Bold Quest Plus

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Pilots prepare to take off in "Thunder" A-10's for the Bold Quest Plus demonstration. A-10s, F-15s amd F-16s from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 132 personnel were brought in by the 53rd Wing to help the internation Bold Quest players demonstrat and evaluate new equipment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Bold Quest Plus

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An F-15 takes off passing dark storm clouds to continue the Bold Quest Plus demonstration. A-10s, F-15s amd F-16s from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and 132 personnel were brought in by the 53rd Wing to help the internation Bold Quest players demonstrat and evaluate new equipment. (US Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Eglin doc helps Panamanians

Chitra, Panama -- Maj. Darrell S. Grise, an Optometrist deployed to Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Panama from the 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., uses a slit-lamp to look for cataracts and assess the health of the front of a patient's eye here at a school in Santa Maria, Panama 18 July. The MEDRETE is a two-week long U.S. Southern Command sponsored exercise designed to hone the skills of medical personnel while providing free health care in remote locations through partnership with host nation doctors. Approximately 3,100 patients have been seen by the medical staff from 14-18 July. (USAF photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson, Air University Public Affairs)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Cpl. Steve Hull, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, leads an Active Shooter response team during the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Security forces Airmen from Eglin and Hurlburt Field perform a scenario from the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. The training helps military and civilian agencies alike respond to agressive, hostile situations as a joint task force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Active Shooter

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman James Baker, 96th Security Forces Squadron, performs a scenario from the Active Shooter Instructor Training Course held at Bldg. 591. The scenario is one where the hostile threat surrenders and police come in and take him into custody. The training helps military and civilian agencies alike respond to agressive, hostile situations as a joint task force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

General uses funds to benefit units

Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, program executive officer for weapons and AAC commander, presents a $10,000 check to Donna Holovack and the library staff as part of his quality-of-life improvements. The library plans to use the money to upgrade its resources. The general also coined Ms. Holovack to recognize the library's selection as best in the Air Force. (USAF photo by Bruce Hoffman)

SFS deploys

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Analissa Anguiano, at the 96th Security Forces Squadron Saturday before she and five other security forces personnel leave base for deployment. All six Airmen volunteered to serve a year on a military police squad that will train Iraqi districts outside the wire. They will first attend an advanced training course in their career field at Ft. Dix, N.J, for two months. Airman Anguiano has also recently been selected for a new rank of Senior Airman, below the zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief MSgt. Troy Engholm)

Honorary commanders take the plunge

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Honorary commanders from the 46th Test Wing and 96th Air Base Wing participate in water survival training June 26 at Post'l Point, along with pilots from the 40th and 413th Flight Test Squadrons. The refresher training keeps pilots familiar with water survival equipment and procedures in the case of an emergency landing or ejection over the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Honorary commanders take the plunge

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Honorary commanders from the 46th Test Wing and 96th Air Base Wing, along with Capt. Michael Sheridan, 46th Operations Support Squadron life support officer, celebrate a moment of achievement after sucessfully maneuvering themselves into a 20-man life raft during water survival training June 26 at Post'l Point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Commander bids farewell

Col. Eric Pohland, 96th Air Base Wing commander, briefs at a recent meeting. Colonel Pohland is retiring Oct. 26 after 25 years of Air Force service. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Saving fuel

Senior Airman Michael Jarvis, 96th Fuels Flight preventative maintenance technician, checks jet fuel before a refueler goes to the flightline. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

F-35 Lanyard Test

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Terry Crosby, a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic for InDyne Inc., charges a bomb rack prior to a risk reduction and development test of a weapons lanyards for the F-35 System Development and Demonstration program. (Courtesy photo)

F-35 lanyard test

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Rafael Cratch, right, 46th Maintenance Group munitions load crew specialist, rigs a GBU-12 munition in preparation for a weapon lanyard risk reduction and development test for the F-35 System Development and Demonstration Program. (Courtesy photo)

Airmen make the switch

Tech Sgt. Candra Case, 372nd Training Detachment, instructs F-15 Eagle crew members on aircraft maintenance.

Ship ahoy!

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Eric Pohland, 96th Air Base Wing commander, gets an inaugural ride on Defender 25, the 96th Security Forces boat. The boat will provide additional response capabilities for the police. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Hennessy Award Winner

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Lydia Paige, 96th Services Squadron food service worker recently won the 2008 Hennessy Award multiple-facility category.

Hennessy Award Winner

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- Airman 1st Class Lydia Paige, 96th Services Squadron food service worker recently won the 2008 Hennessy Award multiple-facility category.

It's a...boat

Chief Jerry Brown and Capt. Robert Bendus, 96th Security Forces Squadron, unveil the squadron's latest weapon in force protection, a 25-foot patrol boat. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

It's a...boat

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --Chief Jerry Brown, 96th Security Forces Squadron, unveils the squadron's latest weapon in force protection, a 25-foot patrol boat. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Col. Dennis Yaates

Col. Dennis Yates

Extraordinary events earn Airman medal

EGLIN AFB, Fla. -- Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presents an Achievement Medal to Senior Airman Payton Townes, 96th Security Forces Squadron. Airman Townes was instrumental in providing command and control following a credible threat to a dependent. (USAF photo by Greg Murry)

Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney

Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney

Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney

Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney