, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, runs through pre-flight checks on a B-52H Stratofortress at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during a Bomber Task Force mission, June 16 More
An F-86F Sabre aircraft display currently in the process of being vinyl wrapped sits outside the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Sabre marks the first time an Air Force aircraft out More
This digital art piece was created along with a feature article about Capt. Nathan Cooper’s journey to becoming a U.S. Air Force pilot and his family’s history of military pilots. The pilot wings featured in th More
Airmen perform rifle volley procedures during the second week of Honor Guard training July 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Airmen, selected from various Team Eglin units, must complete the rigid six-week More
A group of Honor Guard Airmen lower a casket as another group marches during their second week of Honor Guard training July 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Airmen, selected from various Team Eglin units, More
Members of the HH-60W Jolly Green II aircrew prepare for a flight July 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The combat search and rescue helicopter is undergoing developmental testing at the squadron facility at D More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Turnley-Butts, 96th Security Forces Squadron, tosses out the Throwbot, a microrobot that records and transmits video and audio reconnaissance, during a demonstration Aug. 5 at Eglin Air Force More
Airman 1st Class Kokou Dekadjevi, 96th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 test Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Dekadjevi and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more t More
Senior Airman Chad Kauffman, 43th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secures an AIM-9 onto an F-22A Raptor during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two crews compe More
Airman 1st Class Kyle Searight, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, rotates a new tire carousel to reach a specific model Aug. 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The four new vertical rotating shelf carousels all More
Senior Airman Alexander Sittnick, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an F-22 Raptor prior to a weapons load during the unit’s competition Oct. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews More
Sgt. Nicole Wojtowecz, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, has her equipment inspected by a jumpmaster Oct. 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Ranger instructors conduct airborne operations in preparation to evaluate s More
An Airman performs preflight checks on a 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey Nov. 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th FLTS manages helicopter flight testing for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sa More
Sonya Shepard, the Eglin Elementary School Resource Officer, relays information via radio during an active assailant exercise Jan. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The goal of the exercise, which took place at More
A new recruit strains for one more sit up during the Operation Hero event Oct. 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 100 kids participated in the mock deployment experience created to give military childr More
Honor Guard member, Senior Airman Burak Raymond, holds the Floridian flag while waiting for the presentation of the colors at a ceremony Nov. 16, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. In 2016, the base's honor guard te More