Eglin Air Force Base

Afghan bomb cost Marine his legs, but not his spirit

2013-04-09 01:09:00

SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon was in Afghanistan, on his fourth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard the ominous click. "I remember flying through the air and coming down on my...

Soldier from Simi Valley killed in Afghanistan

2012-04-29 04:34:30

Army 7th Special Forces to host first visitors day

2013-05-11 02:44:01

The Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) will open its cantonment to the public for the first time Wednesday. The visitors day will include demonstrations and exhibits of the type of work Green Berets perform in the field. It will be the first of...

Eglin receives first upgraded F-35

2013-05-08 02:34:02

A brand new F-35 with additional capabilities landed Monday afternoon. The new jet marks the beginning of a significant ramping up of Air Force training at the F-35 schoolhouse and an increase in some capabilities for the program. The Air Force's 58th...

Army Ranger open house victim of budget cuts

2013-05-08 02:44:01

This year's open house at the Army Ranger Camp James E. Rudder has been canceled because of federal budget cuts. The event, which has been held at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion for more than 60 years, usually draws thousands of visitors. It had been...

BRIEF: No one injured in fire at old dormitory

2013-04-27 02:34:02

FORT WALTON BEACH -- No one was injured when an unoccupied building on Lee Street caught fire Friday morning, according to the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department. Ocean City-Wright and Fort Walton Beach firefighters were called to the scene at 9:57 a.m....

F-35 deliveries to resume

2013-04-23 07:34:02

According to Lockheed Martin spokesman Mike Rein, the company will resume delivering F-35Bs, the short-takeoff-and vertical-landing variant of the Lightning II, to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma sometime within the next month. "It's definitely looking...

Pentagon Suspends All F-35 Flights Due To Crack In Engine Blade

2013-02-22 12:22:18

The Pentagon on Friday suspended the flights of all F-35 fighter planes after a routine inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade in the jet engine of an F-35 test aircraft in California. It was the second grounding of the warplane in two months....

Jacqueline R. Rihard, 80

2013-01-30 16:42:00

Jacqueline Rosina (Drake) Rihard, 80, of Sharpsburg, Md., passed suddenly at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Born July 21, 1932, in Keedysville, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Louis and Atha G. (Norris) Drake. Her husband, retired U.S....

Business briefs for December 11, 2012

2012-12-11 08:43:00

Kentucky sets record on SBA 504 loans The U.S. Small Business Administration just set a new loan dollar record in Kentucky on the SBA 504 Loan Program, with more than $46.3 million for the 2012 fiscal year. This amount was driven by the Temporary 504...

Army Staff Sergeant from Simi Valley Killed in Combat

2012-04-29 15:29:00

WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense on Sunday announced the death of a soldier from Simi Valley who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, died April 25, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan,...

Local Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

2012-04-29 09:53:00

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Two local soldiers were killed in Afghanistan this week. Staff Sgt. Andrew Brittonmihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, died Wednesday in Kandahar province after he was injured by gun fire. In a separate incident Wednesday, Spec. Moises...

Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon and wife Marta change his prosthetic legs before a workout at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member wants to stay in the Corps and teach at the Joint EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

2013-04-05 15:12:09

LeBron James arrives with an Airman of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron beforer the unit's demonstration for the Miami Heat NBA basketball team at Eglin Air Force Base

2010-10-01 00:00:00

LeBron James poses for pictures with Airmen of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron after their demonstration for the Miami Heat NBA basketball team at Eglin Air Force Base

2010-10-01 00:00:00