June 17, 2008 OFP CTF changes hands The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force changed hands from the 46th Test Wing to the 53d Wing when Lt. Col. William Singletary took command of the unit from Lt. Col. David Evans during a ceremony June 13 at the Air Armament Center.Name: Lt. Col. William SingletaryHometown: Euless, Texas
June 17, 2008 Team Eglin hosts new long distance relationships class June 25 Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Beginning June 25 members of the 53d Wing and Team Eglin are joining together to tackle that eternal question in the 'Keeping Romance Alive in Long Distance Relationships' (LDR) class from 6-8 p.m., building 605, located across from the Airman's Attic. The
June 13, 2008 From the front Name: Staff Sgt. Evelyn Mendez CruzHome unit: 31st Test and Evaluation SquadronJob/Duties:Member of the American/Iraqi Honor Guard Provides Protocol duties for American and Iraqi visitors Escort Duties - Foreign Nationals - takes all VIPs around base Tactical Operations Duty - Combat Control Mail
June 6, 2008 AEF evolves to reflect dwell-ratios stressed career fields The Air Force will soon implement an amendment to the Air Expeditionary Force deployment cycle that will better reflect the deployment-tempo of stressed career fields. Currently more than 45 percent of the 35,000 Airmen fighting in the Global War on Terrorism are deployed out of their scheduled AEF
June 5, 2008 53 TMG CC becomes Mister 3000 Just over a month after a commander reached a flying milestone, another commander from the 53d Wing reached the same achievement here, June 4. Col. Thomas Berghoff, 53d Test Management Group commander, crossed the 3,000 hour mark in the F-16, joining an elite group of less than 150 Air Force pilots
June 4, 2008 B-1 Sniper pod aims to hit summer target The Edwards Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force and the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, TX, combined the operational and developmental test of a B-1B Lancer here to accelerate the bomber's sniper pod program. With the accelerated testing cutting the length of the
May 29, 2008 Combat Hammer drops bombs in Utah Members of the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron called Utah home for the month of May during their semiannual Combat Hammer exercise held at the Utah Test and Training Range at Hill Air Force Base. F-15s from the 391st Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and F-16s from the 55th Fighter
May 28, 2008 53d Command Chief ends career after 30 years The 53d Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Randy Salefske retired from the Air Force May 30 during a ceremony here. The chief says goodbye to the uniform after 30 years of service. His final week was filled with memorial moments from an incentive ride in an F-16 to a 53d Wing retreat ceremony