Eagles soar

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Col. Michael Guidry, Air Armament Center safety, holds up the Eagles’ trophy after the first game of the 3rd Annual Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament March 4, at the Eglin Fitness Center. The tournament pits Eglin’s chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf and basketball. The Eagles won 3-0 in the best-of-five volleyball match. Their next matchup is a softball game, April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

High spike

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Eagles’ player Col. Kevin McElroy (left), 53rd Electronic Warfare Squadron commander, spikes the ball past a Chiefs player during the first game of the 3rd Annual Chiefs vs. Eagles Multi-Sport Tournament March 4, at the Eglin Fitness Center. The tournament pits Eglin’s chief master sergeants against colonels in volleyball, softball, golf and basketball. The Eagles won 3-0 in the best-of-five volleyball match. Their next matchup is a softball game, April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Drop step, jump

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron player, 7-1, drop steps for a layup through a cluster of 96th Force Support Squadron players, 1-5, during an intramural basketball game at the Eglin Fitness Center, Feb. 25. The 1st SOMXS team came out victorious with a 53-43 win. Playoffs are scheduled to begin March 8, where the top 18 teams will compete in double elimination games to be crowned intramural basketball champions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Dodge this

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A “Clamhammer” member fires a shot at the “Cops” team during a dodge ball tournament at the Eglin Fitness Center, Feb. 19. Nine five-member teams competed to become the dodge ball champs in double-elimination rounds. The Cops team came out victorious beating the “Family First” team twice in the championship match. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Quick kick

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Air Force Research Laboratory team member, Christopher Hergenreter, kicks the ball past a 96th Medical Group opponent during a hard-fought third game of the intramural soccer season, Feb. 17. AFRL came out victorious in the matchup, winning 1-0. Games are played Monday through Thursday, at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Hand tossed

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A member of the Air Force Research Laboratory tosses the ball back into play during an intramural soccer matchup against the 96th Medical Group, Feb. 17. AFRL came out victorious in the matchup, winning 1-0. Games are played Monday through Thursday, at 5:30 and 7 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Chief motivator

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Westermeyer, 96th Air Base Wing and Air Armament Center command chief, motivates a fellow runner during the Resolution 5K, Jan. 8. The event was sponsored by the 96th Force Support Squadron as a way to promote fitness for those whose New Year’s resolution was to get back or stay in shape. Twenty runners braved the 25 degree temperatures and 10 degree wind chill to maintain a resolution or just get some needed exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Stretch run

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Runners race down the final stretch to the finish line during the Resolution 5K, Jan. 8. The event was sponsored by the 96th Force Support Squadron as a way to promote fitness for those whose New Year’s resolution was to get back or stay in shape. Twenty runners braved the 25 degree temperatures and 10 degree wind chill to maintain a resolution or just get some needed exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

One yard to go

Air Force Research Lab team quarterback, Brian Nagel begins the play on the one-yard line prior to scoring their second touchdown of the game during the base championship against the 53rd Wing Dec. 16. AFRL won the game easily 26-6 with sharp passing and a frustrating blitz defense. The AFRL team only had one loss all season. (Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Mission accomplished

Tim Ager, Air Force Research Lab wide receiver holds up the base championship trophy Dec. 16 after his team defeated the 53rd Wing 26-6. Ager contributed two touchdowns and an extra point in the effort. AFRL controlled the game with sharp passing and a frustrating blitz defense. The AFRL team only had one loss all season. (Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Nothing but net

Andrew Scott takes a free-throw shot during the three-point and free-throw shootout at the Eglin fitness center Dec. 4. Andrew came in second at the three-round, free-throw competition out of five other players. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

THREE!

