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Keeping fit key factor for continued health

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Children play a game of basketball at the Eglin Youth Center March 5. Keeping active is a important factor to maintaining a healthy life. FitFactor, a U.S. Air Force Services Family Member Programs initiative, promotes physical activity and healthy eating selections for youth between the ages of 6-18. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)
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Securing pandemic

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Donald Bacha, 96th Security Forces, stands guard ensuring tight security at the Eglin Fitness Center during an exercise Feb. 4, preventing the spread of a simulated pandemic of a form of the pneumonic plague. As a result of the simulated plague, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center for additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the pandemic. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)
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Safe is sanitary

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Amanda Tautges, 96th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, reads the label of super sanitary wipes before distributing them to patients Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. The two-day exercise simulated a pandemic of a form of the pneumonic plague. As a result, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center for additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the pandemic. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)
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Simulated prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Sandra Sondergeld, 96th Air Base Wing Medical Group, prepares to take her medication for her simulated infection of the pneumonic plague Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. As a result of the simulated plague, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients who were identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the plague. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)
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Containing the spread

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Sandra Sondergeld, 96th Air Base Wing Medical Group, prepares to take her medication for her simulated infection of the pneumonic plague Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. As a result of the simulated plague, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients who were identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the plague. These exercises are conducted at to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)
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Containing the spread

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Sandra Sondergeld, 96th Air Base Wing Medical Group, simulates the effects from an infection of the pneumonic plague Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. As a result of the simulated plague, the base hospital became the main triage site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients who were identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the plague. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)
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EXTRA EYES

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. A camera is mounted atop a control trailer used by Airmen remotely controlling robots from a safe distance of test sites. Cameras are mounted on top of robots and attachments to provide visuals for robot operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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THE RIGHT FIT

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd Kuikka shows how a tool fits into the gripper of the arms attachment of the All Purpose Remote Transportations System robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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TOOLS OF THE EOD FLIGHT TRADE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. This tool is used on small screws on explosives components. The EOD Flight at Eglin has the additional responsibility to support developmental testing on base and had the fabrication shop create a handle so it could be used in the gripper of the double articulated arms attachment of the All Purpose Remote Transportations System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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HANDLING WARHEADS

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Explosive Ordnance Disposal robots of the 96th Civil Engineer Group EOD Flight must be able to manipulate small screws, like this one shown on a warhead of a submunition. The flight has adapted tools in order to accommodate their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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IT'S ALL IN THE GRIP

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. EOD technician Senior Airman Brandon Harrell uses his hands to manipulate the grippers of the arms attachment on the ARTS robot. The gripper have force feedback, so the operator can feel the pressure the grippers exert. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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ARMS CONTROL

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Senior Airman Brandon Harrell, EOD technician, demonstrates how to manipulate the double articulated arms attachment from inside a control trailer. The attachment is used on the All Purpose Remote Transportation System robot to retrieve bomb components from tests.
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EXTRA ARMS

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The double articulated arms attachment is ready for use on the All Purpose Remote Transportation System. The ARTS is the workhorse ROBOT of the 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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ELEMENTARY EOD

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Senior Airman Anthony DeMarino, EOD Flight robotics journeyman, shows where a warhead would be placed in a BLU 108 submunition. The EOD robots are tasked with separating explosives from other components after testing so that development corporations may study findings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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FUZE RETENTION

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd Kuikka, NCOIC of robotics, shows how the fuze ring is unscrewed to remove it from other bomb components. Removing the ring is a maneuver that must be performed by the robots of the 96th Civil Engineer Group EOD Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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HANDLING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Senior Airman Anthony DeMarino, EOD Flight robotics journeyman, holds a warhead from a BLU 108 submunition. It is one component that is manipulated by the robot after testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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SMALL FRAME ROBOT

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. This Talon robot is used in conjunction with other robots by the 96th Civil Engineer Group EOD Flight. This smaller frame is convenientor quick retrieval of test components. and as an extra visuals from its mounted camera (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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COMMAND TRAILER

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd Kuikka, 96th Civil Engineer Group EOD Flight NCOIC of robotics, talks about the remote control used for the All Purporse Remote Transportation System while in a control trailer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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ROBOTIC BAND SAW

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The band saw is used to cut the fuzes from the explosives after a field test. The 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight uses the robot during testing so they can retrieve bomb components after testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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MONSTER EOD ROBOT

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight uses this excavator to retrieve components of new technology such as bombs during testing. It's the largest robots used by the 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight to retrieve bomb components after testing. It can dig 30 feet into the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)
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