Cued for Lighthouse opening

Airman 1st Class Eric Lewis, 96th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, cues up a game of pool while watching the NFL Super Bowl Feb. 6. The football match drew 37 dorm residents to Eglin's new Airmen Center called "Lighthouse" located in Dorm 18 D's third floor. Entrance for the facility is accessible from the Airmen Leadership School's parking lot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy Cuttita)

Click

Maj. Steven Dennis, team captain for the Air Force Action shooting team, empties a clip at the recent Area 6 championship competition in Convington, Ga., April 17. Major Dennis, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, ranked second-highest military shooter with more than 71 percent in the limited division. (Courtesy photo by Paul Erhardt.)

Snow dreams

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - A father looks at snowboards for his family during the base annual yard sale March 27. Hundreds of shoppers and around 60 vendors came out to look for good deals. Families brought old items along with crafts to sell at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Clothing line

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Women look over clothes laid across many tables to find a bargain at the base's annual yard sale March 27. Hundreds of shoppers and around 60 vendors came to to look for good deals. Families brought old items along with crafts to sell at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2d Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Cherry

Tech. Sgt. Wayne Berry, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares to mount his bike that won the best bike competition, March 12 at Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day. Despite threatening skies, the event brought out approximately 220 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. The safety day came at a critical time for Eglin with spring break approaching and a recent active-duty death involving a motorcycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Wild rider

Master Sgt. Ben Ernst, 33rd Fighter Wing, waits for his turn on the riding competition March 12 at Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day. Despite threatening skies, the event brought out approximately 220 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. The safety day came at a critical time for Eglin with spring break approaching and a recent active-duty death involving a motorcycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Video-moto

Staff Sgt. Jason Williams, 96th Communications Group, tries the interactive motorcycle simulator after the briefing and discussion portion of Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day. Despite threatening skies, the event brought out approximately 220 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. The safety day came at a critical time for Eglin with spring break approaching and a recent active-duty death involving a motorcycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Orange blossom

Tech. Sgt. Mike Hall, 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, watches the bikers maneuver through the riding course March 12 at Team Eglin's third annual Motorcycle Safety Day. Despite threatening skies, the event brought out approximately 220 riders to participate in safety discussions, riding skills competition and group ride. The safety day came at a critical time for Eglin with spring break approaching and a recent active-duty death involving a motorcycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Blues singing

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The United States Air Force Academy Catholic Cadet Choir practices their concert before sharing their music with Eglin Jan. 30, 31. The choir travels occasionally to communities on or around military bases and relies on military airlift for their trips. Gary De Kler directs the choir with Col. Paul Pirog as the officer in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Blues singing

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The United States Air Force Academy Catholic Cadet Choir visited Eglin to share their music Jan. 30,31. Pookie the bear, featured here is the choir's mascot and accompanies the all-volunteer choir on every trip. Pookie has traveled as far as Korea with the choir. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Perfection

Donna Brown, 40th Flight Test Squadron, bowled the first perfect 300 game by a woman at the bowling center here. She then repeated the feat again two weeks later. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary.)

Giving children Christmas

Aubree and Cecelia Voth talk about the gifts they will purchase for the Give a Child a Christmas program at Eglin's base exchange. The program, sponsored by the base Company Grade Officers' Council, provides gifts for local families in need of a little extra support over the holidays, many of whom belong to Team Eglin. To contribute to this program, stop by a giving tree prior to Dec. 4. Each ornament lists a desired present a specific child would like to receive. Pick an ornament, buy the item and turn in the unwrapped gift to the collection point at the BX or the hospital with the ornament attached. All gifts will be stored until "Santa" delivers them Dec. 5 during a Team Eglin event for the children here. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

Week of AF family

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Nevaeh Shatel-Wallace, 6, gets a blue butterfly painted on her cheek comlpiments of volunteer artist Bon Zegouros, Eglin School Age Program assistant, during the center's Fall Fest Nov. 6. Partcipants were treated to cotton candy, face painting, pie throwing and other activities with their parents during the Air Force Family Week event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy Cuttita)

Headliner recognizes Rangers

Niceville, Fla. -- Rangers from the 6th Ranger Training Battalion join Billy Ray Cyrus on stage during the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival Oct. 18. The Rangers have staffed a tent at the festival that displays reptiles for the past 20 years. (Courtesy photo)

Shrimp Boil

Airmen 1st Class Adam Huey, 96th Medical Support Squadron and Neil Johnson, 96th Communications Squadron go through the line during a dorm resident shrimp boil sponsored by the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Sept. 25 here. More than 150 Airmen took part in the event aimed at showing appreciation to Eglin’s most junior members.(Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Shrimp Boil

First sergeants, commanders and community members spent time with Eglin’s dorm residents during a shrimp boil held by the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Sept. 25. The shrimp boil, attended by approximately 150 Airmen, was to show appreciation for Eglin’s most junior members. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Dancing Star

Capt. John J. Scheuren and his partner, Georgia Ambarian, perform a dramatic overhead lift in the U.S. National Open and Pro/Am Championships Sept. 12 in Orlando, Fla. Captain Scheuren, a two-time dance champion, reclaimed his title in the cabaret category, after taking second place last year. Formerly stationed at Eglin AFB with the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, Captain Scheuren is an analyst with the Joint Test and Evaluation Program Office in Suffolk, Va.

CFC Tour

Patricia Looze, main chef at Children in Crisis, prepares fried chicken as part of the evening meal for the residents of the facility. Key workers for the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign visited local charities who are seeking donations during the campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Leslie Brown)

Forehand

David Budenstein, the number one ranked table tennis player in the area, returns a volley during a table-tennis game Aug. 22 at the Hedrick Recreation Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The Fort Walton Beach Table Tennis Club was created by Dennis Rackard 10 years ago at the NCO club at Eglin. It has branched out and now has spproximately 20 members who play twice weekly. U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk.)

Eglin Intramural Golf

Randy Anderson, AFRL intramural golf team member, putts during the championship game Aug. 19 at the Eglin Golf Course. The AFRL team beat the 919th Special Operations Wing team on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. AFRL has won the championship four of the last five years. (Photo/2nd Lt. Andrew Caulk)

red, white and blue

Staff Sgt. Elvan Rowe, III, 53rd Computer Systems Squadron system support adminstrator, gets interviewed by Lisa Captain, a DJ with 105.5 The Wolf radio, during the Red, White and Blue celebration in Destin, Fla., July 30.

New playgrounds ready for summer fun

Army Capt. Corbin Copeland pushes his children Kaylee and Justin on the swings at the new playground on Chinquapin Drive. Three new playgrounds are now open for children living in base housing. (USAF photo/Lois Walsh)

Winged runner

2nd Lt. Ilea Eskildsen, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, sprints to the finish during Eglin's Gate-2-Gate run May 25. She finished first in the women's division in 27 minutes 24 seconds - a full minute ahead of her closest competition. Lieutenant Eskildsen has a goal of competing in a distance running category in the Olympics someday. (Courtesy photo by Anna Hallex.)

Winged runner

2nd Lt. Ilea Eskildsen, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, catches her breath after completing Eglin's Gate-2-Gate run May 25. She finished first in the women's division in 27 minutes 24 seconds - a full minute ahead of her closest competition. Lieutenant Eskildsen has a goal of competing in a distance running category in the Olympics someday. (Courtesy photo by Devon Ravine.)