A CV-22 Osprey, flown by the 8th Special Operations Squadron, hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, March 6, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
Tech. Sgt. Paul Ruhbusch, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, scans the area during a targeting acquisition scenario at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The exercise, along with an improvised explosive device dete More
Maj. Olivia Elliott, of the 40th Flight Test Squadron, completes preflight checks of her A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a test mission Jan. 10, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Her mission was to wrap up flight test More
Lt. Col. Benjamin Bishop, the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron director of operations, adjusts his helmet before his first sortie in an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 6. Bishop is amo More
The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from its intended target. The 2.75 diameter, 35-pound, laser-gu More
Newly-retired Col. Ed Seeliger, the former 919th Medical Squadron commander, checks out the view from an MC-130E Combat Talon I during its final sortie before it's retired as well. Seeliger spent 30 years in th More
Doolittle Raiders, Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, salute during the National Anthem at the 33rd Fighter Wing hangar dedication in honor of Saylor April 17, at Eglin Air Force More
The lightweight, mobile 30 mm ammunition round linker and de-linker sit ready for delivery to Air Force Special Operations Command. The linker connects rounds to MK-15 links using a hand crank or a conventional More
The Eglin Honor Guard waits to bring in the colors at the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid fa More
Brian Easterling, a 96th Test Wing firefighter, extracts an injured pilot from an F-35 Lightning II during a major accident response exercise May 9. This was the first MARE involving the Air Force’s newest figh More
Spc. Craig Davis, of the 1305th Survey and Design Unit, drives a stake into the ground to mark the boundary of the road widening along Range Road 219 July 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Army unit deployed More
An Army UH-60 Black Hawk approaches Northrop Grumman personnel who are recording the various sounds emitted by the helicopter during Acoustic Week Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Black Hawk passed over More
A Marine F-35B Lightning II takes off from the Eglin Air Force Base runway for a local sortie. The 33rd Fighter Wing's integrated training center for the joint strike fighter hosts squadrons for Air Force, Navy More
Lt. Cdr. Chris Tabert pilots the first F-35C Lightning II flight at Eglin Air Force Base Aug. 14. Before arriving to U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 101 in February, he served as a test pilot for the More
Chief Petty Officer Ben DeWitt, of the Strike Fighter Squadron-101, monitors pre-flight checks prior to an F-35C Lightning II sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Sailors, along with airmen and Marines work dir More
Maintainers from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attach the fuel hose to an F-35A Lightning II during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines More
Tech. Sgt. Jamal Smith, of the 33rd Maintenance Group, secures a warhead to the front of a guided-bomb-unit 12 before it’s attached to an F-35A Lightning II Aug. 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This marked the More
Eglin Air Force Base firefighters attach ribbons with the names of the 343 firefighters killed Sept. 11, 2001, before ascending to the top of the 11-story air traffic control tower Sept. 11. When each name was More
Military members and civilians walk by the F-35 academic training center during the Fallen Defender Ruck March Sept. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 200 people came out to walk or run the four-mile t More
Staff Sgts. Matthew Krause and Juan Barnes, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, advance into position during a demonstration exercise Oct. 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 1,500 active du More
Fitness expert Tony Horton demonstrates the next exercise during a 90-minute workout session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 16. The workout was part of Horton's day-long visit at Eglin. Horton also visited More
A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter lifts off from the runway during the first short take-off and vertical landing mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 25. The milestone training mission was flown by Maj More
An F-15 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron takes off for a training sortie from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 40th FTS is responsible for developmental flight testing for F-15s, F-16s and A-10s for the 96th T More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Quick, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, leads a group of riders through a series of cones during an ATV training class Oct. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 20 Airmen More
The American flag flies below a giant solar halo in the sky over Building 1 in the early afternoon Nov. 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The optical phenomenon is caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. (U.S. More
Members of the Crestview Police Department SWAT team move past the bodies of simulated victims to clear the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal building during an active shooter exercise on Eglin Air Force More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, executes a strafing run during a training mission on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range Dec. 10. The pilot also fired the 30mm cannon on multiple d More
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, and Lt. Col. Matt Renbarger, the 58th Fighter Squadron commander, receive their preflight briefing Dec. 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vijge became th More
A Lockheed Martin maintainer pulls the chocks from a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The RNLAF completed their first joint strike fighter flying so More
Master Sgt. George Griffin, 33rd Maintenance Squadron, meets Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, after an All Call at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 27. The general and his wi More
Tech. Sgt. Enoch Williams, of the 96th Security Forces Squadron, communicates his findings upon reaching the floor where shots were fired during an active shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 4. More
Senior Airman Thomas Schultz, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, directs the weapons loader to lift the Guided Bomb Unit-12 up onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the annual weapons load crew of th More
Airman 1st Class Andrew McCamish, a maintainer with the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, checks out a weapon attached to an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a morning Weapon System Evaluation Program sortie at More
