Aug. 12, 2009 Contingency Response Wings display capabilities Crumbling buildings, broken sewer lines, downed power lines and people trapped by debris and needing medical assistance can happen anytime, anywhere. No matter what type of disaster, whether caused by acts of nature or humans, the situation can seem overwhelming and wreak havoc on an affected area's
Aug. 7, 2009 375th AES Airman keeps vital info link online Communications have failed. Conventional methods to restore them are not available. In response, an Airman races through his tent and out the door to double check azimuth readings and rapidly shifts to backup communications. This isn't a scenario that could happen. It did. As a combat communications
Aug. 6, 2009 SDDC renews pledge of support to Soldiers, families Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command commander, renewed the pledge to provide Soldiers, Department of Army civilians and families a quality of life commensurate with their service by signing the Army Family Covenant during a ceremony July 28. Command Sgt.
Aug. 6, 2009 Privatized housing services reduced Officials for Scott AFB's privatized housing project met with residents in two town hall meetings last week to discuss the way ahead and clear up rumors surrounding cuts in services that are hoped to be temporary. Mr. Greg Ehrhardt, an asset manager for the company that owns and manages the housing
Aug. 5, 2009 GI Bill now transferable More than 25,000 servicemembers have pre-applied for the Post-9/11 GI Bill's option to transfer unused educational benefits to eligible family members. The wave of applicants has far exceeded the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' expectations, said Bob Clark, the Pentagon's assistant
Aug. 5, 2009 People on the move: Master Sgt. Randall Nelson Master Sgt. Randall Nelson said he joined the Air Force because of the Navy. "Let's just say the Navy movie, 'Top Gun,' was the best recruiting tool the Air Force ever had," Sergeant Nelson said. "But actually, I knew I wanted to join the military since I was 12. It was just what I wanted to
July 30, 2009 TRANSCOM hosts part of network outreach program U.S. Transportation Command hosted five officials from the government of Tajikistan in early June and three officials from the Government of Kazakhstan in mid-July. These teams were invited to USTRANSCOM by Gen. Duncan McNabb as part of the Northern Distribution Network Outreach Program. According