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
Chasity Allen, 96th Operations Support Squadron, reacts to the helicopter simulator prior to a familiarization flight with the 413th Flight Test Squadron June 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Allen and 11 othe 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
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 916th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker sits on the flightline ready for a mission Sept.11 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The wing operates and maintains 16 KC-135R aircraft for worldwide opera More
1st Lt. Michelle Mullins, 911th Air Refueling Squadron, holds her current squadron and her father’s old squadron patches from when he was a member of the same squadron Sept. 11 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 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
A 96th Test Wing firefighter speaks with the victims of a simulated helicopter crash during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The community-wide exercise deep in the Eglin range enco More
96th Test Wing firefighters battle fires around a simulated helicopter crash during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The community-wide exercise deep in the Eglin range encompassed More
A 96th Test Wing F-15 lifts off from the runway Oct. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-15 belongs to the 40th Flight Test Squadron who is responsible for developmental testing with the aircraft and the F- 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
Guided Bomb Unit -31s wait to be loaded on 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagles Nov. 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-15s from Seymour Johnson AFB were at Eglin for the air-to-ground weapons system evalua More
A 96th Test Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon performs a touch-and-go on the runway Nov. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-16 belongs to the 40th Flight Test Squadron, the unit responsible for developmental testi 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MC-130E Combat Talon I's roll down the taxiway at Duke Field April 15 for their final sorties before retirement. The last five Talons in the Air Force belong to the 919th Special Operations Wing and are schedul 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
Airmen and civilians check out the displays prior to the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid far 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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
Senior Airman Matthew Johnson, a 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron maintainer, salutes as a C-145 Skytruck taxies out for a sortie at Duke Field, Fla. The Aviation Foreign Internal Defense and Skytr 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