Snake handling

Staff Sgt. West, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, displays a poisonous snake for the crowd attending the Ranger’s annual open house event, May 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed dive equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo and zodiac boats among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, a down-pilot scenario and others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD Memorial moment

A Marine touches the name of one of the fallen explosive ordnance disposal technicians listed on the memorial wall after the 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD Memorial moment

A Naval officer consoles the parents of Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Regelin, a fallen Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician, during the 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD Memorial moment

A Petty Officer 1st Class salutes after handing off a folded flag during the 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD Memorial moment

A Marine colonel salutes before taking a flag to present to a family member of a fallen Marine explosive ordnance disposal technician during the 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

EOD Memorial moment

Sergeant 1st Class Gonzales accepts a folded flag for his fellow Soldier, Staff Sgt. Michael Garcia, during the 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)