Fisher House brings home front to wounded GIs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Team Eglin Honor Guard presents the colors during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Emerald Coast Fisher House here. There are currently 40 Fisher Houses worldwide and they provide a home-away-from-home for the families of servicemembers while loved ones are receiving medical treatment at military and Veteran Affairs facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Fisher House brings home front to the wounded GIs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- (Left to right) Trecia Chedister, Emerald Coast Fisher House founding member; Tom Rice, Emerald Coast Fisher House board member; David Coker. President of the Fisher House Foundation; Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, Air Armament Center commander and the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons; Congressman Jeff Miller; Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander; Robin Baily, 96th Air Base Wing Director of Staff; and Col. Tama Van Decar, 96th Medical Group commander; shoveled the first bit of earth during the groundbreaking of the Emerald Coast Fisher House. There are currently 40 Fisher Houses worldwide. Fisher Houses provide a home-away-from-home for the families of servicemembers while loved ones are receiving medical treatment at military and Veteran Affairs facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary)

Eglin Explorations

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- King Molder, McKinley Climatic Laboratory test engineer, speaks with a group of Airmen from the Eglin Junior Force Council during a tour of the lab during extreme cold testing on a C-130 Hercules. The group of EJFC members took advantage of an opportunity to explore the lab while the temperatures were at -40 degrees Fahrenheit, as part of a program "Eglin Exploration." The program is a hands-on exploration of other missions on base designed for the junior force members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Cookie Capers bag baked goods

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Volunteers from the Air Force Enlisted Village came to ensure Airmen received a sweet surprise Dec. 10, when the Cookie Capers distributed thousands of cookies to those celebrating the holidays away from home. (US Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

Cookie Capers bag baked goods

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airmen received a sweet surprise Dec. 10, after the Cookie Capers distributed thousands of cookies to those celebrating the holidays away from home. (US Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

Chief replaces Santa's helper as Cookie Caper

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Chief Master Sgt. Troy Engholm, 96th Air Base Wing command chief, hangs a decorated holiday bag, full of cookies, on the doorknob of an unsuspecting Airmen living in the dorms here. Airmen received a sweet surprise Dec. 10, after the Cookie Capers distributed thousands of cookies to those celebrating the holidays away from home. (US Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)