EGLIN RANGE, Fla. – Citizen Air Commandos took to the air, traversed the ground and braved rough water during a readiness exercise on the Emerald Coast Aug. 5-9, 2024.
Gaming teams from all six U.S. military branches descended upon Eglin Air Force Base Aug. 10 and 11 for the USO Gaming Commanders Cup, an e-sports event where service members from different branches competed in a Rocket League tournament.
Eglin Air Force Base – The inaugural Explosive Ordnance Women’s Leadership Summit was held Aug. 8-10, celebrating 50 years of women in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal career field.
Eglin Air Force Base – Approximately 20 96th Test Wing summer interns completed and presented their final projects covering a range of topics from insects, artificial intelligence, drones and chemotherapy on Aug. 2.
The Air Force proved a low-cost, air-delivered method for defeating surface vessels through a QUICKSINK demonstration in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base.
The U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Air Base 201 in Agadez, Aug. 5. The departure from AB 201 was completed more than a month ahead of schedule and was facilitated by the transparency and professionalism of both U.S. and Nigerien forces.
Vast plains within a mountain valley house, a simulated enemy complex and vehicles within the military range of Joint Base Elmendorf. Thousands of feet above them, an AC-130J crew from the 5th Special Operations Squadron struck targets with Hellfire and Griffin missiles, salvos of automatic 30 mm and 105mm munitions from the aircraft’s guns.
Hurlburt Field – Air Commandos throughout Air Force Special Operations Command said farewell to Mr. Donald Plater, AFSOC executive director, July 26, as he prepares to retire. Plater, a member of the Senior Executive Service, served more than five years with the command and possesses a combined 51 years of federal service.
Eglin Air Force Base – The 96th Civil Engineer Group welcomed its new commander, Col. Michelle Sterling, during an assumption of command ceremony July 18.
Eglin Air Force Base — The U.S. Air Force’s largest Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical (STEM+M) recruitment pipeline is tapped and flowing to recruit, retain, and develop future scientists, engineers and skilled technical workers.
