12/21/2012 - Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Members of the 537th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Spouses from the 537th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

12/21/2012 - Spouses from the 537th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, participate in Polar Plunge 2012, Dec. 15. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Alaska athletes by gathering pledges and jumping or running into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. So far the event has raised more than $377,000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)