 
Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Jesse Duane, Barnegat Light, N.J., attaches two sections of boom together Dec. 14 to be deployed into Weekly Bayou during a fuel spill exercise. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Posted: 12/18/2007
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- After returning from the a row boat trip into contaminated waters of Weekly Bayou, two Coast Guardsmen get washed down at the decontamination site during a fuel spill exercise Dec. 14. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Posted: 12/18/2007
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 1st Class Jay Matullonis and MST3 Joe O'Brien climb into a row boat to enter the waters of Weekly Bayou to take readings of the fuel spill during the exercise Dec. 14.
The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Posted: 12/18/2007
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 1st Class Jay Matullonis and MST3 Joe O'Brien wait for the signal to climb into a row boat to take readings of the fuel spill during the exercise Dec. 14 at Weekly Bayou. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A boat waits to get past the boom stretched across Weekly Bayou Dec. 14 during a fuel spill exercise. The environment along the shores of Eglin are a major concern in the event of a fuel spill. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Boom is deployed into Weekly Bayou Dec. 14 during a fuel spill exercise at the bulk fuel storage tanks on Eglin. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Travis Capps and BO3 Brennan Reeves return to shore after securinga section of boom Dec. 14 during a fuel spill exercise in Weekly Bayou. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. Petty Officer Capps is from Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and Petty Officer Reeves is at Station Oak Island, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Oil spill exercise
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 1st Class Jay Matullonis and MST3 Joe O'Brien row a boat into the waters of Weekly Bayou to take readings of the fuel spill during the exercise Dec. 14. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Posted: 12/18/2007
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General recognizes Eglin Airman
Maj. Gen. David Edgington presents the Baghdad Airman of
the Month award to Senior Airman Jacob Gonzales from the 96th Communications Squadron. The general is the Director of Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq. He was the Vice Commander of the Air Armament Center from March 2004 until June 2005.
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Posted: 12/14/2007
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Last run
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- John Gallucci and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Kaster, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Fuels Flight, prepare for their last run to refuel an aircraft here. They made their first run together 23 years ago at Griffiss AFB, N. Y., when Sergeant Kastner was an Airman basic.
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Posted: 12/6/2007
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Foggy Weather
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Personnel from the 96th Communications Group wait to begin physical training on a foggy morning in Florida. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)
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Posted: 11/15/2007
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AFMC Chief visits Eglin
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Materiel Command command chief Jonathan Hake does push-ups with the 96th Communications Group at their morning physical fitness training. The chief spent the day visiting troops around the base. (USAF photo by Lois Walsh)
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Posted: 11/14/2007
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