Active shooter exercise

Tech Sgt. Daniel Hurlbert, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, writes down information about a simulated bomb left by the suspect during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Feb. 6. Security Forces Airmen entered the building to apprehend the suspect, assess the wounded and report back information to the emergency responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Active shooter exercise

A victim is loaded into a squad car by 96th Security Forces Squadron personnel during the active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Feb. 6. The Security Forces Airmen entered the building to apprehend the suspect, assess the wounded and report back information to the emergency responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Active shooter exercise

Tech Sgt. Daniel Hurlbert, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, waits for his team to advance up the stairway during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Feb. 6. Security Forces Airmen entered the building to apprehend the suspect, assess the wounded and report back information to the emergency responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Active shooter exercise

A 96th Security Forces Squadron Airman moves a victim to a safe location after a simulated bomb was found in the building during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Feb. 6. The Airmen entered the building to apprehend the suspect, assess the wounded and report back information to the emergency responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Active shooter exercise

Airmen with the 96th Security Forces Squadron move through Building 845 during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Feb. 6. The Airmen entered the building to apprehend the suspect, assess the wounded and report back information to the emergency responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

728 weapons team

A 728th Air Control Squadron weapons team prepares before their 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.)

728 surveillance tech

Airman 1st Class Kendel Coen, a surveillance technician with the 728th Air Control Squadron, takes notes in front of her 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.)

Speedy delivery

Soldiers from the Army Detachment of the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal deliver toys to the Airman’s Attic at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Nov. 20. The toys, costing no more than $15, are donations to the Attic for distribution to active-military families on Nov. 29th. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

Baring gifts

More than 300 Soldiers from the Army Detachment of the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal march toward the Airman’s Attic on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Nov. 20. The highlight of this formation was an opportunity to deliver toys, costing no more than $15, as holiday donations for active-military families Nov. 29th. The detachment belongs to a Navy-managed command, jointly staffed by Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel schoolhouse for future military EOD technicians (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

Fire preparation

A member of the Combustion-Atmospheric-Dynamics-Research-Experiments team prepares the highly-instrumented plots prior to a prescribed fire conducted at Eglin Air Force Base Nov. 11-12. More than 90 scientists from the RxCADRE team, sent from institutions all over the world, set up instruments to record meteorology, smoke particulates and other fire phenomena. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

The fire rises

Fire consumes a 300-acre forest during a prescribed fire conducted at Eglin Air Force Base Nov. 11-12. More than 90 scientists from the Combustion-Atmospheric-Dynamics-Research-Experiment team, sent from institutions all over the world, set up instruments to record meteorology, smoke particulates and other fire phenomena. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

Weapons load

Senior Airman Adrian Pamintuan, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, double checks the connecters on the F-16 wing as his teammates move an MK-82 to be loaded during a weapons load competition Oct. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Pamintuan and his team competed in the quarterly competition against an F-15 load crew team. The competition was measured by how quickly, safely and accurately the teams loaded an MK-82 and an AIM-9M to their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Wrench-turner

Senior Airman Adrian Pamintuan, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loosens a bolt on an F-16 prior to mounting a bomb to the wing during a weapons load competition Oct. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Pamintuan and his team competed in the quarterly competition against an F-15 load crew team. The competition was measured by how quickly, safely and accurately the teams loaded an MK-82 and an AIM-9M to their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Weapons load

Senior Airman Andrew Kim, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an AIM-9M to be moved to an F-15 during a weapons load competition Oct. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Kim and his team won the quarterly competition against an F-16 load crew team. The competition was measured by how quickly, safely and accurately the teams loaded an MK-82 and an AIM-9M to their respective aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Investigation

Staff Sgt. James Thornton, of the 96th Medical Group, interviews a patient as part of a case investigation of personnel reporting flu-like symptoms as part of a disease containment exercise Oct. 2 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The week-long exercise was to measure the base’s response to a medical/biological emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aircraft security

Airman 1st Class Brandon Smith, of the 319th Security Forces Squadron, listens to instructions with other security forces Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during a Fly Away Security Team training session Sept. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The course, taught by 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron instructors, brought together security forces Airmen from McConnell AFB, Kansas and Grand Forks AFB, N.D., to learn how to protect aircraft and handle a potential hostile situation. (US. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aircraft security

An Airman stands guard as simulated passengers board the aircraft during a Fly Away Security Team training session Sept. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The course, taught by 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron instructors, brought together security forces Airmen from McConnell AFB, Kansas and Grand Forks AFB, N.D., to learn how to protect aircraft and handle a potential hostile situation. (US. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aircraft security

Airman 1st Class Oscar Gomez-Villatoro, of the 319th Security Forces Squadron, talks with simulated foreign nationals during a Fly Away Security Team training session Sept. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The course, taught by 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron instructors, brought together security forces Airmen from McConnell AFB, Kansas and Grand Forks AFB, N.D., to learn how to protect aircraft and handle a potential hostile situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Combatives

Airman 1st Class Brandon Smith, of the 319th Security Forces Squadron, forces his opponent to submit during the “King of the Mat” competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 17. The competition is part of their “Brave Defender” deployment training. The Airmen take the skills and techniques learned during their combatives course and put them into practice against one another. The training is administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. More than 1,400 Airmen from across the Air Force attend the three-week courses each year. Smith went on to win the competition, never losing a match. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Combatives

Staff Sgt. Jackie Mendenhall tries to put Airman 1st Class Morgan Mayes, of the 319th Security Forces Squadron, into an “arm bar” hold during their “King of the Mat” match at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 17. The Airmen take the skills and techniques learned during their combatives course and put them into practice against one another as part of their “Brave Defender” deployment training. The training is administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. More than 1,400 Airmen from across the Air Force attend the three-week courses each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Combatives

Airman 1st Class Oscar Gomez-Villatoro, of the 319th Security Forces Squadron, puts his opponent in a choke hold during the “King of the Mat” competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 17. The competition is part of their “Brave Defender” deployment training. The Airmen take the skills and techniques learned during their combatives course and put them into practice against one another. The training is administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. More than 1,400 Airmen from across the Air Force attend the three-week courses each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Salute

The pilot and crew chief salute each other as the F-16 Fighting Falcon taxies toward the runway for another sortie Sept. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 36 Luke Air Force Base Airmen, assigned to the 309th, maintain four F-16s used as chase aircraft for F-35 flights and to maintain pilot proficiency. Airmen from Luke’s various F-16 maintenance squadrons have been rotating to Eglin to support this mission since January 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Another success

Senior Airman Branden Palmer, of the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives a celebratory fist pump after marshalling out an F-16 Fighting Falcon for another sortie Sept. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 36 Luke Air Force Base Airmen, assigned to the 309th, maintain four F-16s used as chase aircraft for F-35 flights and to maintain pilot proficiency. Airmen from Luke’s various F-16 maintenance squadrons have been rotating to Eglin to support this mission since January 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)