728th return home

Friends and family welcomed home more than 200 members of the 728th Air Control Squadron Jan. 17. The Airmen, who arrived from Southwest Asia, provide command and control of joint air operations by conducting surveillance, identification, weapons control, battle management and theater communications data link. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lois Walsh)

728th return home

Capt. Frank Azaravich hugs his son after returning home Jan. 17. Friends and family welcomed home more than 200 members of the 728th Air Control Squadron. The Airmen, who arrived from Southwest Asia, provide command and control of joint air operations by conducting surveillance, identification, weapons control, battle management and theater communications data link. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lois Walsh)

Eglin Airman deployed

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Daniel Heise performs receive signal level checks on the digital modem and adjusting the receiver frequency as part of his duties as the NCO-in-charge for the tropospheric scatter element for Alpha Battery, 1-44 Air Missile Defense Battalion at the 387th Air Expeditionary Group, Nov. 12, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The communications terminal allows the Patriot Missile Battery to receive and transmit radio and data traffic to the launch control battery at a different location. Heise is currently deployed from the 728th Air Control Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Carlotta Holley)

Eglin Airman deployed

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Philip M. Chapman signs a form stating that he entered the cash cage at the beginning of the day as part of his duties as an paying agent at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Nov. 2, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Chapman is currently deployed from the 96th Comptroller Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Carlotta Holley)

Cable guy!

Staff Sgt. Andrew Lewis (left) and Senior Airman Jose Cortez, Detachment 1, 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, install a satellite dish at Camp Etchberger. Once installed, the new dish will allow the televisions in the camp to connect to the armed forces network. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

All clear

Tech. Sgt. Todd Lavender, Detachment 1, 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, makes sure the area behind the mine resistant ambush protected vehicle remains clear while the back door is opened. The Airmen use the MRAP as their primary convoy vehicle. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

Violence in Iraq is down, just ask EMEDS

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. Eric Person, 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron radiology technician, uses a portable X-ray machine on a patient May 11. The 321st EMEDS is the principal surgical unit for American forces in all of northern Iraq, treating military and civilian patients alike. Sergeant Person, originally from Phenix City, Ala., is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman)

Violence in Iraq is down, just ask EMEDS

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – 1st Lt. Stephanie Englmeier, 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron operating room nurse, attaches electrodes to a patient’s chest to check for vital signs May 11. The 321st EMEDS is the principal surgical unit for American forces in all of northern Iraq, treating military and civilian patients alike. Lieutenant Englmeier, originally from Augres, Mich., is on her first-ever deployment from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman)

Combat truckers

This was what was left after an improvised explosive device hit the vehicle Staff Sgt. Jacob Sutton, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was travelling in during a convoy operation in 2004. When they deploy, Eglin’s vehicle operators shift gears from bus drivers and dispatchers to “combat truckers” hauling critical cargo in convoys to and from Iraq. (Courtesy photo)

Combat truckers

Senior Airman Michelle Wamsley, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, stands by her vehicle during her recent deployment in 2010. When they deploy, Eglin’s vehicle operators shift gears from bus drivers and dispatchers to “combat truckers” hauling critical cargo in convoys to and from Iraq. (Courtesy photo)

Eglin Airman marshals planes

Staff Sgt. Korey Cornelis directs a C-17 airplane to its designated location on the flight line, Feb. 24, at Ali Air Base, Iraq.

Capturing Combat

Tech. Sgt. Stacia Zachary, U.S. Air Forces Central Combat Camera combat correspondent, takes notes as she covers Joint Terminal Air Control airmen from the 807th Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman. The NCO is deployed from Team Eglin Public Affairs, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Sergeant Zachary, an award-winning PA journalist, was selected to serve with Combat Camera personnel who deploy to the most austere environments at a moment's notice to capture still and motion imagery of military operations. The Airmen she is covering in this picture were making sure a dirt landing zone in the Zabul province of Afghanistan was safe for a cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications. The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)