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Polar Bear Plunge

A large group of people exit the chilly waters of Choctawhatchee Bay in a hurry during Eglin’s annual Polar Bear Plunge, held at Post’l Point, Jan. 10. Only a few brave swimmers lasted longer than five minutes in the 55 degree water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Polar Bear Plunge

More than 50 people rush into the chilly waters of Choctawhatchee Bay during Eglin’s annual Polar Bear Plunge, held at Post’l Point, Jan. 10. Only a few brave swimmers lasted longer than five minutes in the 55 degree water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Polar Bear Plunge

An Airman makes her way out to dip her toe into the chilly waters of Choctawhatchee Bay prior to Eglin’s annual Polar Bear Plunge, held at Post’l Point, Jan. 10. Only a few brave swimmers lasted longer than five minutes in the 55 degree water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Blue AMU

Airman 1st Class Brandon Browning, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, sways the Guided Bomb Unit to their F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 96th Maintenance Group’s quarterly weapons loadcrew competition Dec. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Blue AMU team of Staff Sgt. Kevin Vinson, Airman First Class Derron Ackermann and Browning won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Blue AMU

Senior Airman Derron Ackermann and Staff Sgt. Kevin Vinson, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, insert and screw down the forward guidance unit on their F-16 Fighter Falcon, during the 96th Maintenance Group’s quarterly weapons loadcrew competition Dec. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vinson, Ackermann and Airman First Class Brandon Browning represented the Blue AMU. The Blue team defeated the Red Team in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Red AMU

Staff Sgt. Damon Clark of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Red, installs wings on an AIM-120 during the 96th Maintenance Group’s quarterly weapons loadcrew competition Dec. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Clark, Senior Airmen Horace Brown and Kortni Brewer represented the Red AMU. AMU Blue won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Blue AMU

Staff Sgt. Kevin Vinson, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, loads an AIM-120 on to a one step loading adapter during the 96th Maintenance Group’s quarterly weapons loadcrew competition Dec. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vinson, Senior Airman Derron Ackermann and Airman First Class Brandon Browning represented the Blue AMU. The Blue team defeated the Red team in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Cookie delivery

Master Sgt. Tricia Pinola, the 96th Operations Support Squadron first sergeant heads out for a delivery at the annual Team Eglin Cookie Caper Dec. 17. More than 650 dozen cookies were boxed up for Eglin's dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Irene Freiberg)

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Cookie boxes

Team Eglin first sergeants prepare boxes of cookies during the annual Team Eglin Cookie Caper Dec. 17. More than 650 dozen cookies were boxed up for Eglin's dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Irene Freiberg)

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cookie boxes

Team Eglin first sergeants prepare boxes of cookies during the annual Team Eglin Cookie Caper Dec. 17. More than 650 dozen cookies were boxed up for Eglin's dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Irene Freiberg)

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Loading Christmas care packages

From left, Capt. Corrine Stewart, of the 96th Medical Group; 1st Lt. Jeanna Butler, of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center; and 2nd Lt. Mikeya Ortiz, from the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, load various donated items into Christmas care packages at the troop care drive, at the Eglin Elementary School Gym Dec. 5. The Company Grade Officers’ Council collected more than 6,000 items and more than 1,000 handwritten Christmas cards from 12 Okaloosa County schools, area agencies and base squadrons for the packages. Volunteers, spouses and families of Eglin’s deployed troops assisted in putting together 183 care packages for shipment overseas. The total shipment weighed 926 lbs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Packing a Christmas care package

Capt. Corrine Stewart, of the 96th Medical Group, loads donated health and comfort items into to a Christmas care package, at the troop care drive, at the Eglin Elementary School gym Dec. 5. The Company Grade Officers’ Council collected more than 6,000 items and more than 1,000 handwritten Christmas cards from 12 Okaloosa County schools, area agencies and base squadrons for the packages. Volunteers, spouses and families of Eglin’s deployed troops assisted in putting together 183 care packages for shipment overseas. The total shipment weighed 926 lbs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

The Saxsations led by Dennis Rackard provide musical entertainment during the reception at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

Lilly Hogg excitedly provides Santa Claus with her Chrismas wish list at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

Jack Hudson tells Santa Claus what he would like for Christmas at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

The Sugar Beach quartet entertains the crowd with Christmas carols at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa Claus arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander, lights up the Eglin Christmas tree with the help of the Saffo family at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. The Saffo family was chosen for the honor because their father, Lt. Col. Clinton Saffo, is currently deployed. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa Claus arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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Tree lighting ceremony inspires holiday cheer

The Chapel and Arts Ministry Program children's choir directed by Audrey Bonanno led the crowd in Christmas carols at Team Eglin's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the West Gate Chapel Dec. 6. Chaplains and senior leadership led the event with messages of unity and awards for the base-wide, life-sized card decoration contest. Following the lighting of the tree, Santa Claus arrived by fire truck to meet with the children and hear their Christmas wishes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

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CFC campaign raises more than 800 thousand

Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander and Col. Angela Montellano, the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron commander at Hurlburt Field, present a check for $869,646.45 to Martha Miller, the United Way chairman-elect of the board for Okaloosa and Walton counties, at the Combined Federal Campaign victory celebration at the Air Force Air Armament Museum Dec. 5. The check represented funds gathered at Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field and area federal agencies during this year’s CFC drive. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Active Shooter exercise at Navy EOD school

Members of the Crestview Police Department SWAT advance toward an outer door of the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal building during an active shooter exercise on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 3. Police and first responders from Eglin and the surrounding communities participated in the joint exercise in which a person with two weapons entered the building and began shooting students. The SWAT team made sure the building was safe to enter. Then firefighters moved the victims out to the triage area where local emergency medical technicians provided care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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