An HH-60W Jolly Green II sits under bright lights used to create heat in the McKinley Climatic Lab March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter and crews experi 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
Senior Airman Aramid Cejudo (left) and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Laubach, 96th Medical Group medical technicians, prepare for a drive-through health screening at the hospital’s March 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
Airmen from the 96th Force Support Squadron move Girl Scout cookie cases indoors at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 16. Non-profit organization, Soldiers’ Angels, donated more than 30,000 boxes of Samoas Taga 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
An Airman draws blood from a collection bag for a study called Operation Blood Rain April 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Bags of blood were placed into a secure cooler then dropped out of an aircraft flying More
Staff Sgt. Nathan Harris, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, handles a patient sample to test for COVID-19 May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All samples are handled within the biological safety cabinet 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
The Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite being loaded on an HC-130J for testing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. It's the first part of a series of testing to certify the system for operations. (U.S. Air Force photo More
Maj. Eric Vanley, a 96th Operations Group Test Engineer Bootcamp facilitator, instructs students virtually during a simulated test exercise June 5 via Microsoft Teams at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Bootcamp stud More
Master Sgt. Shannon Cassinelli, 96th Operations Support Squadron, attempts to lift 75 pounds during a training session June 26 in Fort Walton Beach. Cassinelli, an Air Force Wounded Warrior, recently competed i 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
The Department of the Air Force awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft, July 13, 2020. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, i 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
Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander, and Team Eglin leaders cut a red, white and blue ribbon to mark the opening of Eglin’s Intrepid Spirit Center. The EISC was a donation from the Intrepid Fallen H 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
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Soldiers with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion begin a more than four-mile run Oct. 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Battalion personnel coordinated a group run called the Mogadishu Mile to honor the efforts a 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
Russian T-72 battle tanks sit ready to support Emerald Flag on the Eglin Test and Training Range Nov. 30. The multi-service exercise aims to unify information sharing across joint domain platforms. (U.S. Air Fo More
Senior Airman Jordan McDonald, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an F-22 Raptor during the unit’s weapons load competition Dec. 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to se More
Airman 1st Class Michael Mason, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an F-22 Raptor during the unit’s weapons load competition Dec. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two weapons load crews competed to s 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
DoD's first production F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter flies toward its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., escorted by Marine Corps F-18 Hornets. The Marine variant of the JSF belongs to Marine Fig More
The first Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter soars over the Northwest Florida airspace before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, July 14. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith o More
Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing came out to see DOD's newest aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, when it arrived to its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14.
The new Department of Defense aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, taxis across the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 14.
Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, of the 33rd Operations Group, relaxes after delivering the newest F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to its home at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 20. Bachmann is the first Ma More
Staff Sgt.s Jacob John and Ken Buchanan, of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, rock out on the guitar during a practice session with their band, Sonic Cell. The four-person alternative rock band is made up of en More
Senior Airman Shawna Sowell, of the 96th Medical Support Squadron, stands by her post guarding the tent during the Phase II exercise, Aug. 12, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 100 airmen braved black fla More
The first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive to the 33rd Fighter Wing was on display during the aircraft's official rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
A mangled rear tire rim was flung almost 100 feet when the vehicle was detonated, Sept. 27, on Eglin Air Force Base's range. The detonation created a crime scene for the FBI's large vehicle post blast school. S More
A member of the Army's Black Daggers demonstration team passes by 7th Special Forces Group's headquarters flag on his way to the parade field at the beginning of the group's open house and ribbon cutting, Oct. More
Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, a maintainer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501, recovered the first Marine variant F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11.
A Marine tuba player from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, performs prior to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 change of command ceremony, Feb. 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The band is headq More
U.S. Congressman Jeff Miller, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph Dunford and chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, Robert Stevens, watch as Marine color guard present the colors during the nat More
Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations, puts on his helmet as Staff Sgt. Jeremy Houser, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists prior to the first F-35A Lightning I More
A CV-22 Osprey, flown by the 8th Special Operations Squadron, hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, March 6, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
Master Sgt. Hector Barrios, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, looks for improvised explosive device indicators during a detection scenario at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, along with a targeting More
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron fly over the Emerald Coast, Dec. 6, on a design-try-out mission for a new operational flight program software upgra More
Joe Elmore wrestles with John Harris during their mixed martial arts bout at the Strike Fight event Dec. 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Elmore won a unanimous decision over Harris in one of 11 matches held at More
Maj. Olivia Elliott, of the 40th Flight Test Squadron, examines the logbook for her A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a test mission Jan. 10, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Her mission was to wrap up flight testing o More
Lt. Col. Benjamin Bishop, the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron director of operations, climbs into an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 6 for his first sortie in the new aircraft. Bishop More
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler, became the first international student-pilot to fly a sortie in the F-35B Lightning II March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He received his F-35 More
The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from its intended target. The 2.75 diameter, 35-pound, laser-gu More
The Naval Hospital Pensacola honor guard team brings in the colors during the 33rd Fighter Wing’s hangar dedication ceremony in honor of Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force Base, F More
A lightweight, mobile 30mm ammunition round linker connects rounds to MK-15 links using a hand crank or a conventional electric drill. The linker was created by the Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment Focal P More
