Above all

Dion Baynard, of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron team, takes a jump shot in the paint during the base intramural championship game against the 96th Force Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 19. FSS defeated the defending champion LRS team 54-45 in a close game. FSS’s explosion of points in the final four minutes sealed the game. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

In & around

Sydney Sullivan, of the 96th Force Support Squadron team, drives to the basket around a 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron defender during the base intramural championship game at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 19. FSS defeated the defending champion LRS team 54-45 in a close game. FSS’s explosion of points in the final four minutes sealed the game. Sullivan had 19 points in the winning effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Into the breach

Almost 30 people rush into the chilly waters of Choctawhatchee Bay during Eglin’s second annual Polar Bear swim, held at Post’l Point, Jan. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Running in the dark

Airmen run as a group around the east gate track Dec. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The track is one of three available to anyone with access to the base. There are also nature trails and cross-country paths scattered throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

SFS team

James Baker, the 96th Security Forces Squadron quarterback, takes the snap at the goal line during the base intramural flag football championship game against the Air Armament Center Dec. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. SFS beat the Air Armament Center team 19-14 to claim the title. It had been three years since they’d been the champs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

AAC team

Brian Nagle, the Air Armament Center quarterback, scrambles by a 96th Security Forces Squadron defender during the base intramural flag football championship game Dec. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. SFS beat the Air Armament Center team 19-14 to claim the title. It had been three years since they’d been the champs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)