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Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron transport a medical manikin at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. For the first time, MacDill’s EOD team joined forces with the Joint Communication Support Element, 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and 5th General Support Aviation Battalion from Clearwater, Fla., during its semiannual EOD training exercise to certify members for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)
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Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Sweeney, NCOIC of explosive ordnance disposal operations assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a rangefinder during a training exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. The EOD flight learned improvised explosive device detection and disposal training, troop leading procedures, reaction-to-fire combat engagement drills, and tactical combat care from joint, total force experts in a simulated combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)
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Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Sweeney, NCOIC of explosive ordnance disposal operations assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, probes for a simulated improvised explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. Sweeney investigated the ground after using a mine detector that picked up a foreign metallic signature during a joint, total force training exercise preparing members for combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)
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Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron ruck march five miles at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. MacDill’s EOD technicians also trained in reaction-to-fire combat drills, tactical combat care, troop leading procedures and detection and disposal of improvised explosive devices to prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)
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Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe White, an explosive ordnance disposal team leader assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, reacts to a simulated close ambush at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. The EOD team used skills learned from troop leading procedures and reaction-to-fire combat engagement drills to neutralize a threat as a part of a joint, total force training exercise that certified multiple career fields in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)
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6th SFS Change of Command

Col. Patrick Miller, left, commander of the 6th Mission Support Group, salutes Lt. Col. Robert Moore, right, incoming commander of the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), during a change of command ceremony, June 28, 2018 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The ceremony marked the beginning of Moore’s tenure as the 6th SFS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon L. Fowler Jr.)
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6 CPTS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. April Vogel, the 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, Lt. Col. Jason Williams, incoming commander for the 6th Comptroller Squadron (CPTS) and Lt. Col. Allan Copeland, outgoing 6th CPTS commander, stand at attention during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base Fla., June 28, 2018. This ceremony marked the beginning of Williams’ tenure as the 6th CPTS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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6 CPTS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Williams (center), incoming commander for the 6th Comptroller Squadron (CPTS), gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base Fla., June 28, 2018. This ceremony marked the beginning of Williams’ tenure as the 6th CPTS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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Years of dedication pays off: Two MacDill Airmen accepted into NECP

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jan Nirza, a public health technician with the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, hugs his commander after being told he was accepted into the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Nirza was among the 40 percent of applicants accepted into NECP and will begin his nursing program in the Fall at the University of West Florida, Pensacola. (Courtesy Photo)
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Years of dedication pays off: Two MacDill Airmen accepted into NECP

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jan Nirza, a public health technician, and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Drake, an aerospace medical technician with the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, pose for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 26, 2018. Nirza and Drake are among 40 percent of applicants who were accepted into the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program. Nirza will begin his nursing program at the University of West Florida, Pensacola, and Drake will be attending the University of South Florida, Tampa starting in the Fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 93rd Fighter Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, fly in a Missing Man Formation during a full military honors funeral for U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, was shot down during a reconnaissance mission in 1966 over Vietnam and declared missing in action until his remains were discovered 52 years later during an excavation in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Krystie Martinez)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Maggie Stewart-Greenhill, one of four daughters to U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, grips an American flag presented to her during a military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. Her father’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action. His remains were recovered by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during an excavation in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Bill Stewart, youngest son of U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, hugs a Veteran during his father’s military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. Stewart was 6-years-old when his dad volunteered to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission over Vietnam. His father’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during an excavation in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, flew 70 combat missions during World War II and continued to serve into the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were discovered 52 years later during an excavation in April 2018. (Photo Courtesy the Stewart family)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart’s decorations are presented to guests of his funeral mass at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission, Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered during an excavation in April 2018 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Marnie Stewart, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, hugs the American flag that draped her husband’s casket during a military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission, Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during an excavation in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

MacDill Air Force Base Honor Guard carries the casket of U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, during a military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission, Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during an excavation in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Marnie Stewart, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, takes a moment of silence during a military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission, Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered during an excavation in April 2018 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Jim Stewart, oldest son of U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War, hugs an American flag presented to him during a military honors service at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. Stewart was 16 when his dad volunteered to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission over Vietnam. His father’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered during an excavation in April 2018 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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M.I.A. Colonel returns to Florida from Vietnam

Veterans stand during a military honors service for U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II aircraft pilot during the Vietnam War at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Winter Haven, Fla., June 18, 2018. After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission, Stewart’s aircraft was shot down in 1966 over Vietnam and was declared missing in action until his remains were recovered during an excavation in April 2018 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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