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U.S. Air Force worker accidentally fills entire hangar with fire retardant foam
Aircraft hangar officials were left with a rather extensive clean-up job earlier this week after this foam-related mishap. The Eglin Air Force Base in Florida was accidentally filled entirely with foam after a spark from a welder set released the fire suppression system.As the system is designed to deal with a genuine blaze, the fire suppression system worked at full capacity and filled the hangar with quickly-expanding biodegradable foam in just two minutes.
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Officials Recommend Eglin as Preferred Alternative F-35 Base
WASHINGTON: Air Force officials announced July 28 its proposal for basing 59 F-35 Lightning IIs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The draft supplemental environmental impact statement, which Air Force officials plan to release in Septem... Read Post
Air Force Debuts Biofuel-Guzzling Warthog
For the first time ever, the U.S. Air Force has flown one of its jets powered entirely by a biofuel blend. The flight took place at Eglin Air Force Base in Flordia with an A-10 Thunderbolt II — an aircraft affectionately known as a ... Read Post
Officials announce Eglin as MQ-1 squadron candidate base
Air Force officials announced May 3 the Eglin Air Force Base complex in Florida as a candidate for an Air Force Reserve Command MQ-1 Remote Split-Operations squadron. "The selection of this candidate is the result of a deliberate, m... Read Post