Seeing stars

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- General Bruce Carlson, Air Force Material Command commander, congratulates Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune during General Eidsaune's promotion ceremony Oct. 26. (USAF photo by Craig McDonnell)

Final farewell

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, tears up a ticket given to him by security forces during his final wing run. Colonel Clemons is departing for a year-long deployment in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Saving lives

Instructor Ken Davis shows medical technicians how to resuscitate a "victim" during a critical care training class held here Oct. 22 through 26.

Keeping fit

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Nyahbinghi Akinyele, flight chief for the 96th Medical Group's physical medicine clinic, explains about repetitive motion injuries to visitors at the new physical therapy clinic. The clinic moved its location to Bldg. 2796 and held an open house Oct. 17 (USAF photo by Bruce Hoffman)

Moving target

EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. -- Dennis Schlitter, DynCorp Aero-repair, helps position the hovering F-15 as a driver backs the flatbed trailer underneath it for transport to an Eglin range Oct. 12. Indyne Inc. U.S. Targets and the 46th Test Wing is moving a F-15 to Range 52 for future testing missions. The crew, lifted the aircraft, collapsed the landing gear and hoisted it onto a flatbed trailer to be transported to Range 52 off Range Road 213. They are scheduled to move the jet beginning at 2 a.m. Oct. 13. (U.S Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Moving target

EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy Buntz, 33rd Maintenance Sqaudron, helps hold an F-15 steady as it hangs from a crane an is loaded onto a flatbed trainler for transport Oct. 12. Indyne Inc. U.S. Targets and the 46th Test Wing is moving the F-15 to Range 52 for future testing missions.The crew, lifted the aircraft, collapsed the landing gear and hoisted it onto a flatbed trailer to be transported to Range 52 off Range Road 213. They are scheduled to move the jet beginning at 2 a.m. Oct. 13. (U.S Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Moving target

EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. -- Members of the 33rd Maintenance Sqaudron help secure the cables to an F-15 to be hoisted by a crane and loaded onto a flatbed trainler for transport Oct. 12. Indyne Inc. U.S. Targets and the 46th Test Wing is moving the F-15 to Range 52 for future testing missions.The crew, lifted the aircraft, collapsed the landing gear and hoisted it onto a flatbed trailer to be transported to Range 52 off Range Road 213. They are scheduled to move the jet beginning at 2 a.m. Oct. 13. (U.S Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Moving target

EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. -- Members of the 33rd Maintenance Sqaudron help secure the cables to an F-15 to be hoisted by a crane and loaded onto a flatbed trainler for transport Oct. 12. Indyne Inc. U.S. Targets and the 46th Test Wing is moving the F-15 to Range 52 for future testing missions.The crew, lifted the aircraft, collapsed the landing gear and hoisted it onto a flatbed trailer to be transported to Range 52 off Range Road 213. They are scheduled to move the jet beginning at 2 a.m. Oct. 13. (U.S Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

High performance safety

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Fans stand on the top of their motor home in the exit of Turn 4 getting a bird's eye view of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race Oct. 7. 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 race teams and spectators 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. -- Firefighters assist a NASCAR official inspect the safer barrier wall of Turn 4 after Bobby Labonte, No. 43 car, suddenly lost control in Lap 144, starting a chain reaction that caused the infamous Big One. It left 10 other drivers in the wrong place at the wrong time. 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. Sometimes that means protecting the race teams from themselves. 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. -- Kyle Petty, No. 45 Dodge Avenger, slam into the Turn 4 wall of the high banks after hitting the wall. 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. -- Bobby Labonte, No. 43 car, was in the fifth position when he suddenly lost control in Turn 4 of Lap 144, starting a chain reaction that caused the infamous "Big One." It left 10 other drivers in the wrong place at the wrong time. 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)