June 4, 2007 New scam targets military spouses The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops. The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross. The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military
June 4, 2007 Aeromedical crews work to bring wounded home Maj. Lisa Willis knows how important it is to care for Americans wounded in the war on terror. She's a flight nurse with the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Scott AFB, Ill., and the medical crew director for an aeromedical evacuation crew of active-duty and reserve volunteers.
June 1, 2007 Dover to receive base's first C-17 With much anticipation, a combined flight crew from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings left here May 29 for Long Beach, Calif., to assume ownership of the base' s first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Boeing May 31. After years of planning and preparation, the addition of a new airframe to Dover's
May 31, 2007 Bird avoidance job going to the dogs The 459th Air Refueling Wing has "hired" a new member to the wing staff ... a four-legged member who answers to the name Jackson. Nearly seven months old, Jackson is the only dog hired in the history of the 459th Air Refueling Wing. Owned by Maj. Eddie Miller, 459th Air Refueling Wing safety chief
May 29, 2007 Wright Flight program takes youths to new heights By sponsoring a program begun in another state 20 years ago, the 442nd Fighter Wing's Human Resources Development Council here is helping to motivate young people to do better in school. Wright Flight is an aviation-themed youth mentoring program that uses manned flight's notable pioneers, such as
May 25, 2007 Wing earns back-to-back Air Force Reserve flying unit award Air Force reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., are keeping an Air Force Reserve Command award in the family. On May 11 members of the wing's 732nd Airlift Squadron learned they had won the 2006 Grover Loening Trophy, recognizing their unit as the best flying squadron in
May 25, 2007 Solar energy helps power base March ARB is using solar-energy panels to save money and the environment. Workers began building a photovoltaic array project June 27, 2006. It became fully operational May 17. The goal of the project is to cut power costs, reduce energy consumption and comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
May 22, 2007 McChord nurse consults Air Force top doc An Air Force reservist here serves as the chief flight nurse consultant to the Air Force surgeon general. Maj. Carolyn "C.J." Newhouse, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, is the first and only reservist to hold this position. This is a three-year appointed position open to all flight nurses