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Toy drive brings smiles to base families

A first sergeant helps a parent choose a tricycle during the base’s annual toy drive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 2. Approximately 2,000 toys were collected by donations made throughout the year. Toys, bikes, books, games, crafts, sports equipment and stuffed animals were given to active-military families in need of assistance during the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Toy drive brings smiles to base families

An Army specialist checks out the toys on display during the base’s annual toy drive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 2. Approximately 2,000 toys were collected by donations made throughout the year. Toys, bikes, books, games, crafts, sports equipment and stuffed animals were given to active-military families in need of assistance during the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Toy drive brings smiles to base families

An Army specialist checks out the toys on display during the base’s annual toy drive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 2. Approximately 2,000 toys were collected by donations made throughout the year. Toys, bikes, books, games, crafts, sports equipment and stuffed animals were given to active-military families in need of assistance during the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Toy drive brings smiles to base families

A staff sergeant searches for the perfect gift during the base’s annual toy drive at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 2. Approximately 2,000 toys were collected by donations made throughout the year. Toys, bikes, books, games, crafts, sports equipment and stuffed animals were given to active-military families in need of assistance during the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Korean War veteran honored by nephew

Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, the Air Force Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, reads a book inscription for his uncle, retired Chief Master Sgt. Russell Rhodes, after presenting him with the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal during a ceremony held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 15. The 85-year-old Rhodes requested the medal ceremony be held at the base’s fuels flight, where Rhodes was stationed during his Air Force career as a fuel truck driver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Korean War veteran honored by nephew

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Russell Rhodes speaks to the audience after receiving the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 15. The 85-year-old Rhodes requested the medal ceremony be held at the base’s fuels flight, where Rhodes was stationed during his Air Force career as a fuel truck driver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Korean War veteran honored by nephew

Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, the Air Force Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, presents his uncle, retired Chief Master Sgt. Russell Rhodes, with a Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal during a ceremony held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 15. The ceremony was held at the base’s fuels flight, where Rhodes was stationed during his Air Force career as a fuel truck driver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Nancy Thiele directs members of the Emerald Coast Community Band 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 Gunship tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Patriot Guard Riders show support for Vietnam veterans 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 Gunship tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

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Vietnam Remembrance

Military working dog, Rex, keeps a watchful eye on the festivities with his handler, Staff Sgt. Matthew Helma, 96th Security Forces Squadron, 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

Rex, apprehends an assailant during a bite demonstration with handler, Staff Sgt. Matthew Helma, 96th Security Forces Squadron, 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 MWD 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

Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, the 96th Test Wing commander, thanks a Vietnam veteran for his service 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 MWD 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

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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