My First Tri

Tim Spaulding races for the finish of the eight and a half-mile bike ride section of the My-First-Tri competition June 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 140 people competed in the 13th annual base triathlon. Spaulding finished 13th overall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

My First Tri

Julia Tobias races toward the finish of the eight and a half-mile bike ride section of the My-First-Tri competition June 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 140 people competed in the 13th annual base triathlon. Tobias finished first among all women participants and third overall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

My First Tri

Joshua Wood is the first of his heat to exit the swim portion of the My-First-Tri competition June 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 140 people competed in the 13th annual base triathlon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

My First Tri

A female participant comes up for air during the first leg of the My-First-Tri competition June 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 140 people competed in the 13th annual base triathlon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

F-35

Eglin lead firefighter, Brian Johnson explains to Tyndall's lead firefighter John Christopherson and Senior Airman Jacob Banuelos details to shutting down a F-35A Joint Strike Fighter during training. Tyndall AFB is an alternate landing site for the airplanes. (USAF photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

1st & Newest

Lt. Col. Eric Smith (left) congratulates Lt. Col. Lee Kloos on becoming the latest qualified joint strike fighter pilot and DOD’s first non-developmental test pilot to qualify, May 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After completing his flight, is now a qualified instructor pilot for the F-35 Lightning II. Smith, the director of operations with the 58th FS and the first Air Force qualified pilot, served as Kloos' flight evaluator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)