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Vietnam Remembrance

Senior Airman Kyle Riedinger, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, helps a child control an explosive ordnance disposal robot during a demonstration Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Staff Sgt. Michael Reinhardt, Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Detachment, teaches a child how to control an EOD robot during a demonstration Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Rudder, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, hands an albino Burmese python to a child attending the Air Force Armament Museum’s Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Retired Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord, deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, gives the keynote address to a crowd of veterans and family members during the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

A veteran pins the location where he was stationed during the Vietnam War at the Air Force Armament Museum’s Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Tortoises saved, released on range

A natural resources volunteer fills in dirt around a silt fence on the Eglin Air Force Base range Oct. 13. The fencing surrounds a new habitat for approximately 250 gopher tortoises. The tortoises were relocated from South Florida to Eglin escaping certain death from urban development. Approximately 500 gopher tortoises will eventually be moved to the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tortoises saved, released on range

A group of natural resources personnel and volunteers fill in dirt around a silt fence on the Eglin Air Force Base range Oct. 13. The fencing surrounds a new habitat for approximately 250 gopher tortoises. The tortoises were relocated from South Florida to Eglin escaping certain death from urban development. Approximately 500 gopher tortoises will eventually be moved to the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Operation Hero

A brother and sister admire their new cat face paint during the Operation Hero event Oct. 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 100 kids participated in the mock deployment experience created to give military children a glimpse of what their loved ones go through when they leave home. The kids went through a deployment line to get their dog tags and “immunizations” before they were briefed by the commander and shipped off to a deployed location. There, they participated in various activities and demonstrations by local base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Fire Muster

A Contracting Red team member carries a flexible pipe through a series of obstacles during the fire muster challenge Oct. 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately seven teams competed for the best time in the annual event t that included shooting and rolling up the fire hose, hammer sled, victim-carry and water relay. The challenge closed out the base’s Fire Prevention Week activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tortoises relocated

A group of natural resources personnel and volunteers fill in dirt around a silt fence on the Eglin Air Force Base range Oct. 13. The fencing will surround a new habitat for approximately 250 gopher tortoises. The tortoises are being relocated from South Florida to Eglin escaping certain death from urban development. Approximately 500 gopher tortoises will eventually be moved to the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tortoises relocated

Natural resources personnel and volunteers put silt fencing into place deep within the Eglin Air Force Base range Oct. 13. The fencing will surround a new habitat for approximately 250 gopher tortoises. The tortoises are being relocated from South Florida to Eglin escaping certain death from urban development. Approximately 500 gopher tortoises will eventually be moved to the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Mosquito hunters

Staff Sgt. Derrick Jones, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, drops dry ice into the carbon dioxide cooler July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that mammals exhale. The cooler emits carbon dioxide and is hung beside the traps. The carbon dioxide attracts mosquitoes and lures them into the trap. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman 1st Class Stephen Nicer, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, checks the mosquito trap near base housing July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. Nicer ensures the trap functions properly. The trap is used to catch a variety of mosquitoes during the evening hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

A multi-directional trap hangs on a tree near the horse stables July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The trap is used to catch mosquitoes that may carry Zika, dengue and yellow fever viruses, as well as other diseases. The trap also collects daytime biting mosquitoes. The trap is placed near the stables because mammals are a primary food source for the mosquito. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Staff Sgt Derrick Jones, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, checks for mosquito larvae using a larvae dipper July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jones checks the retention ponds and standing water after rainy weather periods for mosquito larvae. If larvae are found, they are collected, preserved and shipped to a lab for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman Tayler Gottschalk, a 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron reservist, affixes a container to a trap near Post’l Point July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This permanently mounted trap is used to catch the general mosquito population. It is powered by electricity and runs for days to provide historical data. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman 1st Class Stephen Nicer, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, sifts through previously trapped frozen insects July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Nicer sorts the insects for female mosquitoes. The female mosquito bites humans and mammals because they require a blood meal to reproduce. The mosquito specimens are then packaged, labeled and shipped to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, where they are studied and tested for viruses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman 1st Class Stephen Nicer, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, places a tissue to cover the mosquito specimens in a petri dish July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mosquitoes are trapped weekly to establish baseline mosquito catch counts for several base locations. This helps the 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Pest Management Division determine the effectiveness of their mosquito control methods. The mosquito specimens are also packaged, labeled and shipped to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, where they are studied and tested for viruses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, counts and logs mosquitoes July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The information gathered from catching mosquitoes establishes baseline catch counts for several base locations. This helps the 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Pest Management Division determine the effectiveness of their mosquito control methods. The information is also shared with local and state health authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Mosquito hunters

Airman Kristina Dugan, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, counts and logs mosquitoes July 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The information gathered from catching mosquitoes establishes baseline catch counts for several base locations. This helps the 96th Civil Engineer Group’s Pest Management Division determine the effectiveness of their mosquito control methods. The information is also shared with local and state health authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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