EGLIN AFB -- Senior Airman William Schierer, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron Life Support specialist, assists Jyldyz Santamaria with the harness she wore during an F-16 taxi ride May 11 as part of the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day. Mrs. Santamaria is the spouse of Master Sgt. Anthony Santamaria of the 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron. She joined more than 70 other 53d spouses during a day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses also visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
EGLIN AFB -- Kennith Osborne, Test and Evaluation specialist with the Colsa Corporation within the 780th Test Squadron, shows spouses what the 30mm bullet for the A-10 gun looks like during the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day, May 11. More than 70 spouses participated in the day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses also visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
EGLIN AFB – Staff Sgt. Jacob Bedford, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron, keeps a close eye on a jamming POD as he and a team from the 16 EWS demonstrates loading the POD under a wing of an F-16 during the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day, May 11. More than 70 spouses turned out for the day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
EGLIN AFB – Col. Ken Wilsbach, 53d Wing commander, visited with some of the spouses during the lunch break of the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day. More than 70 spouses turned out for the day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
EGLIN AFB – Major Todd Lafortune, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, demonstrates how to climb into an F-16 cockpit and then descrided to 53d spouses what they will experience during their taxi ride as part of the 53d Wing 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day, May 11. More than 70 spouses turned out for the day that was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
EGLIN AFB -- More than 70 wing spouses gathered in front of the F-22 display outside the 53d Wing headquarters May 11. The spouses took part in the wing’s 2007 Spouses’ Appreciation Day. The day was geared to give spouses a chance to experience the 53d Wing’s mission and a special behind-the-scenes VIP tour, designed especially for them. The jampacked itinerary gave them a glimpse of what the unit does in the warm Florida sun as well as “chilling out” at temparatures well below freezing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Lab. Wing spouses also visited the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron to get a first hand look at the wing’s jets. To include experiencing the firepower of the A-10’s gun, flightline taxi rides in an F-16 and an F-15E and opportunities to fly the F-15C simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)