Doolittle Raiders

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rhonda Wimer, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, helped retired Master Sgt. Ed Horton, Doolittle Raider from Crew 10, throughout the homecoming events. Sergeant Horton arrived at the May 31 ceremony at Duke Field in the B-25 Mitchell nicknamed the Special Delivery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Doolittle Raiders

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Retired Master Sgt. Ed Horton, Doolittle Raider from Crew 10, signs a peice of the Special Delivery, a personally-owned B-25 Mitchell. Sergeant Horton flew to Duke Field for the Doolittle Raider Homecoming May 31 in the Special Delivery. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Marsville

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE -- Fifth graders from Valparaiso Elementary School, with the help of JROTC students from Niceville High School, hustle to complete an artificial habitat, much like ones that would sustain life on Mars. Marsville is a collaborative effort between Eglin Air Force Base and the surrounding elementary school's fifth graders that provides students to explore the possibilities of inhabiting Mars.

Fallen Airman honored by comrades

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Fighter pilots from the 60th Fighter Squadron fly F-15Cs in the missing man formation with fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron to culminate the memorial ceremony for 1st Lt. Ali Jivanjee Feb. 27, 2008. Lieutenant Jivanjee, 58th FS, died during an F-15 aircraft accident Feb 20 over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Fisher House President meets with base officials

A team of base officials and Fisher House representatives survey the site for the Fisher House that will be built near Eglin's regional hospital. The groundbreaking is projected for January 2008. Fisher Houses provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers

Fisher House President meets with base officials

Mr. David Coker, President of the Fisher House Foundation, discusses plans for the location of Eglin's own Fishr House with Col. Dennis Yates, 96th Civil Engineer Group commander while Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, looks on. Fisher Houses provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers

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It's your day

EGLIN AFB – Major Todd Lafortune, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, demonstrates how to climb into an F-16 cockpit and then descrided to 53d spouses what they will experience during their taxi ride as part of the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day, May 11. More than 70 spouses turned out for the day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)

Ready to swim

Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, cuts the ribbon at Eglin's Beach Park while Col. Joe Lanni, Air Armament Center vice commander. The beach park officially opened May 11 and is open to all Department of Defense identification card holders.

Ready to swim

Col. Dean Clemons, 96th Air Base Wing commander, cuts the ribbon at Eglin's Beach Park while Col. Joe Lanni, Air Armament Center vice commander. The beach park officially opened May 11 and is open to all Department of Defense identification card holders.