Happy K9 Veterans Day! 🎖️K9s officially became part of the military service on March 13, 1942.
#MWDs
work daily to save and protect Americans and our homeland. Here is a spotlight on a very special military working dog here at
#TeamEglin
!
#FlashbackFriday
The F-15EX,
@usairforce
's newest fighter, landed here and bears its unit insignia. EX1 marked w/“ET” from the 96th TW’s, 40th Flight Test Sq. The EX2, arriving in Apr, will display the “OT” tail flash to represent the 53rd Wing’s 85th Test & Eval Sq 👉
“It’s a special day for the base and our mission,” said Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander. “We’re very proud to be part of the next evolution of this historic aircraft. I look forward to seeing this unique test collaboration prepare the F-15EX for the warfighter.”
The HH-60W Jolly Green II connects w/an HC-130J tanker for the first ever aerial refueling by the
@usairforce
's new
#CombatSearchAndRescue
helicopter. This marks the start of two weeks of dev Testing of its aerial refueling abilities by 413 FLT Test Sq Testers & mission partners.
The
@usairforce
's new helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed extreme testing inside the McKinley Climatic Lab, enduring temperatures from 120 to -60 °F as well as 45 mph winds with heavy rainfall. ☀️❄️🌧
@HQ_AFMC
@AFTestCenter
➡️
#ForTheWarFighter
The Air Force’s two newest fighters, F-15EX Eagle IIs, known as EX3 and EX4 touched down at Eglin Dec. 20, 2023 just minutes from each other.
Read more about the F-15EX program in the 🔗👇🏼
#ThursdayThoughts
@usairforce
#UPDATE
: Shooter and three victims confirmed deceased with multiple others injured and being treated at local hospitals. NAS Pensacola remains in lockdown.
Full Press Release:
We're rolling out in TWO days! 💫
Watch Eglin Air Force Base Facebook on April 7 at 10 a.m. when we go LIVE to name and unveil the U.S. Air Force's newest fighter jet.
#ReadyAF
👉
31Test Evaluation Sq Lightning brings the fire 🔥
@EdwardsAFB
aircraft released AIM-120 AMRAAM & AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during live-fire test & evaluation over a Gulf of Mexico AF range. 31 TES is a geographically separated unit of 53 Wing here.
#TuesdayThoughts
NEWS RELEASE: An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Sq crashed upon landing around 9:30 p.m. today
@TeamEglin
. The pilot successfully ejected and was transported to the 96th Medical Group for evaluation and monitoring. The pilot is in stable condition. Cont.
The Air Force’s newest aircraft just landed at
#TeamEglin
's Duke Field to begin developmental testing.
The HH-60W Combat Rescue helicopter found its new home with the 413th Flight Test Squadron.
#FridayFeeling
RT if this 96th Test Wing Fighting Falcon headed out for a test sortie motivates you. 🇺🇸
#MondayMotivation
The 96 TW performs developmental testing on
#Aircraft
-from helicopters and propeller-driven aircraft to fighters
#FlyFightWin
#TeamEglin
is thankful to have one of nine Intrepid Spirit Centers being built to extend care to many of the troops suffering the effects of invisible wounds. 🏥
The 53rd Wing welcomes F-15EX “002” 👏👏👏
Flown in by Maj. Aaron Eshkenazi, an F-15 pilot, the second F-15EX showcases the 53rd Wing’s traditional “OT” tail flash and is assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron.
#TeamEglin
#ReadyAF
@USAF_ACC
Note from
@TeamEglin
commander: The 96th Medical Grp received results from Florida Dept of Health for the contractor w/th 96th Cyberspace Test Grp, who was potentially exposed to COVID-19. The contractor was found to be negative for the virus.
See note:
We
#NeverForget
the sacrifices of our fallen
#Heroes
Each year members & families of the 33 FW meet at the Khobar Towers Memorial here to remember and honor the 12 Nomads and seven other Airmen who were killed during a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia on 6/25/96
#TuesdayThoughts
The community came together to send-off MOH recipient Tech Sgt John Chapman's family. We pause to think of their enduring love & of all who admired him It reminds us of the immense sacrifices our remarkable Gold Star families made & our obligation to stand w/ them always.
Maj Eric Hickernell, 40th Flight Test Sq flies an A-10C Thunderbolt II carrying Small Diameter Bombs during a test.
