Training to fight
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hansen, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, enters a multiplex base housing unit to start a fire inside the kitchen June 20 as part of a training exercise. Eglin firefighters experienced flames inside a kitchen and bedroom 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 Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)