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53rd Wing's QF-4 mission nearly complete
The 53rd Wing's QF-4 Aerial Target mission is winding down and two of the aircraft visited here Oct. 25 so that those who have supported F-4 Phantom IIs over the years could see them one last time.
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11/07
2016
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53rd Wing Airmen name B-21
53rd Wing geographically separated unit names new B-21.
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11/01
2016
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F-35 fires first operational air-to-air missile
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 became the first operational F-35 Lightning II squadron to fire an air-to-air missile Sept. 15, during a 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB.
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10/03
2016
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Unmanned QF-16 and Navy F-18s face off
QF-16s assigned to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron supported weapons testing Sept. 29 for Navy F-18s here. The F-18s conducted Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile tests and used the QF-16s as “target practice.”
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10/03
2016
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QF-16 reaches operational capability milestone
Air Combat Command declared Initial Operational Capability for the QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target Sept. 23.
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9/26
2016
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Ruckers march toward POW/MIA ceremony
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9/20
2016
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Team Eglin remembers at POW/MIA ceremony
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9/19
2016
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49 Years of Duty, Honor, Country
A Soldier in an Air Force world, Dr. Charles “Doc” Merkel lost “quite a few pizzas” while maintaining his first loyalty to the Army. The West Point, Class of 1967, honorary graduate enjoyed a running bet with fellow 53rd Wing members when the cadets took on the other service schools in college football, and sometimes it cost him. “We’ve had a lot
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9/13
2016
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Ready to Roar
Less than two years ago, Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin became the youngest bodybuilder to become a professional. Now with five pounds of extra muscle added and a professional contest win, he plans to reach to new heights when he ascends the stage at the largest bodybuilding competition in the world… Olympia. On Sept. 17, Ruffin will contend in
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9/12
2016
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AF Ball tickets now on sale
Grab them before they’re gone!Tickets for this year’s annual Air Force Ball are now on sale for the October 15 event at lower prices for a short time and in limited quantities. The formal event will be held at King Hangar this year with retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Command commander, as the guest speaker. “Everything is
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8/23
2016
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