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)