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  • U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge, one climb closer

    Captain Mark Uberuaga, an HH-60 pilot from the 55th Rescue Squadron here at D-M, led a group of Airmen to the summit of Mount McKinley, Alaska. Mount McKinley, a 20,3200 foot climb, also known as Denali, is the fourth summit on the way to completing the U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge. The

  • Local boy becomes Pilot for a Day

    John Boyd, a 13-year-old Arizonan with Spastic diplegia Cerebral Palsy, toured the base June 27 as this month's participant in the Pilot for a Day program. The purpose of the program is to provide local children with illnesses an enjoyable day completely devoted to them and their interest in

  • Third Party Collection program is a congressionally mandated

    The Third Party Collection program is a congressionally mandated initiative requiring the billing of private health insurance companies when possible. All retired military personnel and all dependents (whether the sponsor is retired or not) must complete a DD Form 2569, Third Party Collection

  • Waiting Warriors wait it out together

    "As I pen this letter, my tears start falling again - not of sadness or pain, but in great gratitude... " This letter came from a member of Waiting Warriors, a group of military spouses that support each other before, during and after deployments and temporary duty assignments. Waiting Warriors

  • JTACs train in complex art of coordinating close-air support

    Exercise Atlantic Strike VII kicked off June 14 in the swampy pinegroves of the Avon Park Air Ground Training Complex as more than 800 joint and coalition warfighters from around the world gathered to practice and train in the complex art of coordinating close-air support for ground maneuvers. The

  • AFRC helps children cope with parents' deployment

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center held a "Helping Children Cope" workshop here June 18, taught by Judith Fitkin, a military and family life consultant. The workshop was designed to help parents and caregivers talk to children and address the behaviors and emotions they experience during

  • April-May Chiefs' Award recipients

    The following Airmen are the D-M Chiefs' Award-winners for April and May 2008: SrA Courtney Wheeler 355 LRS SSgt Adam Morrison 355 LRS SSgt Jacob Richmond 355 FW/PA TSgt Adam Lemke 355 EMS SSgt Zenobia Dukes 355 MOS SSgt Mandy Florio 355 CMS SSgt Colt Peterson 355 EMS SrA Chantal Church 355 MDG TSgt

  • Energy-critical days of summer

    As funds continue to shrink (at work and at home), there are still costs that we must pay. Those costs include utilities. The summer season is critical for utilities costs. Electricity and water are consumed at much higher rates during the summer than in any other times of the year. Although we