• Iraqi and American pilots learn from one another

    Maj. Terry Bloom returned from his deployment at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, in October of 2008 with a stronger appreciation for not only the security and freedom America provides its citizens, but also for the Iraqis determination to restore their country to its former grand

  • Housing officials address residents' concerns at Jan. 12 meeting

    Rumors that unqualified families are moving into four-bedroom houses on base were quelled at the Vance Housing privatization partnering meeting Jan. 12 in the Professional Development Center's auditorium, Bldg. 455. Residents reported hearing rumors that four-bedroom houses were being offered to

  • Blood test ends U-2 dream, opens door to UAS possibility

    Capt. Brian Strack was on a fast track almost any young Air Force pilot would envy. After several years as an instructor pilot in the T-1 Jayhawk trainer here, he had an assignment to fly the U-2 "Dragon Lady" - a high-altitude reconnaissance spy plane with a 70,000 foot-plus ceiling that requires a

  • Changes made to SGLI Traumatic Injury program expand benefits

    The Department of Veteran Affairs announced that Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance's Traumatic Injury program would expand its benefits as of Nov. 26, 2008. The changes to the program increased the number of traumatic injuries covered by TSGLI, as well as liberalizing the criteria for