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A rare event: Four sea turtle species nest on Eglin’s beach

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 48 clutches of eggs are lain on Eglin property per year from May to August. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A rare event: Four sea turtle species nest on Eglin’s beach

A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Biologist examine the sea turtle nests to confirm the presence of eggs.More than 48 clutches of eggs are lain on Eglin property per year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A rare event: Four sea turtle species nest on Eglin’s beach

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers screen the nest and place stakes around the perimeter with a “Sea Turtle” sign. This is done to protect the nest from predators as well as human disturbance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A rare event: Four sea turtle species nest on Eglin’s beach

A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers look for the alternating comma-shaped marks or other distinct patterns to determine the sea turtle species that nested on the beach. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A safe return

Col. Michael Gantt, the 53rd Wing commander, looks at his family after his final flight as commander of the wing July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gantt leaves the wing for a position with Air Force A5 at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Shot of Flu

Tech. Sgt. Larue Holliday, 96 Air Base Wing staff, receives the flu shot Oct. 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against 2009 H1N1, and two other influenza viruses (an H3N2 virus and an influenza B virus). The active duty vaccine line is scheduled for Oct. 18-22 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 9th Special Operations Squadron auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sachel Seabrook)

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A soldier's salute

A Soldier salutes after presenting an American flag to a colonel during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal memorial ceremony May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Fifteen new names were added to the memorial wall this year. The total, which includes all services, now stands at 269. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A somber tone

A bagpiper performs for a crowd of hundreds prior to the 43rd Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 5, 2012, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was the guest speaker for the event that honored 18 EOD technicians, five of which were Airmen. With the new names added, there are now 287 names inscribed on the memorial wall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A special day

Graduates in the combat control, special reconnaissance and special tactics officer career fields don their berets during a ceremony, May 11, 2023, in Whispering Pines, N.C. The special warfare operators earn their berets after completing the rigorous training pipeline and they honor the beret every day by upholding the high personal and professional standards of the operator community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)

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A star is born

Congratulations to Col. Arnie Bunch, Air Armament Center vice commander, on being selected for promotion to brigadier general. Colonel Bunch will leave Eglin Air Force Base at the end of the month to become the commander and program executive officer of the 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A stars & striped eclipse

A photo of the base flag was taken at the regional point of totality causing a distinct Eclipse-shaped sunburst to appear during the solar eclipse Aug. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A stars & striped eclipse

The base flag flaps across the sun as the solar eclipse begins Aug. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A stars & striped eclipse

A photo of the base flag was taken at the regional point of totality causing Eclipse-shaped sunbursts to appear during the solar eclipse Aug. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A stars & striped eclipse

The American and Pennsylvania Flags flap in the breeze during the solar eclipse Aug. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A step ahead

A specialist steps forward during a Ranger squad demonstration at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s annual open house event, May 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed dive equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo and zodiac boats among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, a down-pilot scenario and others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A sunrise swim

Participants test the waters of Eglin’s Post’l Point before they begin this year’s “My First Tri” triathlon June 18. Almost 350 people of all ages “tried” at the 12th annual event. The triathlon consists of a 200-meter swim, eight-mile bike ride, then a 2.5-mile run. David Shearon finished with the best overall time - 39 minutes 24 seconds. Wendy Ewing had the best time for females with 47 minutes 39 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A tall task

VALPARAISO, Fla. – A worker climbs to the top a cell phone tower Nov. 21, 2008, to place a turkey vulture effigy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and 96th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Management Natural Resources Branch, known as Jackson Guard, had the effigy hung upside down to scare away the nearly 100 vultures that were roosting there. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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A teaching moment

Tech Sgt. Gabriel Pillcurima, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, listens to guidance from a Tactical Combat Casualty Care - Tier 2 instructor during a TCCC - Tier 2 training exercise at Camp Mad Bull, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 10, 2024. TCCC - Tier 2 is a 40-hour course for personnel who may need to deploy in support of combat operations that teaches students how to provide life-saving techniques and provide trauma care in combat situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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A team effort

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., undergoes maintenance at Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, April 11, 2023. More than 210 Airmen and four B-52s recently arrived on the installation in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command BTF missions to offer aircrews the opportunity to familiarize themselves with operating in a joint and coalition environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)

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A toast for the Doolittle Raiders

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Cindy Cole Chal, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, pause before performing the final Doolittle Goblet toast during the Doolittle Raider Goblet Ceremony at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, in Niceville, Fla., April 18, 2022. The Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942 was the first American air raid on the Japanese home islands during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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