Hot shells

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A security forces Airman fires blanks from an M249 under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Jarrod Stewart, 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron instructor, during the weapons familiarization portion of Brave Defenders training April 22. The 16-day program trains security forces members from various bases across the country for deployment to combat zones. The course opened here in 2002 and was established by Air Force Materiel Command to satisfy security forces training requirements in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Routine maintenance

Congratulations to Senior Airman Jaltheus Mannery, Staff Sgt. Michael Chavarria and Senior Airman Damon Bryant, 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on being selected as the Weapons Load Crew of the Year for the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Ball control

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Players from the 46 Test Wing and the 53rd Wing vie for control of the ball during the intramural soccer championship April 22. The 46th TW reclaimed the title winning 2-1. 53rd was the reigning champs, beating the 46th in a stunning sudden death shootout in overtime last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Champs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – the 46th Test Wing team celebrates winning the intramural soccer championship after beating the 53rd Wing 2-1 April 22. The 53rd team was the reigning champs, beating the 46th in a stunning sudden death shootout in overtime last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

No hands

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A 53rd Wing player narrowly avoids a hand penalty during a drive downfield April 22. The 46th Test Wing reclaimed the title winning 2-1 against the 53rd during the intramural soccer championship. 53rd was the reigning champs, beating the 46th in a sudden death shootout in overtime last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Click

Maj. Steven Dennis, team captain for the Air Force Action shooting team, empties a clip at the recent Area 6 championship competition in Convington, Ga., April 17. Major Dennis, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, ranked second-highest military shooter with more than 71 percent in the limited division. (Courtesy photo by Paul Erhardt.)

Survivor

Dr. Victor Sapio tells the crowd about his time spent in a Nazi concentration camp as a young boy during the Day of Remembrance observance at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The event took place three weeks prior to the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Doctor Sapio eventually moved to America where he learned to speak English and became a professor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Major award

Congratulations to Maj. Matt Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron, for winning the 2010 Gen. George C. Kenney Award for Lessons Learned for his efforts with three military branches and eight international partner countries to establish the first-ever F-35 tactics document. The award is designed to highlight an individual or organization which makes a notable contribution to the Air Force through lessons learned. The award is open to all Air Force active duty, Reserve, Guard and Department of Defense civilian members for either an individual or team effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

dental

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Val Hagans, 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron dentist and U.S. Army Spc. Laketa Bryant, 501st Brigade Support Battalion dental specialist, extract a patient’s wisdom teeth at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq on April 13, 2010. Colonel Hagans is deployed from 96th Dental Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tabitha Kuykendall/Released)

Model civilian

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Congratulations to Air Force Modeling and Simulation Test and Evaluation Award winner Elizabeth Yockey, 46th Test Wing. She was most proud of her accomplishments supporting the warfighter's battlefield operations and utilizing cutting edge technology to save significant amounts of tax dollars by modeling and simulating weapons in tests. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

New AFSA member

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, signs up as the newest member of the Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter #554, Eglin AFB's "Seagull" Chapter April 13. AFSA represents the Air Force enlisted corp’s men and women and their families. AF active duty, air national guard, AF reserve (active, retired, and veteran) are components of AFSA’s membership. Eglin's local AFSA chapter meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the enlisted club lounge from 11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m. (Courtesy photo)

Instructors

Congrats to the Blaise Durante Air Armament Academy instructor of the year winners. The winners were Bruce Melusen, Air Armament Center (acquisition), Robert Fusco, AAC Safety (Installation Sustainment and Management), Ted Welch, 46th Test Wing (Test and Evaluation), Tech. Sgt. Tony Land, 693rd Armament Systems Squadron (Science and Technology). Maj. Gen. C.R. Davis, AAC commander and Blaise Durante (pictured) were on hand to present the awards. (Courtesy photo)