Eglin Air Force Base

Making a connection

Senior Airman Mark Redmond, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, connects the hose to the F-16 to be refueled after a 33rd Fighter Wing sortie Jan. 25. F-16s from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are being used by the wing to fly local area orientation sorties and develop a “battle rhythm leading up to the arrival of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Hand off

Senior Airman Dion Baynard, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, passes the fuel hose to Senior Airman Mark Redmond, 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, to refuel an F-16 after a 33rd Fighter Wing sortie Jan. 25. F-16s from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are being used by the wing to fly local area orientation sorties and develop a “battle rhythm leading up to the arrival of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Fill 'er up

Senior Airman Dion Baynard, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks at his checklist as he pumps JP-8 into an F-16 after a 33rd Fighter Wing sortie Jan. 25. F-16s from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are being used by the wing to fly local area orientation sorties and develop a “battle rhythm leading up to the arrival of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 96th LRS supplies fuel to all of the aircraft on Eglin (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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96th LRS helps 33rd put jets in air

Published Jan. 28, 2011