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In smoke

A firefighter helps move the hose through the smoke-filled auto hobby shop to find the fire Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled facility find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Gear up

Airman 1st Class Tyler Omara, a firefighter with the 96th Civil Engineer Group, secures his mask as Airman 1st Class Daniel Hayden brings in more equipment during a fire exercise at the auto hobby shop Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled facility find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Call for help

Louis Szymanski, a firefighter with the 96th Civil Engineer Group, calls in for help while Anthony Nespoli waits to begin extraction of a simulated victim during a house fire exercise in base housing Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled home, find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Enter the void

A firefighter enters the smoke-filled auto hobby shop to find the fire Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled facility find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Bring water

Senior Airman Jordan Lindsay, a firefighter with the 96th Civil Engineer Group, pulls a hose toward the simulated fire in the auto hobby shop Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled facility find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Buddy care

A firefighter and two medics secure an injured firefighter before moving him away from the simulated house fire in base housing Oct. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Firefighters had to enter the smoke-filled home, find and put out the fire and rescue two simulated victims as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise’s that took place throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Weaponized

Weapons loaders carry a missile to an awaiting aircraft prior to a Combat Archer mission at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Combat Archer is a weapons system evaluation program mission conducted by the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group. The group is responsible for air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Hoffmann)

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ORI: are you ready

Eglin’s operational readiness inspection begins Oct. 20. Airmen are required to keep, wear and use up to 16 different items through various stages of a Phase II exercise during the ORI. All items must be serviceable and Airmen must know how to apply them at a moment’s notice. Certain mission-oriented protective postures call for use of specific chemical gear. Airmen must know those postures in order to dress in the right equipment. The Airman’s Manual provides a blueprint of the gear and at what MOPP level to wear it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Joint training

JSF

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33rd FW Weapons Loading Trainer delivered

Tech. Sgt. Jeff Taggart, of Det. 19, 372nd Training Squadron, maneuvers the training weapon underneath the recently delivered F-35 Lightning II Weapons Loading Trainer. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Steiner, of the 359th Training Squadron, guides it into its permanent home at the 33rd Fighter Wing's Academic Training Center Sept. 23. Eric Litton, a Lockheed Martin weapons instructor, monitors Marine Sgt. Joel Perkins, of the 359th Training Squadron, directing Joint Tech Data procedures utilizing the Portable Maintenance Aid (laptop). Capt. Mike Byrd, of the ATC staff, evaluates the load process. The ATC is the schoolhouse of the F-35 Integrated Training Center for pilot and maintenance joint strike fighter training in all three of Department of Defense aircraft variants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Point & shoot

Master Sgt. William Newcomb, the NCO-in-charge of training for the 96th Security Forces Squadron, fires his X-26 Taser at a target across the room during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All 96 SFS personnel must attend an eight-hour course to carry a taser. It is required annual training to maintain certification for the device. 16 SFS Airmen and civilians were trained or re-certified through at class Sept. 22. Six people received exposure to the taser’s 50,000 volts for five seconds to better understand, first-hand, how the body reacts to the shot. It is not a requirement to receive exposure to the taser to carry the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Ride the lightning

Airman 1st Class Ian Wolf, with the 96th Security Forces Squadron, feels the pain of a five-second 50,000 volt taser shot during a training class at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 22. All 96th SFS personnel must attend an eight-hour course to carry a taser. It is required annual training to maintain certification for the device. 16 SFS Airmen and civilians were trained or re-certified through at class Sept. 22. Six people received exposure to the taser to better understand, first-hand, how the body reacts to the shot. It is not a requirement to receive exposure to the taser to carry the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lift off

Tony Arrington (left) and Maj. Keith Friedman (right), 40th Flight Test Squadron helicopter aircrew, wait to take off in the UH-1 Huey at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 15. During the training, they practiced flying with and delivering 600 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Get low

Tech. Sgt. James Kempfer, 40th Flight Test Squadron Flight Engineer, crawls under the UH-1 Huey to connect the cargo sling during a training mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 15. The cargo sling is capable of carrying up to 5000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Hanging out

Tech. Sgt. James Kempfer, 40th Flight Test Squadron flight engineer, scans the left side of the UH-1 Huey during a training mission over ranges at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Sept. 15. The mission included rope ladder and cargo sling exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Huey mission

Tony Arrington (left) and Maj. Keith Friedman (right), 40th Flight Test Squadron helicopter aircrew, fly the UH-1 Huey over ranges at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 15. During the training, they practiced flying with and delivering 600 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Huey mission

Tech. Sgts. Jaime Aulbach (left) and James Kempfer (right), from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, secure a seat on the UH-1N Huey in preparation of rope ladder training Sept. 15. The training was flown over ranges on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Smiley

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Aulbach, of the 40th Flight Test Squadron, prepares for takeoff during a training mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Sept. 15. Aulbach is a flight engineer on the UH-1 Huey. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)

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Story time

Maj. Jason Delamater, the 96th Force Support Squadron commander, reads to Madison Hennessey, at the unveiling of the new Special Needs collection targeting Exceptional Family Member Program families. The new collection contains books and videos about a variety of Special Needs issues from financial planning to parenting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Bausch)

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AFREP

Jason Orlowski, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program lab technician, shows refurbished C-130 aircraft lighting part, fixed by the programs employees this year. Eglin's AFREP averages about $4 million in savings for the Air Force annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Minty Knighton)

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