A competitor releases a three-point shot during the three-point and free-throw shootout at the Eglin fitness center Dec. 4. Kris Cannon won the three-round competition over 10 other players. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Civilian/Military Fitness

Airmen and civilians run at their own pace during a 5k. While many focus on military fitness, the health of civilian counterparts is also vitally important. "Civilian utilization of Air Force Fitness programs and opportunities is key to Team Eglin's success. I highly encourage all supervisors to work with their employees and incorporate fitness into their work schedule in accordance with existing programs," said Col. Bruce McClintock, 96 Air Base Wing commander. (Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Joe McFadden)

Backing in

Another team of Airmen used a ‘backward’ tactic in the ‘cardboard crossing’ to achieve one of the fastest time by any team during Wingman Day at Eglin Air Force Base, Nov. 5. Teams had to move from one side of the field to the other by walking on cardboard squares. Teams came up with varying game plans to get their members to the other side without taking their feet off the cardboard. (Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Eglin spirit

An Airman carries the 96th Air Base Wing spirit flag during Eglin’s Wingman Day Nov. 5. Wingman Day was held to enhance personal wellness, increase unit cohesion and the installation community’s ability to care for itself, for one another and to accomplish the mission through activities that promote high-level team functioning and decrease “risk factor” behaviors.

Carry on

Team members from 96th Civil Engineer Group used a unique tactic in the ‘cardboard crossing’ to achieve one of the fastest time by any team during Wingman Day at Eglin Air Force Base, Nov. 5. Teams had to move from one side of the field to the other by walking on cardboard squares. Teams came up with varying game plans to get their members to the other side without taking their feet off the cardboard. (Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

A little to the left

The team leader for AFOTEC Det. 2 directs his team to adjust the balance of the golf ball to secure it on top of a cone. The exercise had team members move a golf ball with strings from one cone to another. Teams had to work together and communicate to keep the ball from dropping. The activity was one part of Eglin Air Force Base’s Wingman Day Nov. 5. (Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Kicking it Kuk Sool style

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Master Sgt. Kevin Schweitzer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, practices defense techniques during a Kuk Sool Won training session at the Eglin Fitness Center here. Kuk Sool encompasses many different “styles” of traditional martial arts and combines kicking, punching, throwing, falling, and joint-locking as well as a myriad of weapons techniques into a dynamic ‘hard-soft’ style, emphasizing speed and fluidity. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

Kicking it Kuk Sool style

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Ryan, 11, and his father, Master Sgt. Kevin Schweitzer, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, master defense techniques during a Kuk Sool Won training session at the Eglin Fitness Center here. Kuk Sool encompasses many different “styles” of traditional martial arts and combines kicking, punching, throwing, falling, and joint-locking as well as a myriad of weapons techniques into a dynamic ‘hard-soft’ style, emphasizing speed and fluidity. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)

AFRL, 96th CEG take 'W' in Over-30 kick-off

EGLIN AIR FORCE ASE, Fla. – Robert Goddard with the 96th Security Forces Squadron jumps for the lay-up during the Over-30 Basketball tournament Oct. 26, against the Air Force Research Lab in the fitness center here. The AFRL team beat the 96th SFS team 37-22 followed by the 96th Civil Engineer Group’s one-point win over the 96th Contracting Squadron. Games are played Monday through Thursday at 11 a.m. and noon in the Eglin Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

308th trump 96th Comm 23-18

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Members from the 96th Communications group (burgundy shirts) and the 308th Armament Systems wing (blue jerseys) reach for a bullet passed into the end zone during an Intramural Flag Football matchup, Oct. 22. The 308th team beat the 96th Comm team 23-18 in a nail-biting contest which came down to the final seconds of the game. Games are played every Tuesday and Thursday at the East Gate track beginning at 5:30 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)

308th trump 96th Comm 23-18

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 96th Communications Group battles against the 308th Armament Systems Wing during an Intramural Flag Football matchup, Oct. 22. The 308th team beat the 96th Comm team 23-18 in a nail-biting contest which came down to the final seconds of the game. Games are played every Tuesday and Thursday at the East Gate track beginning at 5:30 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)

More than 300 run in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Capt. Scott Griffith, Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force, sprints to the finish line during the Breast Cancer Awareness Month 5K Run, Oct. 16. The event was held to raise awareness of the importance for women to self-test and catch the disease in its early stages. More than 300 people participated in the event. Captain Griffith and Paula Piazza, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, were the first male and female to finish the run with a time of 15:58 and 18:54, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)

More than 300 run in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- More than 300 people participated in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month 5K Run, Oct. 16. The event was held to raise awareness of the importance for women to self-test and catch the disease in its early stages. Capt. Scott Griffith, Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force, and Paula Piazza, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, were the first male and female to finish the run with a time of 15:58 and 18:54, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Anthony Jennings)