Staff Sgt. Danielle Keister, of the 460th Security Forces Squadron from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., plots the location of a security incident on a map during a Joint Defense Operations Center exercise at Egl More
Brian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, climbs a ladder to extract an injured F-35 Lightning II pilot during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s n More
Capt. Hannah Diaz, a nurse-midwife from the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, administers fluoride dental treatments to children during a free clinic. She was one of 14 military medical specialists on a missio More
Master Sgt. Antone Scott, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, speaks about the opportunity to have his twin brother, Navy Lt. Cdr. Anthony Scott, administer the oath of enlistment to him June 27 at Eglin Air For More
Three Army graders, from the 877th Engineering Battalion from Alabama National Guard, flatten out the newly widened Range Road 219 July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Army unit deployed to Eglin for eight More
A tank is one of many military ground vehicles used for sound recording during “Acoustic Week” July 29 – Aug. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event is a three-week project hosted by the 46th Test Squadron More
Lt. Cdr. Chris Tabert puts on the specialized helmet before piloting the first F-35C Lightning II flight at Eglin Air Force Base Aug. 14. Before arriving to U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 101 in Feb More
An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, returns to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., after a test mission. The aircraft is loaded up with weaponry to test the combat carriage limits of the Sargent More
A sailor with the Strike Fighter Squadron-101 watches the preflight procedures closely prior to an F-35C Lightning II sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Sailors, along with airmen and Marines work directly wi More
A Marine F-35B Lightning II lifts off from the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., runway Aug. 14. To date, the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy have flown more than 2,000 sorties here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, watch as their F-35C Lightning II is refueled during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and sailors are More
Tech Sgt. Russ Fontaine, of the 33rd Maintenance Group, maneuvers the guided-bomb-unit-31 into position to be loaded onto an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the first time A More
Tech. Sgt. James Fitzgerald, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, EOD, Robotics Section noncommissioned officer in charge, was awarded the 2015 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award in W More
Tech. Sgt. Angus MacIver carries the 33rd Maintenance Group guidon during the Fallen Defender Ruck March Sept. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 200 military members and civilians came out to walk or r More
An Eglin Air Force Base firefighter gears up before his mission Sept. 11. Fire department airmen and civilians ascended the 11-story air traffic control tower carrying ribbons with the names of the 343 firefigh More
Fitness expert Tony Horton gets Airmen warmed up with some stretches before a 90-minute workout session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 16. The workout was part of Horton's day-long visit at Eglin. Horton a More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Krause, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, fires his M-4 rifle during a demonstration exercise Oct. 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 1,500 active duty, reserve and Nat More
The graphic displays a sled-propelled warhead just before it penetrates the target, midway through the target and exiting the target. Eglin’s sled track is part of the 96th Test Wing’s Kinetic Energy Munitions More
A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter makes an approach to the runway during the first short take-off and vertical landing mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 25. The milestone training mission was flown 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
Staff Sgt. Robert Molina, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, practices sharp turning during an ATV training class Oct. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 20 Airmen from the 96th Security More
The American flag flies below a giant solar halo in the sky over Building 1 in the early afternoon Nov. 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The optical phenomenon is caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. (U.S. More
Members of the Crestview Police Department SWAT advance toward a simulated victim at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal building during an active shooter exercise on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 3 More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, fires the GAU-8 30mm cannon during a training mission on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range Dec. 10. The pilot made multiple passes to fire the wea More
Lockheed Martin maintainers complete preflight checks on the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The RNLAF completed their first joint strike fighter f More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, dresses in his life support equipment prior to his first flight in the F-35A Lightning II Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became the first R More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks to an airman in the audience during an all call at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 27. Welsh, along with his wife, Betty, spent two days meeting Eglin Air More
The aircrew from Eglin’s 413th Flight Test Squadron prepares the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider for takeoff for its first official sortie Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Special Operations More
Tech. Sgt. Enoch Williams, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, moves up the stairs toward an active-shooter scenario during an exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 4. Williams was the first responder More
Airman 1st Class Quionjay Jackson, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the annual weapons load crew of the year competition Feb. 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, F More
A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing soars over the Emerald Coast near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 18. The B-1 from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., participated in the week-long weapon system evaluation pr More
Master Sgt. Donald Price, of the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James on local tool innovations created to help maintainers work on the F-35A Lightning II Feb. More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II passes behind Airman Kevin Teto, of the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, as he prepares to launch his own aircraft for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 19. The A-10s from More
Airman Kevin Teto, of the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs preflight checks on his A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a sortie as another A-10 taxis to the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 19. More
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II taxis back after a sortie as another F-35 lifts off from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, lifts off in a Marine F-35B Lightning II for the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Fe More
Paul McCarley, of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Exploitation Branch, describes his equipment for collecting multi-spectral, infrared imagery for algorithm development March 12 at Eglin Air For More
Members of the Redstone test team prepare the equipment as a FIM-92 Stinger waits to be fired March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system More
Senior Master Sgt. Michelle Helpenstell, a reservist from the 446th Security Forces Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., briefs the group as the battle captain, during a Joint Defense Operations Center ex More
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno comforts Mandi Bennett, widow of Staff Sgt. Wade Bennett, during the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a post-flight check on an F-35A Lightning II before refueling it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling ar More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Fachini, the 96th Fuels Flight, completes his inspection of the 1.1 million gallon fuel tanks on the 33rd Fighter Wing side of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 6. The tanks are inspected daily f More