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Summer storms

A large-scale summer storm moves toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, bringing winds, rain and lightning. The thunderstorm moved in from the Southeast and drenched the base for an hour and a half late in the day. A similar storm rolled through the morning of July 31 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Summer storms

A large-scale summer storm moves toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, bringing winds, rain and lightning. The thunderstorm moved in from the Southeast and drenched the base for an hour and a half late in the day. A similar storm rolled through the morning of July 31 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Summer storms

A large-scale summer storm moves toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, bringing winds, rain and lightning. The thunderstorm moved in from the Southeast and drenched the base for an hour and a half late in the day. A similar storm rolled through the morning of July 31 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Summer storms

A large-scale summer storm moves toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, bringing winds, rain and lightning. The thunderstorm moved in from the Southeast and drenched the base for an hour and a half late in the day. A similar storm rolled through the morning of July 31 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Summer storms

A large-scale summer storm moves toward Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 30, bringing winds, rain and lightning. The thunderstorm moved in from the Southeast and drenched the base for an hour and a half late in the day. A similar storm rolled through the morning of July 31 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eglin's wildfire

Area map of Eglin wildfires. Yellow outlines display wildfire as of 6 p.m., May 29. The red shaded area displays the fire's growth as of 5 p.m., May 30. Forecasted winds from the South to Southwest will keep the smoke mostly on the Eglin reservation for the next few days.

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Eglin wildfire

Currently, the wildfire is approximately 2,800 acres on Eglin's reservation just northwest of Hurlburt Field's runway in a swampy area that is not accessible by ground vehicles. This fire is a re-ignition of a prescribed burn held May 15, when conditions were perfect for burning. Fire is northwest of Hurlburt's runway in a swampy area inaccessible to ground equipment and personnel. No structures threatened at this time. The fire will continue to smolder until there's significant rainfall, according to Mike Spaits, Team Eglin Public Affairs. While the fire is still creating smoke, there is no immediate/near-term threat or danger to human health or local residences and Eglin is taking steps to abate long-term threats to the local area, according to Spaits. The fire did not grow overnight and a thunderstorm rained approximately one to one and a half inches. One helicopter is dropping water today. The fire is 90 percent contained. (Courtesy photo)

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Eglin wildfire

Currently, the wildfire is approximately 2,800 acres on Eglin's reservation just northwest of Hurlburt Field's runway in a swampy area that is not accessible by ground vehicles. This fire is a re-ignition of a prescribed burn held May 15, when conditions were perfect for burning. Fire is northwest of Hurlburt's runway in a swampy area inaccessible to ground equipment and personnel. No structures threatened at this time. The fire will continue to smolder until there's significant rainfall, according to Mike Spaits, Team Eglin Public Affairs. While the fire is still creating smoke, there is no immediate/near-term threat or danger to human health or local residences and Eglin is taking steps to abate long-term threats to the local area, according to Spaits. The fire did not grow overnight and a thunderstorm rained approximately one to one and a half inches. One helicopter is dropping water today. The fire is 90 percent contained. (Courtesy photo)

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Eglin wildfire

Currently, the wildfire is approximately 2,800 acres on Eglin's reservation just northwest of Hurlburt Field's runway in a swampy area that is not accessible by ground vehicles. This fire is a re-ignition of a prescribed burn held May 15, when conditions were perfect for burning. Fire is northwest of Hurlburt's runway in a swampy area inaccessible to ground equipment and personnel. No structures threatened at this time. The fire will continue to smolder until there's significant rainfall, according to Mike Spaits, Team Eglin Public Affairs. While the fire is still creating smoke, there is no immediate/near-term threat or danger to human health or local residences and Eglin is taking steps to abate long-term threats to the local area, according to Spaits. The fire did not grow overnight and a thunderstorm rained approximately one to one and a half inches. One helicopter is dropping water today. The fire is 90 percent contained. (Courtesy photo)

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Rattle me this

A pygmy rattlesnake coils up by a tree in the forest behind the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The pygmy rattlesnake is a common species of rattlesnake located in Northwest Florida and can be found throughout the Eglin reservation. The small snake averages between 14 and 22 inches in length. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Earth day event

(From left) Two members of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion reptile display greet Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, and Col. Sal Nodjomian, 96th Air Base Wing commander at an Earth Day event at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. More than 400 students from Eglin Elementary School attended the event which boasted displays on energy awareness, pollution prevention, wildlife, and cultural resources management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Spaits)

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Green greeting

Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, is welcomed by Eglin Elementary School students as he arrived at the Earth Day event at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. Yonkers was at Eglin attending the event with more than 400 students from the school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Spaits)

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Whitepoint

A few long leaf pine trees show the scars of fire from the last prescribed burn by Jackson Guard forestry technicians at Whitepoint, an 85-acre recreation area on Choctawahatchee Bay. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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New long-leaf

A new long leaf pine tree seedling sprouts up around its much taller brothers at Whitepoint, an 85-acre recreation area on Choctawahatchee Bay. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eco tour

Jerry Melvin, a local historian, shows off his collection of turpentine artifacts found throughout Eglin and the surrounding area. The turpentine industry was the primary industry in northwest Florida from the late 1800 to the early 1900s. The display was part of a walking “eco-tour” on Eglin reservation near White Point in celebration of Eglin’s Earth Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Eco Trail tour

Brett Williams, 96th Civil Engineer Group fire ecologist with Jackson Guard, explains how the forests in and around Eglin reservation are “fire dependant” ecosystems, April 17. According to Williams, the forest requires fire every three years to maintain a sustainable habitat for the indigenous wildlife and vegetation. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. The display was part of a walking “eco-tour” on Eglin reservation near White Point in celebration of Eglin’s Earth Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Two towers

Two long leaf pine trees show the scars of fire from the last prescribed burn by Jackson Guard forestry technicians at Whitepoint, an 85-acre recreation area on Choctawahatchee Bay. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. Endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, depend on fire that is typically caused by either lightning strikes or Eglin's resident fire managers to survive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Whitepoint

A barren pine tree reaches out toward the water at Whitepoint, an 85-acre recreation area on Choctawahatchee Bay. Many native plants and animal species depend on Eglin's fire-dependent long-leaf pine ecosystem, 11 of which are federally protected. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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April showers

Storm clouds roll in blanketing the sky over Post’l Point April 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The storm brought a quick, but heavy downpour of rain to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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April showers

Fishermen just keep fishing as a sheet of rain moves toward them at Eglin Air Force Base’s Post’l Point April 5. The rain storm brought a quick, but heavy downpour of rain to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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