Airmen honored for service

Airmen from the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Flight received medals May 14 in recognition of their service while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Eagle surge

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Andrew Parker, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, supervises the refueling operation of an F-15C here. The 33rd Fighter Wing is conducting surge operations May 8-10, averaging more than 80 sorties a day. Surge operations test maintainers' abilities to generate more sorties than normal and give pilots an increased number of flying hours in a condensed time period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Accepting responsibility

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Ted Bowlds, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, presents Col. Kirk Kloeppel the Munitions Directorate flag during a change of command ceremony held May 4 at the Air Force Armament Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Fleck)

Sharp Troop

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Justin Richman, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, prepares a fueling unit to be filled at the fill stand. Originally from Fort Dodge, Iowa, Airman Richman has been in the Air Force for four years. In his off-duty time, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family. Airman Richman was recently selected as a Sharp Troop by the Eglin Chiefs' Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig McDonnell)

Flightline night-MARE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Lawrence Freeman, 96th Security Forces Squadron, tries to keep civilian bystanders away from a simulated F-16 crash site during the major accident readiness exercise April 3. The MARE was in preparation for the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 14-15. There were two other incidents that tested Eglin Airmen's emergency response capabilities: a vehicle borne chemical weapon attack and a bomb threat on a C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Flightline night-MARE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eglin firemen carry a victim to the medical staging area during the major accident readiness exercise April 3 after responding to a simulated F-16 crash. The MARE was in preparation for the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 14-15. There were two other incidents that tested Eglin Airmen's emergency response capabilities: a vehicle borne chemical weapon attack and a bomb threat on a C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Flightline night-MARE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eglin medical Airmen from the 96th Medical Group treat victims of a simulated F-16 crash during the major accident readiness exercise April 3. The MARE was in preparation for the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 14-15. There were two other incidents that tested Eglin Airmen?s emergency response capabilities: a vehicle borne chemical weapon attack and a bomb threat on a C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Flightline night-MARE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eglin firemen carry a victim to the medical staging area during the major accident readiness exercise April 3 after responding to a simulated F-16 crash. The MARE was in preparation for the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 14-15. There were two other incidents that tested Eglin Airmen's emergency response capabilities: a vehicle borne chemical weapon attack and a bomb threat on a C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Flightline night-MARE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Robert Chaney , 96th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive Ordnance Disposal Team 1, takes a photograph of the explosive found on a C-130 during the major accident readiness exercise April 3. The MARE was in preparation for the 2007 Eglin Air Show April 14-15. There were two other incidents that tested Eglin Airmen's emergency response capabilities: a vehicle borne chemical weapon attack and a bomb threat on a C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Lending legal assistance

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Capt. Amy Budney, an attorney with the 96th Air Base Wing Legal Office, looks over legal paperwork with Hawthorn House resident Monique Fouts. Capt. Budney was one of three attorneys from Eglin who volunteered to help enlisted Air Force widows who live at Hawthorn House in Shalimar, the Air Force Enlisted Village's assisted living residence. The Air Force Enlisted Village provides a home for the surviving spouses of enlisted member at three locations near Eglin: Bob Hope Village, Teresa Village and Hawthorn House. (Photo by Jodi Jordan)

Nice Cut

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 58th Fighter Squadron Life Support Airman, carefully removes Velcro from a new G-suit to get the suit ready for use. Sergeant Brown makes up part of the 33d Fighter Wing Life Support Section that was awarded best small unit in Air Combat Command for 2006.

Checking it twice

Senior Airman Rob Hall, 60th Fighter Squadron Life Support Airman, accounts for a new radio he just added to a pilot's gear. Life Support responsibilities include maintaining and accounting for all of pilot gear before and after each sortie. Airman Hall makes up part of the 33d Fighter Wing Life Support Section that was awarded best small unit in Air Combat Command for 2006.