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Atlanta Falcons visit with airmen at Eglin [PICTORIAL]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., — Four players with the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons visited with airmen and youngsters last week at Eglin Air Force Base.

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NFL players Kyle Pitts, Feleipe Franks, Frank Darby, and Richie Grant visited Eglin on June 10 in a USO community outreach visit.

We hope you enjoy these photos of the Falcons’ visit to Eglin:

Atlanta Falcon member, Frank Darby (right), passes an autographed football to a 96th Civil Engineer Group member June 10 during a USO community outreach visit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members received an EOD and a security forces mission immersion brief. They also had an opportunity to don a bomb suit and participate in bite training with a military working dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

 

Atlanta Falcon member Frank Darby high-fives military children June 10 during a USO community outreach visit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members received mission immersion briefs throughout the visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

 

 

Members of the Atlanta Falcons football team signed autographs in Hangar 102 June 10 during a USO community outreach visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members received a maintenance group immersion brief and met with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

 

96th Civil Engineer Group members from the EOD flight talk with Atlanta Falcons member, Kyle Pitts, June 10 during a USO community outreach visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members received an EOD and a security forces mission immersion brief. They also had an opportunity to don a bomb suit and participate in bite training with a military working dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

 

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Kyle Pitts and Feleipe Franks, members of the Atlanta Falcons football team pose for a photo with Senior Airman Christian Childers, 96th Communications Squadron, on June 10 during a USO community outreach visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members ate lunch with Team Eglin and received immersion briefs throughout the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

 

Senior Airman Mathieu Sepulveda, 96th Civil Engineer Group, briefs Atlanta Falcon members, Kyle Pitts and Richie Grant on June 10 during a USO community outreach visit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The AF members received an EOD and a security forces mission immersion brief. They also had an opportunity to don a bomb suit and participate in bite training with a military working dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
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