High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Jamie McMurray, No. 26 Ford Fusion, slides down the high banks after hitting the wall in a 11-car chain reaction crash on Turn 4 of Lap 144. Fire safety crews all around the track responded immediately to the crash. On pit road, John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Matt Kenseth, No. 17, tries to steer around Jamie McMurray, No. 26, after McMurray was involved in an 11-car crash on Turn 4 of Lap 144. Fire safety crews all around the track responded immediately to the crash. On pit road, John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The No. 01 Army car gets inspected in the garage Oct. 6 while one of the fire trucks and a three-man crew sits in the background watching the action in the garage. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed and J.R. Suddarth go over the pit assignments before the start of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Oct. 6. John Piccuito, Mr. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch over the action in the pits as the No. 88 team performs a quick gas and go pit stop Oct. 6 during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch over the action in the pits as the No. 30 team performs a quick pit stop Oct. 6 during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. The No. 30 team went on to win the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch in the pits over the No. 42 Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race Oct. 5. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Reed, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., firefighter and Air Force reservist at Keesler AFB, Miss., stands watch in the pits over the No. 42 Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race Oct. 5. John Piccuito, J.R. Suddarth and Sergeant Reed, Eglin Air Force Base firefighters, are among a group of firefighters from all over the country that go to the spring and fall Talladega NASCAR races to make sure the drivers and race teams are safe. They provided safety for the Friday night Automobile Racing Club of America RE/MAX Series race, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Marshall Hayes (right) speaks with a Soldier in his office. As a doctor, Hayes is bound by confidentiality. ?The only reason we would break confidentiality is if there?s a danger to themselves, danger to other people or danger to the

Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Marshall Hayes (right) speaks with a Soldier in his office. As a doctor, Hayes is bound by confidentiality. The only reason we would break confidentiality is if there's a danger to themselves, danger to other people or danger to the mission," he said.

2007 Air Force Association Test and Evaluation Team of the Year

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Small Diameter Bomb Test Team were named the Air Force Association's Test and Evaluation Team of the Year. The AFOTEC Detachment 2 team, based at Eglin AFB, Fla., received their award during the September 24-26 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. Pictured from left to right are: Col. (retired) Daniel Grenier, former AFOTEC Det. 2 commander; Capt. Robert Harder, team member; Capt. Craig Williams, team member; Mr. Roger Floyd, team member; MSgt. Anthony Kage, team member; Mr. Robert Largent, AFA Chairman of the Board; Col. Tom Bell, AFOTEC Det. 2 commander; Maj. Gen. Stephen Sargeant, AFOTEC commander; Col. Chris Choate, team member; and Maj. Charles Williams, team member.

Hazardous material training

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Phillips and Senior Airman Roy Campos, firefighers with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, examine a "victim" during a hazardous material exercise here. Both Airmen were participants in a hazardous material training session taught by instructors with the Department of Defense's Fire Academy at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Hazardous material training

Firefighters Staff Sgt. Jeremy Phillips and Senior Airman Roy Campos, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, are the reconnaissance team evaluating the potential of hazardous material emitting from a cylinder why DOD Fire Academy instructors Tech Sgt. Henry Stephens and Daryl Hogan observe. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Conservation officers receive certification

Lt. Col. Timothy Meserve, 96th Security Forces commander, administers the oath to Officers Jamie Leaf and Brad Yost, and Capt. Joel Byrd. Officers Leaf and Yost recently graduated from Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

October is Fire Prevention Month

Firefighters enter a burning house during a training exercise. October is Fire Prevention Month.

No need for speed

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Robert McMenamin, 96th Security Forces, monitors speed on Eglin Boulevard. An administrative driving suspension policy goes into effect Sept. 1. (USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

F-15 Eagle dedicated to fallen pilot

Brig. Gen. C. D. Moore II, commander of the 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, pays tribute to Major Jim Duricy at AEDC's F-15 Eagle dedication ceremony.

Special response training

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team tactically work to clear rooms down the hallways inside an Airman dormitory July 31. The deputies used the dormitories scheduled for demolition as a training ground to practice close quarters battle, room clearing and hostage rescue. Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron placed aggressors during the training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air Force, Eglin EUL process gets Lean

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.--Kathryn Halvorson, AF Real Property Agency director and Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, listen to a briefing at the Lean event for the Enhance Use Lease program. The Air Force Real Property Agency sponsored the event which was attended by Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command and Eglin staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Fleck)

Dr. Pat McCreary

Dr. Pat McCreary

Col. Jim Collins

Col. Jim Collins

Mayors get update on emergency operations

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-- Col. Eric Pohland, 96th Air Base Wing vice commander, discusses base recovery with personnel at the Emergency Operations Center. The briefing was during the base's annual hurricane exercise after Hurricane Zada made landfall. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)

Mayors get update on emergency operations

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, listens to a briefing on emergency operations today. Local community leaders toured the emergency operations center during the base's annual hurricane exercise. (USAF Photo by Lois Walsh)

Eagle's nest

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. -- An eagle nest on station was there long before the F-15C Eagles arrived for training. The 60th Fighter Squadron from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., deployed 16 F-15Cs and more than 200 personnel June 15 for two weeks of dissimilar air combat training as an exercise in joint training operations with the Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jenna McMullin)

Labor and management sign local supplement agreement

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.--American Federation of Government Employees Local 1897 President Peter Smith and Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune, Air Armament Center Commander and Program Executive Officer for Weapons signed a local supplement agreement to the Master Labor Agreement on June 25. (photo by Craig McDonnell)