#ThursdayThoughts
The 96th Test Wing executes developmental tests of the A-10C & improves its capability to carry precision guided munitions & unguided munitions.
#ThursdayThoughts
96th Security Forces Sq conducted a Warrior Challenge to highlight security training efforts during
#NationalPoliceWeek
. Teams began a ruck march that led to physical activities like self-aid and buddy care, disassembling and reassembling a weapon and more.
F-15EX from the air!
Lt Col Richard Turner,40th FLT Test Sq CDR & Lt Col Jacob Lindaman,85th Test & Eval Sq CDR, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home here at Eglin. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 & the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival.
#ReadyAF
@usairforce
Rendevous in the sky ☁️
F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Sq, 96th Test Wing & 85th Test & Eval Sq, 53rd Wing, both assigned to
@TeamEglin
, conduct aerial refueling ops over Northern California, May 14.
For more📷👉
#AviationPhotography
#FlashbackFriday
@thef35
test aircraft AA-1 undergoes a flight check over Texas. In February 2009 the Air Force signs the Record of Decision to beddown the Joint Strike Fighter
@TeamEglin
. The F-35A is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter (Photo/Lockheed Martin)
#ICMYI
Today marks the unveiling of the name and the official role of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle ll. Lt Gen Duke Richardson, Off of the Asst Sec of the Air Force for Acq, Tech Log Mil Dep, presented the F-15EX during an unveiling and naming ceremony here.
#MondayMotivation
The
#USAF
Softball Team wraps up practice here at
@TeamEglin
in preparation for the Armed Forces Softball Tournament at NAS Pensacola Aug. 13-17. The Air Force team last won the tournament in 2011.
Good Luck Air Force!
Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, pilots the F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, to its new home here at Eglin Air Force Base,
#Florida
. Read more ➡️
(Air Force📷/Samuel King Jr.)
Residents may experience aircraft noise Aug. 23 - 26, when the 58th Fighter Squadron conducts night flying operations. Each day, F-35 fighter aircraft will conduct missions between 8 and 9:30 pm. Night flying is a requirement for 58th FS training operations.
@TeamEglin
At the direction of the President of the United States the flag of the U.S. will be flown at half-staff on Friday, March 2, 2018 from sunrise to sunset here as a mark of respect for the memory of Reverend Billy Graham.
#BillyGraham
#BillyGrahamFuneral
Congrats to Eglin's recent award winners! The Comptrollers hold the Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers Comptroller Organization of the Year from
@HQ_AFMC
& the 46th TS’s Sensor and Defensive Systems Test Flight earned the 2019
@usairforce
Outstanding Electronic Warfare Team of the Year!
Look at this air power formation! ✈️
@usairforce
,
@USNavy
@USMC
F-35 Lightning II variants & two F/A-18 Hornets line up on the runway prior take off here Aug.14, 2013.
This was the first time all three
@thef35
had been in the air at the same time over
@TeamEglin
#TBT
“The F-15EX has met every challenge we’ve thrown at it to date and the platform is on the cusp of being ready for the warfighter,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Wee, Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force commander.
#TuesdayThoughts
@usairforce
👉🏼
Jolly Green II Devt. testing is complete. Some of the notable Devt
#Tests
were aircraft performance, comms sys, envir. test at McKinley Climatic Lab, aerial refueling, data links, defensive systems, cabin sys, rescue hoist & live-fire of three weapon sys.
Big Air Force moment alert! Join us at Eglin Air Force Base Facebook at 10 a.m. CST April 7. We Are Going LIVE to name and unveil the Air Force’s newest fighter.
Air Force Materiel Command | United States Air Force
Air Combat Command | Air National Guard |
#ReadyAF
Eglin test squadron releases GBU-72 for first time!
A 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle released a GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator at 35,000 feet here Oct 7. The test series was deemed a success by the Armament Directorate’s Direct Attack Division.
Residents may experience aircraft noise Feb 27-Mar 2 when the 43rd Fighter Sq conducts night flying ops in the area.
F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft will conduct missions between 6:15 & 10:45 pm Night flying is required for training ops. For info call Eglin public affairs @ 882-3931
Virtual simulation training provides the 33rd Fighter Wing w/ advanced training scenarios in a robust threat environment to maximize student training in a short period. -Maj Paul Gannett, 33rd Ops Support Squadron asst director of ops
#TuesdayThoughts
The F-15EX design has the future in mind. Although the new aircraft looks like an F-15, its digital flight controls, advanced cockpit touch displays, new sensors & advanced computer tech take this Eagle well beyond its older brethren.
