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Master Sgt. Kevin Hicks, an air surveillance technician with the 728th Air Control Squadron, monitors his scope and communicates with other controllers prior to the squadron’s final mission Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 62-year-old squadron, an air command and control unit, will be deactivated in May. Their final mission was to control 33rd Fighter Wing F-35s for a tactical intercept mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airman 1st Class Cary Inzerello, a surveillance technician with the 728th Air Control Squadron, takes notes in front of his scope prior to the squadron’s final mission Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 62-year-old squadron, an air command and control unit, will be deactivated in May. Their final mission was to control 33rd Fighter Wing F-35s for a tactical intercept mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Tops in Blue

Tech. Sgt. Michael Menges and another Air Force Tops in Blue Airman pose in front of the 33rd Fighter Wing’s F-35A Lightning II during a visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 22. The group visited Menges’ home station and wing and thanked his shop for allowing him to join the entertainment group for their 2012 season. Menges joined the group as a lighting and sound technician in February of last year. The tour was a short stop before their performance at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Tops in Blue

Senior Airman Brandi Skillman, a singer with the Air Force Tops in Blue, belts out a song for members of the 33rd Fighter Wing Jan. 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The group got an up-close view of an F-35A Lightning II while visiting the shop of one of their own, Tech. Sgt. Michael Menges, a member of the wing who's now a lighting and sound technician for TIB. This was a short stop before their performance at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Flag football championship game

It was off to the races and a touchdown, when the 96th Medical Group team’s Andrew Salas caught a deep pass during the base intramural championship game against the Contracting Team Jan. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Medical Group won easily 33-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Flag football championship game

Derek Willmott, the center for the 96th Medical Group, keeps his team’s ball dry despite the mist during the team’s match against the Contracting Team for the base intramural championship Jan. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Medical Group won easily 33-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)