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  • A-10 pilot reaches 3000 in the "Hawg"

    It's said the A-10 warthog is one of the most tenacious aircraft of this era, so it stands to reason it would have an equally tenacious pilot at the controls. Pilot, Lt. Col. Drew "Baker" English, test director for the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and member of the 53rd Wing flew his 3,000th hour in the A-10C
  • Colonel Steve DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, gets hosed down by friends and family after his final flight with the wing April 17 at Eglin base operations. Colonel DePalmer leaves the 53d Wing in May, after only a year, to become the vice commander of 14th Air Force. Photo by Samuel King Jr.

    53 WG CC flies with wing one last time

  • An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., drops a Guided Bomb Unit 31 during a Combat Hammer mission over the Eglin Air Force Base Range during the week of March 16. Combat Hammer is also known as a Weapons System Evaluation Program for air-to-ground weapons. The 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron executes the 'Hammer' missions by evaluating the entire weapons process from loading to flight to the target. Flying squadrons 'deploy' to Eglin for the week-long evaluation. Courtesy photo.

    4th FW drop bombs at Eglin for Hammer

  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE - The different aircraft of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, fly in formation. From left, Maj. Jason Young, Lt. Col. Sam Shaneyfelt, Maj. Paul Jeffords and Capt. Chris Crotty, and Maj. Derek Mentzer. The 85th TES pilots test new capabilities for F-15s and F-16s in an combat-simulated scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    85 TES fields combat-driven technology

    When operational test pilots of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron break something in an airborne fighter jet, it's a good day. It means they found a deficiency in a new capability that will be addressed before it goes to fighter pilots flying real-world missions. "We joke, 'Let's go out and break something today,'" said Capt. Christopher
  • An F-22 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, fires a missile over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission March 18 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The Weapons System Evaluation Program also known as Combat Archer, evaluates live air-to-air firing scenarios from beginning to end. The program covers missile movement from armory to the aircraft to all the tactics and procedures that must be used before releasing a live ordnance. This WSEP was a unique opportunity for the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron to evaluate a unit within its own wing. All aircraft and personnel involved belong to the 53d Wing. U.S. Air Force Photo/ Tech Sgt. Jason Wilkerson.

    53rd F-22s take aim with Combat Archer

  • Irma Cox, examines the new shadow box donated to her by members of the 53d Wing and 33rd Fighter Wing March 18 at the Air Force Enlisted Village in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The shadow box contains medals and military mementos of her late husband, Senior Master Sgt. John Cox, a 28-year Air Force veteran. U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.

    ACC Airmen donate shadow box to enlisted widow

    What started out as a simple request for a shadow box, switched to a project for two Air Combat Command Airmen, then bloomed into a keepsake of memories to be admired for generations. Irma Cox, a Bob Hope Village resident and volunteer, was presented with a hand-made shadowbox containing medals, a flag and other military mementos of her late
  • From the front

    From the front

    Name:  Capt. Blair ByremHome Unit:  16th Electronic Warfare SquadronDeployed duty:  Electronics Warfare OfficerJob:Provides Counter-Improvised Explosive Device and Electronics Warfare Officer expertise to the Army.  He is integrated at the Battalion level and supported 11 route clearing packages.Maintains and upgrades critical equipment.  Trains
  • Lee Labruyere, 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron, waits his turn during the riding skills competition at the Team Eglin Motorcycle Safety Day March 13 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The second annual event brought out approximately 280 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. (Air Force Photo/Samuel King Jr.

    Hundreds ride in for Eglin Motorcycle Safety Day

    Team Eglin's 2nd Annual Motorcycle Safety Day received its biggest turn out yet with more than 280 riders attending March 13 to take part in safety briefings, ask questions and socialize with other bikers. "Motorcycle safety is everyone's concern, not just the riders," said Col. Rick LoCastro, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander. "This safety day
  • Major (O-4)

    23 from 53d get 'major' promotion

    Congratulations to the following captains on their selection for promotion to major.  The central selection board selected 2,367 from 2,520 considered for 93.9 percent select rate. 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Justin Allen 81st Range Control Squadron Jennifer Belcher 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron Gavin Berne Carlos Perazza 86th Fighter Weapons
  • Senior Master Sgt (E-8)

    Seven from the 53d gain 'Senior' -ity

    Congratulations to the following master sergeants on being selected for promotion to Senior.Stephen Findlay, 53d Weapons Evaluation Group Michael Hancock, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron Steven Henderson, 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron Serena Rice, 53d Wing Staff Clay Slaton, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Todd Smith, 31 TES John West, 86th
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