Joint MARE

Valparaiso firefighters prepare to move a simulated victim during a joint major accident response exercise between Eglin Air Force Base and the city Jan. 31. Emergency responders from the base and the city were called to a downed aircraft scenario featuring fire, wreckage and victims with multiple injuries. The responders had to work as a team and coordinate movements at the simulated crash site, put out fires and attend to the wounded victims. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Joint MARE

Valparaiso firefighters move a simulated victim as smoke rolls behind them during a joint major accident response exercise between Eglin Air Force Base and the city Jan. 31. Emergency responders from the base and the city were called to a downed aircraft scenario featuring fire, wreckage and victims with multiple injuries. The responders had to work as a team and coordinate movements at the simulated crash site, put out fires and attend to the wounded victims. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Honor Guard trains local sheriffs

Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard bring in the colors after being taught the Air Force way to carry flags and rifles at ceremonies by Eglin’s Honor Guard during a training session on base Feb. 1. The OCSO team came together with Eglin’s honor guard to learn military protocols used during various ceremonies such as retirements, funerals, etc. This was the first of many proposed training sessions between the two teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Honor Guard trains local sheriffs

Capt. Kenneth LaPee, of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, practices proper form while holding a flag during a training session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 1. The OCSO team came together with Eglin’s honor guard to learn military protocols used during various ceremonies such as retirements, funerals, etc. During this first training session Eglin’s Airmen taught them proper movements while carrying flags and rifles. This was the first of many proposed training sessions between the two teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Honor Guard trains local sheriffs

Senior Airman Mehgan Evans, a trainer with the Team Eglin Honor Guard, shows Capt. Kenneth LaPee, of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, the Air Force way of holding and moving a flag during a training session on base Feb. 1. The OCSO team came together with Eglin’s honor guard to learn military protocols used during various ceremonies such as retirements, funerals, etc. During this first training session Eglin’s Airmen taught them proper movements while carrying flags and rifles. This was the first of many proposed training sessions between the two teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Honor Guard trains local sheriffs

Members of the Team Eglin Honor Guard perform a presentation of the colors as members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Honor Guard team watches at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 1. The OCSO team came together with Eglin’s honor guard to learn military protocols used during various ceremonies such as retirements, funerals, etc. During this first training session Eglin’s Airmen taught them proper movements while carrying flags and rifles. This was the first of many proposed training sessions between the two teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)