• Defense officials receive first H1N1 vaccine shipments

    Defense Department officials have started receiving H1N1 vaccines and will begin distributing doses in the coming weeks. The Health and Human Services Department is distributing the vaccines, manufactured by four producers, to the department. Because rates of production vary among the manufacturers,

  • Complimentary issue

    "Ding" - the seatbelt sign goes off as soon as the plane comes to a stop at the gate. Already annoyed by the number of passengers who think they are so important they have to turn their cell phones on the exact moment the wheels touch the runway, I watch in amazement as they now push the elderly

  • Maintaining the machine: Behind-the-scene Airmen make it happen

    In today's world, keeping machines in good working condition is no small feat. Even seemingly simple tasks are complicated with global technology in the 20th century. Most mechanical tasks, small and large, require a professional with extensive classroom training, on-the-job training, experience and

  • Basic training for dads

    Many first-time dads have questions and concerns regarding fatherhood. In efforts to help ease their concerns and help answer their questions, the Whiteman Family Advocacy Program has a class exclusively designed for a male audience. "Dads: The Basics" is a course intended to help expecting and new

  • A chance to save a life

    Donating bone marrow isn't something most people are itching to do. Many erroneously believe it's always an invasive, painful process, despite the fact that it can and does save lives.  Whether or not to donate is a tough descision to make, but Capt. Kelly Friesen of the B-2 Test Team, didn't think

  • Military benefits from struggling economy

    We have it pretty good in the Air Force. A steady paycheck, health insurance, education funds, a free gym membership, and lawyers on retainer. Even if you only have a couple of stripes, you make enough money to live comfortably. As the U.S. economy continues to nosedive, and unemployment rates climb

  • 442nd Fighter Wing completes ORI

    After a rigorous operational readiness inspection an Air Combat Command inspector-general team has confirmed that the 442nd Fighter Wing is capable of carrying out its combat mission even though the wing will need to re-accomplish portions of the inspection at a later date. "Be assured, the IG has

  • U.S. seeks to counter enemy's 'weapon of choice'

    Defense Department officials here said Oct. 29 that they expect U.S. forces in Afghanistan to continue to be targeted by improvised explosive devices -- which have claimed more lives there than any other weapon -- while it seeks ways to counter the threat. As President Barack Obama and his advisers

  • DOD officials: Military will have enough H1N1 vaccine

    As shipments of some 3.7 million doses of H1N1 vaccine ordered by the Defense Department continue to arrive from the manufacturer, more than enough will be available for all military personnel and their beneficiaries, military medical experts said here Oct. 30. Navy Cmdr. Danny Shiau, in the