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  • 42nd ECS begins training Compass Call pilots

    The 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron here reached a historic milestone in the EC-130H Compass Call community by flying its first sortie here July 24. "This flight represents the culmination of a yearlong effort to meet a dire need in the Compass Call community," said Lt. Col. Mitch Hanscom, 42nd ECS

  • Is your state government holding money for you?

    How many jobs have you had in your life? How many bank accounts have you opened? How many bills have you paid? Do you have stocks? Bonds? Insurance? Among all the financial transactions, you're absolutely positive you've never just lost track of several hundred dollars...right? In a country where,

  • Marrow donor registration set for Aug. 17 at BX

    The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program will be registering marrow-donor volunteers at the base exchange Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each year more than 30,000 adults and children are diagnosed with leukemia or other fatal blood diseases. After initial treatments fail, many

  • Unit climate assessments provide confidential, influential feedback

    Could your unit use a morale boost? Would you like to see some improvements in your workplace? Your opinion can be heard. Unit Climate Assessments are voluntary surveys offered by the 355th Fighter Wing Military Equal Opportunity office here. They're used to provide feedback to the commander on

  • 55th RQS gets rigorous PT from UA football coaches

    Led by four of the University of Arizona's football coaches, members of the 55th Rescue Squadron here participated in a physical training session July 27 at Arizona Stadium. Lt. Col. Strachn Massey, commander of the 55th RQS, and Tim Kish, assistant head coach for linebackers, live in the same

  • Angel Thunder: Exercise or action movie?

    "Execute, execute, execute!" That's how the exercise scenario began. The next sound was a huge explosion. A rocket-propelled grenade had just struck a military convoy and the air was suddenly filled with black smoke. Nearly 10 minutes later, as the smoke started to dissipate, the faint sounds of

  • AFREP maintainers: 'We can fix anything'

    An A-10 aircraft is made up of thousands of unique components and parts, most of which are essential for the jet to take flight. When one of them breaks, the aircraft is grounded until it gets repaired. For that aircraft, the mission stops. The part often can't be fixed on the spot, which means