Sept. 13, 2006 EPA laboratory on Gunter serves nationwide interests The National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory at Maxwell's Gunter Annex is only one of two Environmental Protection Agency laboratories in the United States that specialize in monitoring exposure to radiation with radioactive material analysis. The laboratories at Gunter Annex and Las
Sept. 13, 2006 Healthy children require proactive parents Eating an apple a day doesn't always keep the doctor away, despite the contradictory age-old adage. This is especially true in children from birth to early adolescence, an age group with especially high illness rates. Children carry many viruses because they often share food and drinks with other
Sept. 13, 2006 Three Tyndall Airmen act quickly at DUI accident scene When they were thrust into a surreal situation, three Tyndall Airmen stepped up and showed that people can do extraordinary things. It was around 1 a.m. Sunday morning when Senior Airmen Brooke Llafet, Marc Llafet and Matt Ritchie were driving home from Fort Walton Beach, Fla. In the car with them
Sept. 13, 2006 Commentary: Domestic violence comes in many forms (Editor's note: The author of the following story wishes to only be known as Cindi K.) Domestic violence comes in many shapes and sizes, and sometimes it is so subtle that it may take years for someone to finally recognize it. My experience with domestic violence began as a child and continued for
Sept. 12, 2006 Commentary: Domestic violence comes in many forms (Editor's note: The author of the following story wishes to only be known as Cindi K.) Domestic violence comes in many shapes and sizes, and sometimes it is so subtle that it may take years for someone to finally recognize it. My experience with domestic violence began as a child and continued for
Sept. 12, 2006 View from the Top: Thank you for your efforts I can not tell you how proud I am of everyone in Air Education and Training Command for your outstanding support of national recovery efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast Region. Thank you. Your hard work and generosity continue to make a significant difference. It is
Sept. 12, 2006 Camp dedication honors two Airmen A new training camp for the Basic Combat Convoy Course was dedicated Oct. 7 as Camp Anderson-Peters in honor of the two Airmen who lost their lives escorting convoys in Iraq. Families of the two Airmen watched on the camp's parade grounds at Camp Bullis, Texas, along with Air Force leaders, camp
Sept. 12, 2006 "Keep Living": Wife's song provides encouragement to spouse, others during separation "They always seem to show a woman standing at a gate clinging to her children as her husband walks away." Heather Wagner was that woman five months ago when her husband, Tech. Sgt. James Wagner, an F-16 crew chief instructor at the 362nd Training Squadron, was sent on a one-year remote tour. Not
Sept. 12, 2006 Sheppard sergeant finds understanding of career while searching for remains When an Army Golden Knight parachuted to the ground Saturday during Sheppard's Salute to America's Joint War Fighters, cradling the familiar black Prisoner of War/Missing in Action banner in his arms, the spectacle must have evoked many different thoughts and feelings among the thousands of
Sept. 12, 2006 2nd Air Force change of command Nov. 9 Maj. Gen. Michael Gould takes command of 2nd Air Force, at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 on the Keesler parade field. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Loyd Utterback, commander of the numbered Air Force for technical training in Air Education and Training Command since July 2004. General Utterback's new assignment is deputy