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Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Kehl, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department deputy fire chief, poses for a photo in his office at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 11, 2019. Kehl was awarded the title of one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2019 for his superior performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)


Inner Fire: Nellis firefighter finds his strength, earns 12 OAY

Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Kehl, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department deputy fire chief, poses for a photo in his office at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 11, 2019. Kehl was awarded the title of one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2019 for his superior performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)

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Emily Brown, wildlife biologist with Colorado State University holds a Great Basin collared lizard on the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. The wildlife biologists partner with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron to document and conserve wildlife at the range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
Steve Stocking, lead herpetologist with Colorado State University, documents the GPS coordinates for a rattlesnake on the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. The coordinates are used for the wildlife biologists to be able to find the reptiles and their dens when they go back to the sites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
An adult Great Basin Rattlesnake coils in the rocks on a hillside at the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. According to Colorado State University herpetologists, rattlesnake bites are often as a warning and rarely fatal. Their venom is used to subdue their prey, not used as a defense mechanism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
Steve Stocking, lead herpetologist with Colorado State University, scans the hillside for rattlesnakes on the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. Stocking partners with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron to conduct reptile surveys at known rattlesnake den sites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
A gopher snake slithers through gravel on the Nellis Test and Training Range, Nevada, Oct. 17, 2019. Adult gopher snakes can reach up to about six feet long. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Tabatha McCarthy)
Airman 1st Class Bonifacio Garcia, a tactical aircraft maintainer assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), prepares an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet for its flight back to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., at the conclusion of Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. The 757th AMXS participated in Combat Archer to test new software on their aircraft and evaluate their performances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
Senior Airman Caleb Crook, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assists an aircraft launch during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. The F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
Two tactical aircraft maintainers assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), walk along the flightline during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. The F-16 Fight Falcon fighter jets from the 157th FS’s integration acted as alert aircraft and simulated an alert scramble replicating a homeland defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., remains parked on the flightline during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. Combat Archer is the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air live fire missile employment exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
Airman assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, preform a foreign-object damage (FOD) walk during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. FOD walks are designed to retrieve trash, rocks or other loose objects that pose a hazard to running aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., remains parked on the flightline during Combat Archer 19-12 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 24, 2019. Combat Archer is part of the 53rd Wing’s Weapons System Evaluation Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)