Leadership in Touch

(Right) Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing Commander, takes a moment to stop by the Breeze Dining Facility and talk with (center) Tech. Sgt. Wendel Betterson and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Dowdy, 96th Services Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Chief Master Sgt. Troy Engholm)

Bold Quest Plus

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An F-15 prepares to take off to participate in the Bold Quest Plus demonstration. A-10s, F-15s amd F-16s from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 132 personnel were brought in by the 53rd Wing to help the internation Bold Quest players demonstrat and evaluate new equipment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Bold Quest Plus

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An F-15 takes off passing dark storm clouds to continue the Bold Quest Plus demonstration. A-10s, F-15s amd F-16s from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 132 personnel were brought in by the 53rd Wing to help the internation Bold Quest players demonstrat and evaluate new equipment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Bold Quest Plus

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A pilot from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron "Steps" or performs his pre-flight inspection of the F-15 aircraft he will be flying for the Bold Quest Plus demonstration. A-10s, F-15s amd F-16s from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 132 personnel were brought in by the 53rd Wing to help the internation Bold Quest players demonstrat and evaluate new equipment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Eglin doc helps Panamanians

Chitra, Panama -- Maj. Darrell S. Grise, an Optometrist deployed to Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Panama from the 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., uses a slit-lamp to look for cataracts and assess the health of the front of a patient's eye here at a school in Santa Maria, Panama 18 July. The MEDRETE is a two-week long U.S. Southern Command sponsored exercise designed to hone the skills of medical personnel while providing free health care in remote locations through partnership with host nation doctors. Approximately 3,100 patients have been seen by the medical staff from 14-18 July. (USAF photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson, Air University Public Affairs)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Cpl. Steve Hull, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, leads an Active Shooter response team during the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Security forces Airmen from Eglin and Hurlburt Field perform a scenario from the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. The training helps military and civilian agencies alike respond to agressive, hostile situations as a joint task force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman James Baker, 96th Security Forces Squadron, performs a scenario from the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. The scenario is one where the hostile threat surrenders and police come in and take him into custody. The training helps military and civilian agencies alike respond to agressive, hostile situations as a joint task force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Recognition for meritorious achievements

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Lt. Col. Charles Cunningham, Aircraft Maintenance Advisor, HQ Iraqi Air Force, sits with family before being presented with the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievements made during his recent deployment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Abduction Prevention

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Officer Steven Marlow, Fort Walton Community Policing Officer, shows young Shameeka Ector how her fingerprints will be taken. The Child Abduction Safety Briefing held at Eglin's Child Development Center, modular CDC and the Youth Center July 10, provided parents the opportunity to both have their child fingerprinted for their personal keeping and learn ways they could prevent child abduction. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Colonel takes charge of 96th Communications Group

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, passes the flag to Col. Steven O'Rear, the new commander of the 96th Communications Group. (USAF photo by Mike Fleck)

General uses funds to benefit units

Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, program executive officer for weapons and AAC commander, presents a $10,000 check to Donna Holovack and the library staff as part of his quality-of-life improvements. The library plans to use the money to upgrade its resources. The general also coined Ms. Holovack to recognize the library's selection as best in the Air Force. (USAF photo by Bruce Hoffman)

SFS deploys

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Analissa Anguiano, at the 96th Security Forces Squadron Saturday before she and five other security forces personnel leave base for deployment. All six Airmen volunteered to serve a year on a military police squad that will train Iraqi districts outside the wire. They will first attend an advanced training course in their career field at Ft. Dix, N.J, for two months. Airman Anguiano has also recently been selected for a new rank of Senior Airman, below the zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief MSgt. Troy Engholm)

Kelly's Invitation

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Kelly Hooker, spouse of former a US Air Force military working dog handler/trainer, kneels next to the headstone of Marine Sgt. Adam Leigh Cann, a military working dog handler, who died was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The headstone is one amongst hundreds of veterans resting in the Arlington National Cemetary.

Search

Team Eglin members discuss their strategy July 6 in preparation for a search for a man who went missing from the Crystal Bay Senior Living community in Sandestin.(Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Jones)

Search

96th Security Forces Squadron members line up a row of all-terrain vehicles July 6 in preparation for a search for a man who went missing from the Crystal Bay Senior Living community in Sandestin.

Air Base Wing has new commander

Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, program executive officer for weapons and commander, Air Armament Center, passes the flag to Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander at the officers club July 2. (USAF photo by Deb Haussermann)

You Made the Grade

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- You Made the Grade winner Aysley Casburn was presented a $2000 savings bond at the Army and Air Force Exchange Services here June 30 in recognition for her outstanding academic achievments. AAFES and vendor partners award bonds for $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 to three students in quarterly drawings. Students eligible to enter must provide a valid military identification card and a report card with an overall B average or better. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Honorary commanders take the plunge

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Honorary commanders from the 46th Test Wing and 96th Air Base Wing participate in water survival training June 26 at Post'l Point, along with pilots from the 40th and 413th Flight Test Squadrons. The refresher training keeps pilots familiar with water survival equipment and procedures in the case of an emergency landing or ejection over the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Honorary commanders take the plunge

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Honorary commanders from the 46th Test Wing and 96th Air Base Wing, along with Capt. Michael Sheridan, 46th Operations Support Squadron life support officer, celebrate a moment of achievement after sucessfully maneuvering themselves into a 20-man life raft during water survival training June 26 at Post'l Point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Bike patrol wheels into housing

Members of the 96th Security Forces bike patrol are making their presence known in military housing subdivisions. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Fuquay)

Commander bids farewell

Col. Eric Pohland, 96th Air Base Wing commander, briefs at a recent meeting. Colonel Pohland is retiring Oct. 26 after 25 years of Air Force service. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Eglin softball championship

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Andy McAnally bats for the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron team at the Eglin Intramural Softball Championship game June 19. The 1st SOMXS team battled the 96th Logisitics Readiness Squadron and won the game, 29-11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendell Rowan)

Eglin softball championship

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Andy Schloemer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, races to catch a ball during the Eglin Intramural Softball Championship game June 19. The Special Operations team squared off against the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron and emerged victorious with a winning score of 29-11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendell Rowan)