Melissa Hoover and Jordan Gibson of Brown, Burdine and Associates collect sediment samples, from Choctawhatchee Bay, using a stainless steel Ponar sampling device. The base is collecting samples and documentation to establish a baseline condition of the 18 miles of Santa Rosa Island that Eglin controls along with the miles of shoreline along Choctawhatchee Bay to ensure the base has a strong understanding of its coastal natural resources. (Photo by Jonathan Kramer.)