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  • warrior of the week

    Name: Staff Sgt. Jillian Shandrew Unit: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Job: NCIOC, Commander Support Staff Hometown: New City, N.Y. What is your dream vacation? To go sailing and not know where I am going. Just let the wind and the waves take me wherever they want. What world landmark would you

  • from the front

    Name: Maj. Gerald Campbell Unit : Task Force Paladin Job description: Brigade Electronic Warfare Officer. Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force responsible for EWO ensuring that our forces Counter Radio Controlled IED Electronic Warfare equipment is installed and working properly prior to

  • 29th TSS civilian claims top AF safety award

    When Air Force safety officials announced the winners of the 2006 Safety Awards last month, the 29th Training Systems Squadron's "Mr. Safety" was named as the Chief of Staff Individual Safety Award winner. As the 29th TSS Unit Safety Representative, Jim "Gargoyle" Gregoire's initial reaction was

  • COMACC swears in new Airmen at Daytona 500

    Airmen, start your engines! More than 35 delayed entry recruits were sworn into the Air Force Sunday by Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander, before the "Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The event took place outside the track at the Air Force recruiting booth, which featured large

  • Senior enlisted leaders gather at Eglin

    More than 50 of the 53d's senior enlisted leaders gathered together for their annual conference Feb. 6-8 as "Big Week" kicked off at Eglin. The members traveled from the wing's diverse squadrons, some from as far away as Beale AFB, Calif., and descended on the Air Force Enlisted Village to join

  • Team Eglin keeps F-15Es airborne in AOR

    In order to unravel problems seen on operational aircraft, two 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, recently flew for the first time with Solid State Recorders installed by a quick reaction team from Eglin AFB, Fla. The combined 53d Wing and 46th Test Wing