Customer service open for business

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 2nd Lt. Lyka Santos, 96th Comptroller Squadron, briefs Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander, on the services available at the new CPTS customer service center. The center is located at the front entrance of Bldg. 210. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

Customer service open for business

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander and Maj. Bill Hunter, 96th Comptroller Squadron commander, cut the ribbon for the new CPTS customer service center. The center is located at the front entrance of Bldg. 210. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

Ready to roll

Senior Airman Randy Lewis, 46th Maintenance Squadron Red, tightens down the strap on a Joint Direct Attack Munition during the quarterly weapons load competition Oct. 22. Load crews were judged in four areas: dress and appearance, knowledge of their specialty, tools and equipment, and accuracy, safety and reliability of the actual weapons load. The Blue AMU team of Staff Sgt. Alison Kline, Senior Airman Krystle Orth, and Senior Airman Ryan Corley won the competition with a time of 38 minutes, 22 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk.)

Parking garage

(Middle) Senior Airman Randy Lewis watches as Airman 1st Class Eugene Lee, 46th Maintenance Squadron Red, “parks” the Joint Direct Attack Munition under the F-15 during the quarterly weapons load competition Oct. 22. Load crews were judged in four areas: dress and appearance, knowledge of their specialty, tools and equipment, and accuracy, safety and reliability of the actual weapons load. The Blue AMU team of Staff Sgt. Alison Kline, Senior Airman Krystle Orth, and Senior Airman Ryan Corley won the competition with a time of 38 minutes, 22 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk.)

46th TW biofuel test

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Matthew Bardell, Staff Sgt. Corey Briggs and Senior Airman Jacob Prine connect a fueling hose to a F-15 prior to a flight test of new environmentally-friendly fuel Oct.22. Aircrews from the 46th Test Wing and Air Force engineers evaluated flight parameters using a blend of standard JP-8 fuel and hydro-treated, renewable jet biofuel. This was the second test conducted at Eglin; an A-10 fuel test proved sucessful results in March. The Air Force is working toward an ambitious goal of changing half of the continental U.S. jet fuel requirement to alternative fuels by 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

46 TW F-15 biofuel test

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Matthew Bardell and Senior Airman Jacob Prine connect a fueling hose to a F-15 prior to a flight test of new environmentally-friendly fuel Oct.22. Aircrews from the 46th Test Wing and Air Force engineers evaluated flight parameters using a blend of standard JP-8 fuel and hydro-treated, renewable jet biofuel. This was the second test conducted at Eglin; an A-10 fuel test proved sucessful results in March.The Air Force is working toward an ambitious goal of changing half of the continental U.S. jet fuel requirement to alternative fuels by 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Army 6 RTB exercise

Army Rangers try to determine the correct treatment to a fellow wounded Soldier's injuries after a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to their camp on Eglin Air Force Base. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus transporting 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. Soldiers following in the other buses reacted quickly to secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Army 6 RTB exercise

Army Rangers remove a victim from the back of the bus following a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to their camp on Eglin Air Force Base. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus transporting 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. Soldiers following in the other buses reacted quickly to secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Army 6 RTB exercise

An Army Ranger comforts a wounded victim after a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance their camp at Eglin Air Force Base. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus transporting 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. Soldiers following in the other buses reacted quickly to secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Army 6 RTB exercise

Army Rangers secure a cyclist's injured neck during a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to their camp on Eglin Air Force Base. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus transporting 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. Soldiers following in the other buses reacted quickly to secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Joint effort

Army Rangers work with Air Force paramedics following a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to the Ranger Camp road. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus carrying 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. The Soldiers following in the other buses had to react and secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Secured

An Army Ranger secures the neck of a fellow Soldier after a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to the Ranger Camp road. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus carrying 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. The Soldiers following in the other buses had to react and secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Calling for help

A Soldier tries to keep a female cyclist still as she looks for her husband after a simulated bike accident involving a bus of 6th Ranger Training Battalion students Oct. 19 at the entrance to the Ranger Camp road. The no-notice exercise was to test the Soldiers’ reactions in the event of a mass casualty event. The Soldiers following in the other buses had to react and secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Head wrap

Soldiers attend to the head wound of a fellow soldier after a simulated bus accident Oct. 19 at the entrance to the Ranger Camp road. The no-notice exercise simulated an accident involving two cyclists and a bus carrying 6th Ranger Training Battalion students. The Soldiers following in the other buses had to react and secure the scene while getting medical support from Eglin and local emergency crews. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant

New MQ-9

Col. Michael Gantt, 53rd Wing commander, shakes hands with Senior Airman Mario Munive, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, in front of the 53rd's flagship MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Colonel Gantt flew the MQ-9 for an orientation flight during his visit to his squadron, the 556th Test And Evaluation Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. (Courtesy photo.)

How to build a bomb

Senior Airman Richard Olney, 46th Maintenance Squadron, tightens down the bolts on a Guided Bomb Unit-38 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen with the 46 MXS build and load bombs for both developmental and operational flight testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

On the "line"

Senior Airmen Anthony Childers and Sanders Riddle, 46th Test Wing, stand on "the line" during end-of-runway duty at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,000 personnel of the 46th Maintenance Group are responsible for maintenance procedures for all of the 46th and 53rd aircraft located at Eglin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Air 2 ground

A Marine Corps UH-1 Iroquois helicopter searches for hostile ground targets during exercise Atlantic Strike. (Photo/ Casey Bain)

Water survival

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Aircrew flight equipment specialists from 46th Operation Support Squadron teach water survival to Eglin aircrew Sept. 10 at Post'l Point. Some of the activities were: escaping from under a water parachute trainer, moving harness release, and surviving in the one-man life raft. This training is essential to aircrew survival after an in-air emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia L. Welch)

Flare up

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Joseph White, 46th Operation Support Squadron’s life support flight, teaches students how to use flares during a water survival training class Sept. 10, at Post'l Point More than a dozen aircrew members received the training that day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia L. Welch)

Buckle up

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. Maikel Figueroa-Jimenez, 46th Operation Support Squadron Life Support Flight, assists Maj. David Garay, AAC executive officer, Sept. 10, in donning his personal flotation device and chute harness at Post'l Point. More than a dozen aircrew members received their annual water survival training that day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia L. Welch)

O' wayward son

Members of the Eglin honor guard remove the flag-draped casket from the hearse during a mock funeral as part of the Eglin honor guard graduation Sept. 3. The class performs a funeral ceremony with full honors for base leadership before graduating afterward. The ceremony has four honor guard functions to be performed: the flag detail, the 21-gun salute, pall bearers and bugler. Eglin’s honor guard holds four classes per year with 15 Airmen graduating this particular class. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Salute

Staff Sgt. Raymond Stead, Eglin honor guard, salutes the flag during a mock funeral as part of the honor guard graduation Sept. 3. The class performs a funeral ceremony with full honors for base leadership before graduating afterward. The ceremony has four honor guard functions to be performed: the flag detail, the 21-gun salute, pall bearers and bugler. Eglin’s honor guard holds four classes per year with 15 Airmen graduating this particular class. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)