Master Sgt. Gabriel Lausen, of the 33rd Fighter Wing, briefs Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James on the F-35A Lightning II’s stealth coating Feb. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. James’ visit focused p More
A 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer moves his tool box after his aircraft had taxied for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 19. The A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., partici More
Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, hovers over the runway in a Marine F-35B Lightning II during the first short take-off and vertical landing sortie by a United Kingdom pilot at Eglin Air Forc More
A 33rd Fighter Wing pilot brings in an F-35A Lightning II for refueling after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood, the program executive officer missiles and space, receives some pre-fire FIM-92 Stinger training from Jerry Haney, of Raytheon Missile Systems, during testing March 14 at Eglin Air For More
Master Sgt. Michael Pate, a reservist from the 446th Security Forces Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., serves a flightline security while others complete their tasks during a Joint Defense Operations C More
A C-145 Skytruck waits for its next mission while another Skytruck lifts off from the runway at Duke Field Fla. The Aviation Foreign Internal Defense and Skytruck mission is a joint active-duty and reserve Air More
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno comforts Audrey Baker, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Baker, during the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight More
Staff Sgt. Corey Kleindienst, the 96th Fuels Flight, activates the fuel pump to receive the Jet-A fuel from the trucks May 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The fuel is stored in the 1.1 million gallon tanks on t More
Staff Sgt. Mark Freeman, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, refuels an Air Force F-35A Lightning II while an international-partner joint strike fighter takes off in the distance at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
Airmen 1st Class Andrea Dalton and Yenliang Lin, of the 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron, train on the Hyster lifter at the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's supply warehouse May 15 on Eglin Air Force Base, More
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Zastrow, of the 96th Medical Group, deadlifts more than 400 pounds as part of his training regime for the Air Force wrestling team May 16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33-year-old bioenvi More
Staff Sgt. Patric Thompson, of the 96th Communications Squadron’s voice network systems, troubleshoots a base telephone line while Tech. Sgt. Greg Gustafson, examines a bundle of cabling lines June 6 at Eglin A More
Airman 1st Class Nick Fazio, with the Network Operations, verifies the status and configuration of the 96th Communications Squadron’s data center equipment at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 9. Approximately More
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, the Armament Directorate program executive officer, upon arriving to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 9. Hagel visited the base to tour the 33rd Fig More
A 33rd Fighter Wing pilot exits an F-35A Lightning II as a 919th Special Operations Wing C-145 begins a take-off roll at Duke Field, Fla., Aug. 6. The joint strike fighter’s first visit to the reserve base was More
Staff Sgt. Todd Bedo, 33rd Fighter Wing, moves in to chock the wheels of an F-35A Lightning II after its first landing at Duke Field, Fla. The aircraft was there participating in a joint multi-wing major accid More
Gen. Michael Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, receives a briefing from Lt. Col. Ben Wysack, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, and Maj. John Easton, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, about the 53rd Wing’s More
Henry Isaacs, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to paint the hood of a truck Aug. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Repainting vehicle parts highly affected by the sun and weather is part of 96th LRS’s More
Sgt. 1st Class Travis Ellis, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, crosses the river using a rope to reach a memorial on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the four fallen Rangers who lost their lives Feb. 16, 1995. Mor More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, moves underneath the F-35A Lightning II during preflight checks prior to a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is More
Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, performs a preflight inspection of his F-35A Lightning II with Tech. Sgt. James McCallen, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prior to his final More
Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors F-35A Lightning II preflight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of t More
Senior Airman Travis Barry, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II for a hot pit refueling session on the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flightline while two other F-35s soar in the More
A Marine F-35B Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 rolls by the 33rd Fighter Wing hot pit refueling area as two F-35As receive fuel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 va More
A 33rd Maintenance Group Airman marshals out an F-35A Lightning II for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air Force’s joint strike fighte More
A 96th Test Wing firefighter prepared to disengage the barrier from the F-15 Eagle after a barrier engagement test at Duke Field Oct. 23. The 96th TW provides support services to the Duke Field runway. (U.S. Ai More
Maj. Christopher Wee, Operation Flight Program Combined Test Force, settles into his F-15 Eagle prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The OFPCTF Airmen fly test missions exclusively in various More
A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-15 Eagle soars after completing a fly by on the Duke Field runway during a morning sortie. The 40th FTS Airmen fly operational test missions in the F-16, F-15 and A-10. The 40th FT More
Maj. Christopher Wee, Operation Flight Program Combined Test Force, adjusts his helmet prior to his morning F-15 Eagle sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The OFPCTF Airmen fly test missions exclusively in var More
A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-15 Eagle taxis down the flightline at Duke Field during a morning sortie. The 40th FTS Airmen fly operational test missions in the F-16, F-15 and A-10. The 40th FTS is a squadron i More
An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15 Eagle lifts off from the Eglin Air Force Base runway for a morning sortie. The 85th TES Airmen fly operational test missions in the F-16 and F-15. The 85th TES is a squ More
A 96th Test Wing F-15 Eagle crew chief performs preflight checks on his aircraft prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th Maintenance Group performs all the maintenance on the 96th TW an More
A 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in the anechoic chamber after completion of the initial round of testing simulations on the new M-7 software upgrade Oct. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
