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A bite of base housing

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – An excavator demolishes a house in base housing. The demolition is part of an effort to destroy old, inadequate units to improve the quality of life for base housing residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

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A brave defender

Approximately 1,500 active-duty, reserve and National Guard Airmen attend the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron's "Brave Defender" training each year at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. "Defender" is a six-week deployment training course for security forces Airmen. It is one of only six SF deployment training courses in the U.S. The course opened here in 2002 and was established by Air Force Materiel Command to satisfy security forces training requirements in an expeditionary environment (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A brave defender

Staff Sgt. David Morant Jr., from the 51st Security Forces Squadron, is one of approximately 1,500 active-duty, reserve and National Guard Airmen that attend the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron's "Brave Defender" training each year at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. "Defender" is a six-week deployment training course for security forces Airmen. It is one of only six SF deployment training courses in the U.S. The course opened here in 2002 and was established by Air Force Materiel Command to satisfy security forces training requirements in an expeditionary environment (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing sits on the flightline at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 5, 2020. The 305th AMW extends America's global reach by generating, mobilizing and deploying KC-10 Extender and C-17 aircraft to conduct strategic airlift and air refueling missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing sits on the flightline at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 5, 2020. The 305th AMW extends America's global reach by generating, mobilizing and deploying KC-10 Extender and C-17 aircraft to conduct strategic airlift and air refueling missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)

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A C-47 journey: From Normandy to Robins AFB

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE – Members from the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and the 709th Airlift Squadron out of Dover AFB, Delaware, begin to unload parts of a C-47A aircraft from the inside of a C-5 aircraft at Robins AFB July 19, 2024. The C-47A was disassembled by the Warner Robins 402nd Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Squadron with assistance by the 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and transported to Robins AFB to be fully restored by the Museum of Aviation and put on display for the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

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A carnation of appreciation

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- More than 1,580 runners dropped red carnations at the All-Veterans Memorial during the 22nd Annual Memorial Day Gate-to-Gate run May 28. The run is a 4.4 mile path through Eglin. Traditionally it went from the East Gate to the West gate. Due to safety reasons, the path was changed for this year's event. This year's theme was in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Air Force. (U.S.Air Force photo by Bruce Hoffman)

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A chambered Falcon

A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in the anechoic chamber after completion of the initial round of testing simulations on the new M-7 software upgrade Oct. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The M-7 software package will provide multiple advanced capabilities to the aircraft. The anechoic chamber, located in the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems building, is a room designed to stop reflections of either sound or electromagnetic waves. The room is insulated from exterior sources of noise. JPRIMES provides an environment to facilitate testing air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronics systems on full-scale aircraft and land vehicles prior to open air testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A chambered Falcon

A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in the anechoic chamber after completion of the initial round of testing simulations on the new M-7 software upgrade Oct. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The M-7 software package will provide multiple advanced capabilities to the aircraft. The anechoic chamber, located in the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems building, is a room designed to stop reflections of either sound or electromagnetic waves. The room is insulated from exterior sources of noise. JPRIMES provides an environment to facilitate testing air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronics systems on full-scale aircraft and land vehicles prior to open air testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A check and a chair

Brad Schaefer of the Working Warrior Nation stands with Senior Master Sgt. Scott Passman, of the Eglin First Sergeants Council, as he speaks to the crowd after accepting a check for $5,000 for the Fisher House, a Combined Federal Campaign charity, Nov. 15 at the Air Force Armament Museum. A 20,000 wheelchair (pictured) was also donated to the organizations. The goal is to find a veteran who could benefit from it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A chilly read

Meredith Anderson, daughter of Capt. Joel Anderson, 413th Flight Test Squadron, reads a particularly appropriate book while sitting in the snowy conditions of the McKinley Climatic Lab Sept. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Meredith visited the lab as part of Operation Read, the base library's military-themed summer reading program. More than 300 registered readers were able to visit different base facilities such as the military working dog kennels and the climatic lab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dorothee Bennett)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Firefighters with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department wait for a kitchen fire to reach its peak to see how it will react during a training exercise June 20. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique "real fire" training opportunity in base housing scheduled for demolition. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Firefighter crew chiefs with 96th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department use thermal imaging cameras to see through the smoke to keep track of their crews and to get a hands-on view of the heat generated by a fire June 20. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique "real fire" training opportunity. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter helps control a kitchen fire in a multiplex housing unit June 20 in base housing as part of a training exercise. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique real fire training opportunity. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin?s housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a blaze in a bedroom in a multiplex housing unit June 20. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique "real fire" training opportunity. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hansen, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, exits a burning kitchen in a multiplex housing unit June 20. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique 'real fire' training opportunity. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. Sergeant Hansen started the blaze in the kitchen as part of his duties as non commissioned officer in charge of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Wooden pallets and hay fuel a fire in a multiplex housing unit as 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters wait waits for a bedroom fire to reach its peak to see how it will react during a training exercise June 20. Eglin firefighters experienced the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique "real fire" training opportunity. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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A closer look

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Firefighters with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department waits for a bedroom fire to reach its peak to see how it will react during a training exercise June 20. Eglin firefighters experiencMaster Sgt. ed the flames in a controlled scenario, part of a unique "real fire" training opportunity in base housing scheduled for demolition. Houses along Foster Drive, slated for demolition as part of Eglin's housing privatization initiative, were used for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. George DeShields)

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A closer look

Master Sgt. Joe Bland, an advanced special missions aviator instructor assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, conducts pre-flight inspections before participating in a combat search and rescue training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 23, 2023. Special missions aviators ensure the safety of the aircraft and Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus)

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A couple of NCOs

Senior Airmen Joseph and Nicole Calungsod, a married couple in the 33rd Fighter Wing, were both selected for promotion to staff sergeant on their first try. The couple is in the same career field and work in the same unit, the 33rd Maintenance Squadron. They will sew on the new non-commissioned officer stripe just after they have their first child. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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