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  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Zachery Belcher, 380th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator brings out a fuel hose for refueling of a KC-135 Stratotanker as crew members perform pre-flight inspections, Jan 27. Airman Belcher was one piece of the bases effort to recover and turn several KC-135's after they were diverted from their original destination. Airman Belcher is deployed from Eglin AFB, Fla. and hails from Linclon, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Jennifer Pearson) (Released)

    Topping off tankers

  • Staff Sgt. Benjamin Koren, 728th Air Control Squadron radar maintenance journeyman from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., makes adjustments to level the transit at the 607th ACS TPS-75 radar training site Jan. 22. The transit is a device used to see where the TPS-75 radar will start and stop transmitting — also known as “blanking.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ronifel Yasay)

    Blanking the area

  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Michael Seeber, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, performs the final step of a weapon clearing process for Airman 1st Class Jonathon Bennett, also of the 380th ESFS. Weapons are verified clear and safe before a magazine is inserted. Both are deployed from the 96th Security Forces Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco (released)

    Eglin Airmen support security forces in theater

  • Dr. (Maj.) Brian Moore, a head and neck surgical oncologist, talks to Shair Ahmad and his son, Hamid, after Hamid's surgery to remove a tumor in his eye. Doctor Moore is deployed from Eglin AFB's 96th Medical Group. (USA photo/SPC Anna Perry)

    Eglin doctor, Special Operations, Coalition forces give Afghan child a second chance at life

    Shair Ahmad and his wife were living a parents' worst nightmare. Their young son, Hamid, was desperately ill and Ahmad, a farmer from the Farah province, did not have the means to pay local doctors for his care. At first, things had looked up for Hamid after his father was able to raise the money for one surgery at a hospital in Heart. Doctors
  • Capt. Pamela Tan, 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron, thanks Col. Steve DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, after receiving her Bronze Star medal Jan. 22 during a 36 EWS commander's call. She received the medal for her accomplishments as a Electronic Warfare Officer deployed with a Army battalion in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    36 EWS engineer awarded bronze star for deployment effort

    Volunteering for an opportunity to incorporate electronic warfare into a real-world wartime environment has led to a Bronze Star medal for one engineer in the 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron. Capt. Pamela Tan, a military engineer, received her medal Jan. 22 from Col. Steve DePalmer, 53rd Wing commander, for her seven-month service as an electronic
  • Staff Sgt. Michael Espinoza, a dog handler with the 96th Security Forces, inspects a vehicle in Baltimore, Md., prior to the arrive of then President-elect Barack Obama arrival Jan. 17. Sergeant Espinoza was on hand to provide security for the incoming president. (Courtesy photo)

    Eglin personnel protect the presidents

    This is a first in a series on Eglin Airmen who supported the inauguration.Eglin personnel worked behind the scenes to ensure the safety of the presidents during the week of the inauguration. Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight got up close and personal with both
  • The Ground Combat Training Squadron recently acquired 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles. These vehicles, designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes, add another dimension to the curriculum of the squadron's schoolhouse. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

    Ground Combat Training Squadron gains new capability

    Airmen here are training with a new asset that may one day save their lives. The Ground Combat Training Squadron recently acquired 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicles. These vehicles, designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes, add another dimension to the curriculum of the squadron's schoolhouse which provides
  • FORT POLK, La. -- A British Tornado provides close air support for 4th BCT, 4th Infantry Division during their mission rehearsal exercise at JRTC here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Casey E. Bain)

    JTACs, JFOs hone warfighting skills at JRTC with help of joint fires team

    U.S. Air Force and British joint terminal attack controllers and Army joint fires observers improved their warfighting skills here in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division from Ft. Carson, Colo., currently is conducting their mission rehearsal exercise in preparation for its
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents a Commander's Coin to Senior Airman Ashley Tubbs, named the 2008 Security Forces Airman of the Year, during his visit to Eglin Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

    Security Forces Airman of the Year

    Senior Airman Ashley Tubbs didn't join security forces to change tires and work on vehicles. But that didn't stop her from taking those duties in stride during her deployment in Iraq. For a while, her squadron didn't have vehicle maintenance, "So we became mechanics also," Airman Tubbs said. "I was in charge of the vehicles, so whenever anything

  • DOD expands eligibility for GWOT Expeditionary Medal

    Department of Defense officials recently expanded the areas of eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. The approved additions are two countries - Morocco and Burkina Faso - and Operation Nomad Shadow, with an initial AOE of Turkey and Northern Iraq. In March 2003, President Bush approved the Global War on Terrorism
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