Dr. Bruce Simpson

Dr. Bruce Simpson, the executive director for the Air Armament Center, will retire April 3, ending a government career that saw tremendous growth in weapons technology, including the development of the next generation of precision-guided weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Airmen volunteers

Airman 1st Class Shannon Blixt, a student at the Navy School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, helps clear brush away from a fence at the Boys and Girls Club in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 21. He and four other EOD students used their break from class to help clean up areas of the club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Airmen volunteers

Student Airmen from the Navy School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, help clean up around the outside of the Boys and Girls Club in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 21. During a break in their class schedule, the Airmen spent two hours cleaning and completing odd jobs for the local club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Airmen volunteers

Staff Sgt. Aaron LaCour, a student at the Navy School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, helps clear brush away from a fence at the Boys and Girls Club in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 21. He and four other EOD students used their break from class to help clean up areas of the club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD school

Rear Adm. Donald Quinn, the commander of Naval Education and Training Command, observes Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Joseph Severino, an instructor at Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, as he initiates shock tube during a tour of the improvised explosive device division, March 14. NAVSCOLEOD, located on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., provides high-risk, specialized, basic and advanced EOD training to over 2,200 U.S. and partner nation military and selected U.S. government personnel each year. (U.S. Navy photo/ Ensign Elizabeth Allen)

AF award winner

Michael R. VandenBoom, the material leader of the aerial targets branch at the Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., recently won the Arthur S. Flemming Award in the applied science, engineering and mathematics category. The annual Air Force award recognizes the outstanding contributions of federal employees, on either a sustained basis or through a single exceptional accomplishment achieved or completed during 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

Let fly

Mark Hayes practices fly-fish casting during a Fly Fishing 101 class at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 17. Participants were instructed on how to tie lures and hooks and how to cast with the fly fishing rod during the three-hour class. Outdoor Recreation hosts two more classes April 21 and May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information or to sign up, call 882-5058. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Let fly

Lee Murphy practices fly-fish casting during a Fly Fishing 101 class at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 17. Participants were instructed on how to tie lures and hooks and how to cast with the fly fishing rod during the three-hour class. Outdoor Recreation hosts two more classes April 21 and May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information or to sign up, call 882-5058. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Let fly

James Smith, an Orvis fishing instructor, helps Mariann Rosenquest perfect her cast during a Fly Fishing 101 class held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 17. Participants were instructed on how to tie lures and hooks and how to cast with the fly fishing rod during the three-hour class. Outdoor Recreation hosts two more classes April 21 and May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information or to sign up, call 882-5058. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Battle

A commander and a first sergeant battle for the ball at the net during their volleyball game March 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The commanders took the win in the closest of three volleyball games pitting officers and enlisted Airmen. The officers swept all three games with the Company Grade Officers Council and the Eagles also winning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Volleyball spikes

An NCO goes up for a spike during the 5/6 NCO Council versus Company Grade Officers Council volleyball game March 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The CGOC took the win in the first of three volleyball games pitting officers and enlisted Airmen. The officers swept all three games with the Commanders and the Eagles also winning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Volleyball spikes

A commander goes up for a spike during the commanders versus first sergeants volleyball game March 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The commanders took the win in the closest of three volleyball games pitting officers and enlisted Airmen. The officers swept all three games with the Company Grade Officers Council and the Eagles also winning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)