Plans to transfer Eglin's 86th FWS

HILL AFB, Utah - The Air Force plans to transfer the Eglin AFB, Fla.’s 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron - a unit that evaluates bombs and other weapons - to Hill AFB in Utah. The Standard-Examiner in Utah reported that the AF concluded that the 86th FWS should be relocated because most of the service’s evaluations of air-to-ground weapons are conducted at Hill at the Utah Test and Training Range where most of the personnel are assigned to Eglin. According to an Air Force memo, the relocation will better align manpower with workload, decrease temporary duty costs and increase combat readiness. (Source: NW Fla. Daily News 05/11/19)