Night Operations Will Be Launching at Eglin
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Residents across portions of Okaloosa County may hear increased aircraft activity next week as fighter pilots conduct nighttime training missions out of Eglin Air Force Base. According to Eglin officials, the 58th Fighter Squadron is scheduled to conduct night flying operations from June 15 through June 17. Training flights are […]
This forgotten speech NAILED the future of American Special Forces
In his 1962 West Point speech, President Kennedy argued that modern conflicts require the “scalpel-like precision of the Special Forces operator,” not nuclear power. He emphasized that officers in these units needed to understand international diplomacy, economics, and psychology, noting that the basic problems facing the world are not susceptible of a final military solution.
Why Eglin Doesn’t Want You on This Stretch of Beach
Eglin Air Force Base officials say rising trespassing incidents on Santa Rosa Island’s restricted test areas are putting people at risk and disrupting military operations.
Eglin Maintainers Push Precision and Speed in New Contest
Eglin Air Force Base maintainers competed in the installation’s first-ever Sortie Generation Competition, testing speed, precision, and combat readiness.
A Navy Secretary’s Powerful Return to Eglin
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao returned to Eglin’s EOD schoolhouse May 2 to honor fallen technicians and review the future of explosive ordnance disposal training.
“We are on a war footing” Pentagon brass’s blunt message for the Emerald Coast:
When Dale Marks, Assistant Secretary of War for Energy, Installations, and Environment, spoke to the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, he delivered a blunt message: Northwest Florida is on the front line of America’s industrial “arsenal of freedom,” and time is now the nation’s most dangerous adversary. Marks, who is also Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, credited his time on the Emerald Coast with shaping his view of defense, stating, “The military does not operate in a vacuum… We operate within the strength of our host communities”.
Navy Secretary Reflects on Sacrifice During EOD Memorial at Eglin
Hundreds gathered at Eglin Air Force Base to honor fallen EOD technicians during the 57th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony.
Niceville author’s memoir on the terrifying, hilarious and often hidden, authentic side of the War in Afghanistan released
What makes Dan Pace’s story different isn’t just the combat; it’s the middle-of-the-night watch rotations, and the jarring reality of being a 21-year-old kid tasked with life-or-death decisions just months after graduation.
Allegations of Patient Abuse at Eglin AFB Spark Civil Investigation
The Carlson Law Firm is investigating alleged patient abuse claims involving a physician at Eglin Air Force Base and seeking other potential victims.
Future of War? SOCOM Bets Big on Drone “Mothership”
SOCOM is proposing a major shift turning MQ-9 Reapers into drone “motherships” while cutting back its light attack aircraft fleet.