#TuesdayThoughts
Just weeks after arriving here at their new home, the
@usairforce
's newest F-15 fighter aircraft, EX – 001 and 002 – are soaring over the Alaska skies during Exercise Northern Edge 21. 🙌
#TeamEglin
#Testers
#FridayFeeling
Retweet if this📷from
#Alaska
motivates you!
Residents may experience aircraft noise Feb 12-14, when the 58th Fighter Sq conducts night flying ops in the area. F-35 fighter aircraft will conduct missions between 7:30 & 9:30 pm
Night flying is required for 58th FS training ops. For info call public affairs office @ 882-3931.
The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter, touched down here March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests.
#Aviation
@DeptofDefense
The Skyborg autonomy core sys launched aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle
@TeamTyndall
Apr 29. This was the 1st time an active auton. capability was demonstrated on an
@usairforce
Test range & is a first step to integrating these aircraft into a complex oper env.
'Jolly Green IIs' head west for more
#Tests
!
Crews off-load from two HH-60W 'Jolly Green II' combat rescue helicopters
@EdwardsAFB
#California
Feb 17. The HH-60Ws arrived to conduct flight test ops.
For more 👉HH-60W go to
#ThursdayMotivation
An HH-60W Jolly Green II
#aircrew
prepares for a flight. The 413th Flight Test Squadron-assigned combat search and rescue
#helicopter
is undergoing developmental Testing at the squadron facility at Duke Field.
#Wednesday
(U.S. Air Force 📷/Samuel King Jr.)
Our job is to evaluate how difficult aerial refueling will be for operational pilots & to identify unforeseen hazards due to the unique configuration of the HH-60W, which may not have been present in the legacy HH-60G.- Joe Whiteaker, 413 FLTS
#Combat
#Rescue
Helicopter Flt Chief
Deep in
@TeamEglin
range, live fire
#Testing
began for the HH-60W Jolly Green II’s three primary weapons- GAU-2, gatling gun, the GAU-18, machine gun & the GAU-21, a .50 caliber newly-designed machine gun.
#TuesdayThoughts
#ReadyAF
💥
No air force comes close to the same scale of weapons testing as
@usairforce
. We recognize the importance of this data to continually improve our warfighters ability which is why it was important to resume Combat Archer after the hurricane- Lt Col Ryan Serrill 82 ATRS CC
#testing
The
@usairforce
’s newest combat search & rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, lead the way down the Duke Field runway followed by
@USArmy
’s multi-role combat helo, the AH-64 Apache completing their first flight & combined test mission together.
#Testers
#MotivationMonday
#HappeningNow
The 24th Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony. Please join us to
#HonorThem
The Nomads lost that day have ceased wandering, but will never be forgotten.
#TuesdayThoughts
“Developmental test has begun in earnest. Every new event brings us closer to getting this aircraft to the warfighter, which is what we are really focused on.” -Joe Whiteaker sq’s combat rescue helicopter flight commander
@usairforce
#Test
The F-15EX's participation in Northern Edge allows immediate deep-end Testing in a complex jamming env to gather essential test data for what works & what needs improvement. It exposes the F-15EX to this env to make changes early,allows for an aggressive
#Test
& fielding timeline
The 422 TES & the 57th Aircraft Maint Sq, Bolt Aircraft Maint Unit conduct moving target
#tests
for the
@usairforce
Operational Test & Eval Ctr. The 422nd Test & Eval Sq is a geographically separated unit of the 53rd Wing headquartered here
@TeamEglin
.
#WednesdayThought
Watch as Lt. Col. Mary Clark, 96th Operations Group, talks about the MH-139A Grey Wolf.
#DYK
The 413th Flight Test Squadron under the 96th Test Wing is the only rotary wing Test unit in the
@usairforce
.
#WednesdayMotivation
Our very own is competing at the 2023
@warriorgames
Staff Sgt. Carly James, an
@AFW2
athlete and military sexual trauma survivor, will be competing in wheelchair basketball and many other events at both the Warrior & Invictus Games this year
Read her story:
#ICYMI
A T-38 Talon and an F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flew alongside an F-35 Lightning II from the 33rd FW over the Emerald Coast to salute healthcare workers, first responders and other essential employees May 15.
