A day at the port

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Airman 1st Class John Wiggins, a 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight transportation specialist, secures chains on a cargo pallet. Airman Wiggins is deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Terri Barriere)

Happy Holidays

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. David Ulbrick (left), Staff Sgts. Jody Lucas, Jerry Fruth and Joshua Hallmark (not pictured), 796th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen, designed and built this holiday ferris wheel, earning first place in the 2007 Team Eglin Organization Holiday Greeting Card Competition. Members from the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron earned second place, third place went to the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron and the 96th Communications Squadron earned an Honorable Mention. The entries were judged by representatives from JOBSPLUS Veterans Services, the American Red Cross and the Airman & Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Cookies for a Cause

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Russell Handy, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, assists volunteers in bagging cookie donations for the Team Eglin Cookie Caper 2007 event Dec. 17. The Cookie Caper goal was to collect 1,001 dozen cookies for the event. They exceeded their expectations and handed out 1,633 dozen or 19,596 cookies to Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Cookies for a Cause

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Air Armament Center commander, assists volunteers in bagging cookies Dec. 17 for the Team Eglin Cookie Caper 2007 event. The Cookie Caper goal was to collect 1,001 dozen cookies for the event. They exceeded their expectations and handed out 1,633 dozen, or 19,596 cookies, to Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball)

Fuel spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. Jesse Terry, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels and environmental flight, helps Tech. Sgt. Shawn Taylor, 719th Maintenance Squadron unit environmental coordinator, get into a life jacket. They also put on air tanks as part of the decotamination team. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. Ron Evensons, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCOIC bulk fuel storage, helps U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 3rd Class Devin Horoszewski, Delaware Bay, Pa., pull in the section of boom deployed everytime a barge is transfering fuel to Eglin's bulk storage tanks Dec. 14. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard MArine Science Technician 2nd Class Paul Roberts, operations officer, coordinates the deployment of boom with boats on the water during a fuel spill exercise Dec. 14 at Weekly Bayou. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Justin Shackleford, Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., pulls boom up the banks across from Eglin's bulk fuel storage facility on Weekly Bayou Dec. 14. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Jesse Duane, Barnegat Light, N.J., pulls boom out of a trailer as a boat drags it into the water Dec. 14 to be deployed into Weekly Bayou during a fuel spill exercise. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Jesse Duane, Barnegat Light, N.J., attaches two sections of boom together Dec. 14 to be deployed into Weekly Bayou during a fuel spill exercise. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin's southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 1st Class Jay Matullonis and MST3 Joe O'Brien wait for the signal to climb into a row boat to take readings of the fuel spill during the exercise Dec. 14 at Weekly Bayou. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Oil spill exercise

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A boat waits to get past the boom stretched across Weekly Bayou Dec. 14 during a fuel spill exercise. The environment along the shores of Eglin are a major concern in the event of a fuel spill. The Air Force and Coast Guard deployed more than 6,500 feet of boom during a week-long training exercise familiarizing them with the processes and equipment needed to clean up fuel spilled into the waters bordering Eglin?s southern edge. Eglin has a water front bulk fuel storage facility that receives a barge of more than one million gallons of jet fuel every eight to 10 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)