A 96th Test Wing transportation alert vehicle leads a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy from Joint Base San Antonio with passengers and equipment to a parking area on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The reserve aircrew More
Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander, watches the funeral ceremony at the honor guard graduation Dec. 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 12 new Airmen graduated from the 80-plus-hour More
Airman 1st Class Giovan Buffalini-Balla and Senior Airman Christopher Mann, from 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, place their tools back into the tool box and the end of the 96th Maintenance Group’s quar More
Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight check on his F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is re More
Jose Vega, a contractor with PAE, scrubs down the side of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a morning wash at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. PAE maintains the 96th Test Wing wash rack and also supports armament, engin More
William Kelly, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs preflight checks on the 413th Flight Test Squadron’s UH-1 Huey at Duke Field, Fla. Civilian employees provide maintenance for the 413th’s helo test mi More
Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, lifts weights at the fitness center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. In November, the Airman became the youngest professional bodybuilder on the cir More
An F-35 endures freezing temperatures in the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 27. The joint strike fighter has undergone four months of climate testing in the l More
Joshua Matticks, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, performs a lunging walk during the first day of an introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 13. The DOD’s More
Timothy Babb, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, backstrokes during the first day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 18. The five-day training camp for the Air Force’ More
Air Force Wounded Warrior athletes ride along a tree covered road during the third day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20. The five-day training camp for the Air Forc More
Craig Zaleski, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, prepares to launch his throw at a shot put practice during the fourth day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 21. The More
Maj. Joe McGill, a flyer for the 40th Flight Test Squadron, performs checks on the bombs attached to the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a morning takeoff from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 19. The ai More
Baltimore Ravens’ wide receiver, Steve Smith, gets his “jersey” signed by a player during the two-day children’s football camp June 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Smith was the professional coach at the camp More
Equipment from the 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron sits ready for use during a break in the action of the squadron’s annual training at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Aug. 3. More than 20 Airmen went o More
Staff Sgt. Leland Hastings, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, monitors the Raven-B, a four-by-four foot unmanned aerial system, through a laptop computer at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Aug. 4. The 91 More
The 96th Security Forces Squadron boat moves through the water toward Ben’s Lake Marina during a patrol around the base’s shoreline Aug. 25, 2015, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Recently, a group of defenders b More
Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, the 96th Test Wing commander, presents a boutique of flowers to his mother, Judy, during his promotion ceremony Sept. 2, 2015, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. During the ceremony, h More
A contracted maintainer marshals in a C-146 Wolfhound after a sortie at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919t More
Senior Airman Francisco Perez Castillo, 96th Maintenance Group, comes up for air while swimming the breaststroke March 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 26-year-old Airman was recently inducted into the Pon More
A modified MC-130J is pulled to its parking spot by an aircraft tow vehicle at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The test aircraft has been fitted with vertical fins on each wing, called winglets. The 413th Flight Te More
Tech, Sgt. Christopher Ferrell, Warrior Games team co-captain, shares his story with the Warrior CARE attendees and Warrior Games athletes at the opening ceremony of the two events April 4 at Eglin Air Force Ba More
Heather Carter, a Warrior Care attendee, uses a hand-pedaled bike during a morning cycling session at the adaptive sports camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 6. The base hosts the week-long Wound Warrior More
Jennifer Bauer, a Warrior Games athlete, ties her running shoe during a morning track and field session at the Air Force team’s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 7. The base-hosted, week-long W More
A runner sprints through a cloud of red dust during the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Color Run at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 29. Approximately 300 runners turned out to add a little color to t More
Another Soldier’s name is unveiled at the 47th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Service at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7. Names of recent fallen and past EOD More
The 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s resident snake handlers show the fangs of a poisonous snake to the crowd during the snake show demonstration at the Rangers’ Open House event May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, F More
An honor guard member salutes before taking his shotgun during the Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony May 16 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The ceremony was to honor fallen police officers from the previous year by More
The “bad guy” is about to be attacked by Rex and Arko, two 96th Security Forces Squadron military working dogs, during a demonstration for Eglin Elementary School kids May 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The More
Master Sgt. Antone Scott, 96th Maintenance Group, has his new stripe put on by his son and his twin brother, Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Scott, during his promotion ceremony May 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Antone’s More
Senior Airman Terrence Ruffin, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, strains for an extra rep on a weight machine at the fitness center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Ruffin, currently the youngest professional body More
Airmen carry in a simulated victim into the wash tent during a decontamination procedures exercise at the Hospital Sept. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th Medical Group Airmen worked quickly to erect a More