• Fire Prevention Week: Prevent home fires

    How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, "Did I turn off the stove?" With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds - an afterthought as we hop in the car to start the day. McConnell Fire and Emergency Services

  • Sergeants establish deployed professional development course

    The concept to grow and develop professional Airmen is not new to the Air Force, but two senior non commissioned officers with the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Ali base, Iraq, have brought that concept here for the first time. Senior Master Sgt. Howard Teesdale deployed from

  • Executive order eases employment for military spouses

    President Bush has signed an executive order that will make it easier for spouses of servicemembers to get federal jobs. The order authorizes noncompetitive hiring of spouses and should make the hiring process easier and faster for those in this category, said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy

  • Stratotanker certified to use synthetic fuel blend

    The final weeks of August were important for the U.S. Air Force synthetic fuel program, according to officials with Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation directorate. On Aug. 21, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., the Air Force began conducting ground and flight tests with the KC-135 Stratotanker

  • Speak Today, Shape Tomorrow: The 2008 AF Climate Survey launches Oct. 1

    Have you ever wished you could tell your leaders what you think? That power will soon be at your fingertips with the launching of the 2008 Air Force Climate Survey Oct. 1-8. During that time the Air Force will send individual e-mail invitations that will include a survey link and easy-to-follow

  • New towers aid base ground, air communication; keep Airmen safe

    Airmen from the 22nd Communications Squadron, Civil Engineer Squadron, and 210th Engineering Installation Squadron Air National Guardsmen, Minneapolis, Minn. wrapped up a month of construction on two new ground-to-air transmitter and receiver towers, Sept. 22. Nestled in a secluded area past the

  • What affects 25 million people and is worth over 50 billion dollars?

    Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, social security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The Federal Trade Commission estimates thieves steal as many as 9 million American's identities