Climber

Rex, a 96th Security Forces military working dog, moves quickly up the pyramid while working on the obstacle course at Eglin’s kennel. Rex and his handler, Staff Sgt. David Aenchbacher, are just one of the K-9 teams at Eglin. Eglin’s military working dog teams are expected to maintain training, perform vehicle searches, patrols, building sweeps, dorm checks and demonstrations. They also help local law enforcement with further K-9 training both at Eglin and outside the gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Gotcha

Arko, a 96th Security Forces military working dog, captures his “enemy” by the arm during a bite exercise at the Eglin kennel. Arko and his handler, Staff Sgt. Sean Jenkins, are just one of the K-9 teams at Eglin. Eglin’s military working dog teams are expected to maintain training, perform vehicle searches, patrols, building sweeps, dorm checks and demonstrations. They also help local law enforcement with further K-9 training both at Eglin and outside the gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Armed

An F-16 Fighting Falcon loaded with a Guided Bomb Unit-12 from the 20th Fighter Wing waits to taxi out for a sortie March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 10 F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing were on hand to participate in the air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer at Eglin. The week-long evaluation is conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, located here. The squadron hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Coming & going

A 20th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to taxi as another F-16 climbs into the gray skies at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. March 14. More than 10 F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing were on hand to participate in the air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer at Eglin. The week-long evaluation is conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, located here. The squadron hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Tiger line

More than 10 F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing were on hand to participate in the air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The week-long evaluation is conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, located here. The squadron hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Morning flight

Maj. Gen. James Hyatt, United States Air Force Warfare Center commander, greets Senior Airman Keith Tunstall, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prior to the general’s Combat Hammer sortie, March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The general received an up-close view of the air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer as part of his immersion with the 53rd Wing. 20th Fighter Wing F-16s from Shaw AFB, S.C., were at Eglin participating in the week-long evaluation. Combat Hammer is conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, located here. The squadron hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)