Bison Fury exercise

Airman 1st Class Matthew Buxkemper secures a tie-down strap for a TPS-75 radar set antenna in support of a 728th Air Control Squadron deployment readiness exercise called Bison Fury July 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This exercise marks the last large-scale exercise for the squadron, which is scheduled to be deactivated in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Bison Fury exercise

Senior Airman Brandi Phillips, a 728th Air Control Squadron digital maintenance technician, installs an environmental control unit duct onto a mobile operations module during a deployment readiness Exercise called Bison Fury July 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This exercise marks the last large-scale exercise for the squadron, which is scheduled to be deactivated in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Bison Fury exercise

Airman 1st Class Jorge Duarte attaches a flux gate compass to a ground multi-band terminal satellite antenna during a 728th Air Control Squadron deployment readiness exercise called Bison Fury July 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This exercise marks the last large-scale exercise for the squadron, which is scheduled to be deactivated in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Bison Fury exercise

Senior Airman Byron Bevis, a radio frequency transmission systems technician, connects antenna control cables to a Ground Multi-Band Terminal control box during initial setup of a deployed radar site during a 728th Air Control Squadron deployment readiness exercise called Bison Fury July 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This exercise marks the last large-scale exercise for the squadron, which is scheduled to be deactivated in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) This exercise marks the last large-scale exercise for the squadron, which is scheduled to be deactivated in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

F-35

Eglin lead firefighter, Brian Johnson explains to Tyndall's lead firefighter John Christopherson and Senior Airman Jacob Banuelos details to shutting down a F-35A Joint Strike Fighter during training. Tyndall AFB is an alternate landing site for the airplanes. (USAF photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

1st & Newest

Lt. Col. Eric Smith (left) congratulates Lt. Col. Lee Kloos on becoming the latest qualified joint strike fighter pilot and DOD’s first non-developmental test pilot to qualify, May 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. After completing his flight, is now a qualified instructor pilot for the F-35 Lightning II. Smith, the director of operations with the 58th FS and the first Air Force qualified pilot, served as Kloos' flight evaluator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)

Advancing

Two firefighters move toward the burning aircraft as Sean Horrigan, of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, monitors their progress at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Engulfed

Flames rise up as Airman Brentley Kilpatrick, a 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, battles the blaze inside the aircraft during a live-fire exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

A fire fight

Airman Brentley Kilpatrick, a 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, and his teammate battle a blaze inside the aircraft during a live-fire exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Fire Man

Airman Brentley Kilpatrick, a 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, battles a blaze inside the aircraft during a live-fire exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Great ball of fire

A two-man team battles a huge blaze at the front of the aircraft as part of a firefighter live-fire exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Wall of flame

A two-man team battles a huge blaze at the front of the aircraft as part of a live-fire exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft fire training is a yearly requirement for Eglin’s Airmen and civilian firefighters. The firefighters must battle a fire on the inside and outside of the aircraft to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)