2013 AFAF campaign in full swing

Chief Master Sgt. Marcus Snoddy, the 96th Test Wing command chief, completes the Air Force Assistance Fund forms at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AFAF campaign supports four charities dedicated to caring for Airmen from induction through retirement and beyond. These charities include the Air Force Aid Society, General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation, the Air Force Village and the Air Force Enlisted Village. The deadline to donate for this year's campaign is May 3. The overall fundraising goal for Eglin is $118,000. To donate, contact your unit POC or the installation project officer, 1st Lt. Joseph Terndrup, at (850) 883-3227 or DSN 875-3227. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

Jansson is new PEO for Weapons

Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson, right, accepts the position of Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons from Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio during an official ceremony April 4. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant, the former PEO, will transfer to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., to become the director of global reach programs. Jansson comes to Eglin after serving almost two years as the commander of Defense Logistic Agency Aviation, a field activity of the DLA. headquartered in Richmond, Va. The PEO will work at the Armament Directorate here, a unit who reports to the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. and AFLCMC. The directorate is responsible for enhancing worldwide Air Force combat capability, effectiveness, aircrew survivability, and readiness through joint development, test, procurement, deployment and sustainment of air delivered weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Kevin Gaddie)

Phase II exercise

Michael Crow, a contractor with the Emergency Management Flight Support waves a smelling agent around Airman’s gas mask to ensure they fit and are sealed properly during the field training portion of a Phase II exercise March 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A Phase II evaluates a unit's ability to meet wartime and contingency taskings of employing the force, sustaining the force and the ability to survive and operate. More than 75 deployers, in two groups, received classroom and practical field training over March 20-21 to meet the readiness requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Phase II exercise

Airmen in MOPP-4 gear listen to their instructor talk about the next scenario during the field training portion of a Phase II exercise March 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A Phase II evaluates a unit's ability to meet wartime and contingency taskings of employing the force, sustaining the force and the ability to survive and operate. More than 75 deployers, in two groups, received classroom and practical field training over March 20-21 to meet the readiness requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Phase II exercise

An Airman seals her neck area after hearing the alert to go to MOPP-4 gear during the field training portion of a Phase II exercise March 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A Phase II evaluates a unit's ability to meet wartime and contingency taskings of employing the force, sustaining the force and the ability to survive and operate. More than 75 deployers, in two groups, received classroom and practical field training over March 20-21 to meet the readiness requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Phase II exercise

Airmen in MOPP-4 gear examine M8 contamination paper in their sector during the field training portion of a Phase II exercise March 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A Phase II evaluates a unit's ability to meet wartime and contingency taskings of employing the force, sustaining the force and the ability to survive and operate. More than 75 deployers, in two groups, received classroom and practical field training over March 20-21 to meet the readiness requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)