Systems go

Kevin McNeal, 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron contractor, prepares the Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System test lab for a test run. Members of the Advanced Systems Flight of the 68th EWS, work closely with their foreign customers to facilitate future requirements so their mission data can be tailored to the ever-changing threat environment and define customer's necessities to build future products. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Systems go

Bob Korn, 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron contractor, prepares the Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System test lab for a test run. Members of the Advanced Systems Flight of the 68th EWS, work closely with their foreign customers to facilitate future requirements so their mission data can be tailored to the ever-changing threat environment and define customer's necessities to build future products. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fill'er up

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Nathan McFadden, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, pumps a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8 into an A-10C Thunderbolt II for the first all-engine flight of an aircraft powered solely on a biomass-derived jet fuel blend. The flight took place here March 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Under the hood

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Maj. Chris Seager, 40th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, performs pre-flight checks on the A-10C Thunderbolt II as it prepares for the first flight of an aircraft powered solely on a biomass-derived jet fuel blend. The A-10 was fueled with a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8. The flight took place here March 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

MXG CC

Col. Laura Sampsel, 33rd Maintenance Group commander, is responsible for the bed-down and operational readiness of the three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 aircraft. The primary mission is to enable the production of pilots and maintainers for future training and combat units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Listening to leadership

Members of the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron listen to Chief Master Sgt.of the Air Force James Roy speak during a tour of their facility March 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The CMSAF’s two-day visit to the base included tours of units within the various wings and speaking with junior enlisted and senior leadership on Air Force issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EW speak

Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Kile, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy about the electronic warfare test mission March 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The CMSAF’s two-day visit to the base included tours of units within the various wings and speaking with junior enlisted and senior leadership on Air Force issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Dedicated team behind eFinance success

Maj. Gen. C.R. Davis, Air Armament Center commander, congratulates Master Sgt. Brian Cerney on his promotion while his boss, Maj. Scott Thompson, looks on. Both are assigned to the 96th Comptroller Squadron. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

AF eye

Lt. Col. Annette Williamson, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, checks a patient’s vision during a routine exam at the Eglin hospital. Colonel Williamson, a 15-year veteran, was named optometrist of the year by the Air Force, The Armed Forces Optometric Society and The Association of Military Surgeons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings.)

View finder

Lt. Col. Annette Williamson, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, looks at a patient’s eyes during a routine exam at the Eglin hospital. Colonel Williamson, a 15-year veteran, was named optometrist of the year by the Air Force, The Armed Forces Optometric Society and The Association of Military Surgeons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings.)

Quiet observation

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, solemnly observes the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Feb. 17 at the Navy EOD School located on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The general, in charge of initial military training for the U.S. Army, visited the school to get a first-hand look at EOD training. Soldiers account for 60 percent of the school’s attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

General conversation

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Mitchell, Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal school instructor, briefs Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on some of the training conducted at the school located on the Eglin Air Force Base range Feb. 17. The general, in charge of initial military training for the U.S. Army, visited the school to get a first-hand look at EOD training. Soldiers account for 60 percent of the school’s attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)