Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

An FIM-92 Stinger missile is fired at an aerial target during missile testing at the Eglin Air Force Base range March 14. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Don Falk, a Raytheon employee, checks the FIM-92 Stingers to be used during missile testing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the program executive officer missiles and space, receives some pre-fire FIM-92 Stinger training from Jerry Haney, of Raytheon Missile Systems, during testing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The general fired the first test shot of the day and connected with an aerial target drone. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Members of the Redstone test team prepare the equipment as a FIM-92 Stinger waits to be fired March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the program executive officer missiles and space, holds a FIM-92 Stinger prior to test firing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The general fired the first test shot of the day and connected with an aerial target drone. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Shane Mills, of the Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems program office, records data from the FIM-92 Stingers prior to missile test firing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the program executive officer missiles and space, fires an FIM-92 Stinger during missile test firing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The general fired the first test shot of the day and connected with an aerial target drone. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

A Stinger Based Systems cap sits on a piece of equipment during the Army’s FIM-92 Stinger testing March 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. SBS, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Col. Terrence Howard, the Cruise Missile Defense Systems project manager, fires a FIM-92 Stinger during testing at the Eglin Air Force Base range March 14. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

A group of FIM-92 Stinger ejection motors lie on the ground on the Eglin Air Force Base range March 14. The ejection motor pushes the missile a safe distance from the operator before the missile blasts away toward the target. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Col. Terrence Howard, the Cruise Missile Defense Systems project manager, fires a FIM-92 Stinger during testing at the Eglin Air Force Base range March 14. Stinger Based Systems, a division of the Army’s cruise missile defense system unit, test-fired more than 30 Stingers at aerial and fixed targets on the base’s range throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin hosts Army Stinger missile testing

Published March 17, 2014