📷 by 1st Lt Savanah Bray
#AmericaStrong
F-22 crashes on Eglin range. Pilot ejected and is stable condition at the 96th Medical Group. This was a routine training mission with the 33rd Fighter Wing. Please visit for the full release. Queries please email teameglin
@gmail
.com and call 910-261-5478
Eglin Air Force Base will participate in an exercise Feb. 19 to March 1, 2024, to test the base’s readiness capabilities. People may experience power outages, limited base services, and delays entering and exiting the base for the duration of the exercise.
NEWS RELEASE cont. At the time of the accident, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie. First responders from the 96th Test Wing are on the scene and the site is secured. The accident is under investigation. There was no loss of life or damage to civilian
#MondayMotivation
Retweet if this
@thef35
image motivates you.
A 33 Aircraft Maintenance Sq loads a GBU-12 into an
#F35A
@TeamEglin
DYK: The F-35 can carry a combined payload of 2.3K pounds of air-to-air & air-to-ground munitions internally w/ extended capacity on each wing.
F-35 night-flying begins tonight!
#MondayMotivation
The 58th Fighter Squadron will conduct after hours flight training Dec. 9-12. 🌃
Locals may hear jet noise later into the evening during this time.
#Nightflying
is a requirement for the squadron's F-35
#training
operations.
A
@TeamEglin
53rd Wing F-35, taxis on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
#Alaska
, May 6 at Exercise Northern Edge. NE is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Comd exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills, tactics & techniques.
#ThursdayThoughts
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Mosley, 7th Special Forces Group (A) Soldier reunites with puppy he rescued in Syria at Florida airport - ABC News - via
@ABC
News
#TeamEglin
#KnowYourMil
Who’s ready for more LIGHTNING?⚡️⚡️⚡️Residents may experience aircraft noise Dec. 18 to 20 when the 58th Fighter Squadron conducts night flying operations in the area.
Fighter aircraft will conduct missions between 6 and 8 p.m. Night flying is required for training operations.
The 96th TW and the 53rd Wing are set to begin test and evaluation efforts. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron will work closely with the 40th Flight Test Squadron to integrate testing, start to finish.
#Innovation
#Aircraft
The newest aircraft in the
#AirForce
fleet has been christened the F-15EX Eagle II. The Eagle II includes the latest mission and software capabilities, such as an advanced electronic warfare upgrade also fielded on F-15E models.
#AirPower
#Aircraft
#Innovation
Launching the XQ-58A 🔥
The Strategic Development, Planning and Experimentation and 40th Flight Test Squadron Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation team conducted an operational experimentation test flight of the XQ-58A.
See more 📷 at
Fighters bring the fire🔥at weapons system eval. WSEPs are held to practice & troubleshoot air-to-air, air-to-ground weapons sys func, bringing Air Combat Command units from across
@usairforce
together to gain real-world practice & build relationships
https://go/usa.gov/xGMJF
For the first time, four F-16C Fighting Falcons equipped w/ APG-83 AESA radar flew together. The 85th Test & Eval Sq & developmental test partners, the 40th Flight Test Sq, can now
#test
four-ship tactics w/ the radar for the Combat Air Forces.
#ReadyAF
Maintainers w/the 436th Airlift Wing drag the chocks out of the way of a C-5M Super Galaxy before a mission here. The
@DoverAFRC
aircraft and crew visited the base to carry out a series of nighttime defensive countermeasures
#Tests
on
@TeamEglin
ranges.
The
@usairforce
prepares for its first booster test flight (BTF-1) of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), expected in the next 30 days.
Read about it here.
We
#train
like we fight! Catch a glimpse of the 33rd Fighter Wing's nighttime
#Weapons
load
@TeamEglin
Weapons crews load Guided Bomb Units (GBU) for pilot training. Inert & live bombs are loaded to give pilots real-world experience when flying in
@thef35
#FridayFeeIing
#TeamEglin
's 40th Flight Test Squadron made history as a part of
@AFTestCenter
's 96th Test Wing. Their mission is to execute fighter developmental test and support to deliver war- winning capabilities to the battlefield.
#FridayFeeling
Falcon Flutters from the 40th Flight Tests Squadron at
@TeamEglin
during the first operational F-16 refueling by a new KC-46 Pegasus from
@22ARW
, Dec. 12. The KC-46 had only a total of 11 flight hours at the time.
#AirForce
#AVgeek