Medical squadron stands up

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Christopher Deveaux Badger, only hours old April 4, received immediate care for an accelerated heart beat after his birth in the labor and delivery unit at Eglin Hospital. The 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron at the Eglin Hospital activated when Lt. Col. Corrine Naughton assumed command during a ceremony at the Air Armament Museum here June 29. Flights form other medical squadrons were reorganized under the new unit as past of the Air Force Surgeon General Flight Plan. The 96th IPTS has three flights that operate within the squadron: the Maternal Child flight, the Multiservice Flight and the Critical Care Flight. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air Force civilians win 2006 Presidential Rank Awards

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, center, stands with the 2006 Presidential Rank Award recipients after a ceremony held April 20 at the Women's Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Summer school in session

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Mackin Delgado gets hands-on experience measuring flatness using a micrometer with a monochromatic light and an optical flat at the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory June 15. Nearly 75 Academy cadets will visit for three weeks this summer as they participate in Operation Air Force, a learning program for cadets to participate in day-to-day experiences and knowledge of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Josie Stewart)

Summer school in session

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets Mackin Delgado, Grant Flemming and Bryan Holtz get a first hand look at technical orders for calibrating precision measurement equipment from Tech. Sgt. Eric Campbell at the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory June 15. Nearly 75 Academy cadets will visit for three weeks this summer as they participate in Operation Air Force, a learning program for cadets to participate in day-to-day experiences and knowledge of the Air Force. Sergeant Campbell is PMEL team leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Josie Stewart)

Massing of the Colors

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE. Fla. -- Flag bearers lined the balcony of the Air Force Armament Museum June 11, 2004, during a Military Order of the World Wars Massing of the Colors ceremony. Retired Lt. Col. Pete Straub, who passed away during the Fall of 2006, organized the first gathering in 1995. Each gathering was held on a day before or after Flag Day for 11 consecutive years. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Honoring the Colors

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Randall Gentry, 46th Maintenance Squadron, prepares to fold the American Flag during base retreat at the Air Armament Center headquarters building June 14. The rest of the Airmen in the wing were in formation near the flag pole during the ceremony. June 14 is historically Flag Day, a day that Americans are asked to remember what the flag represents and to pay their respect to it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Slowing down

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Eric Bartlett, of Destin, Fla., prepares to dismount his bike and strike out on the run portion of the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Catching her breath

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Andrea Lynch, of Crestview, Fla., ties her shoes preparing for the bike ride at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

'Heisman' effort

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Danny Wuerffel, of Destin, legs out the last 100 yards at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner at the University of Florida, was competing as a first The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Keep going

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Nick Hopkins, 11, of Shalimar Fla., puts on his shoes after the 200-meter swim at the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. He had "Eat my bubbles...tread...dust" written in marker on his back and a reminder on his right arm that read "Keep Going." The triathlon featured a 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run after the 200-meter swim. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

'My First Tri'

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The first wave of alumni triathletes swim within inches of each other to gain an advantage in the 8th Annual My First Tri triathlon at Post'l Point June 9. The triathlon featured a 200-meter swim, 8-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. A total of 150 out of the 248 triathletes were participating in their first triathlon. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

In Harms way

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Airman Brendan Harms, 96th Security Forces Squadron investigator, pin points a student from the Eglin Youth Center during a friendly game of paintball June 5. They kicked off a summer-long campaign June 5 by taking some of the older students from the Eglin Youth Center to the paint ball fields at Hurlburt Field for a game or two of paintball assault on each other. The investigations Airmen want to curb mischievous behavior in adolescents on base by becoming their mentors before those acts become criminal in nature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)