Water guns

Sean Horrigan, of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, monitors firefighters’ progress as they battle a controlled aircraft fire from their fire engines 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.)

Marine maintainers

Maintainers with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-501 watch as the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter performs an engine run May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Marine maintainer

Sgt. Adrian Sanchez, a maintainer with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-501, watches as the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter performs an engine run May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Marine maintainers

Maintainers with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-501 watch as the F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter performs an engine run May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Diorama-rama

A student from Lewis Elementary School arranges a miniature mock-up of his Mars habitat just before judging May 4 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 450 students from Lewis, Longwood, Wright, Baker and Eglin Elementary Schools participated in the 17th annual Marsville event. The program is designed to inspire students to enter the highly demanding career fields of science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

Construction instruction

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Mahood, Navy Fighter Attack Squadron-101, provides instruction to students on designing Mars habitats during the 17th annual Marsville May 4 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Marsville program is designed to inspire 5th grade students to enter the highly demanding career fields of science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Gon)

Get out of here!

Senior Airman Robert Warren, of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron, yells for his squad to move out of the village during the final mission of the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

HVT

Senior Airman Robert Warren, of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron, covers his squad as they drag out the high value target during the final mission of the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Attack at the gate

Airman 1st Class Ryan Moulton, of the 49th Security Forces Squadron, fires at enemies trying to gain entry into his air base during the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

On Watch

Airman 1st Class Ryan Moulton, of the 49th Security Forces Squadron, stands guard at his camp’s entry control point during the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Bullet time

Airman 1st Class Ryan Moulton, of the 49th Security Forces Squadron, checks his field of fire from his camp’s entry control point at the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Protection

Tech. Sgt. Jeff Gabel, of the 137th Security Forces Squadron, covers his squad while practicing a ‘danger crossing’ procedure at the three-day Brave Defender field training exercise April 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise is the culmination of Air Force Materiel Command’s six-week security forces deployment training, administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. GCTS instructors teach 10 training classes a year, which consists of improvised explosive device detection and reaction, operating in an urban environment, mission planning, land navigation, casualty care and more. More than 100 active-duty and National Guard Airmen attended this training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)