Jan. 26, 2007 Warrior of the Week Name: Tech. Sgt. Guy Mach "Light Speed" Unit: Det. 1 86th FWS Job: Lead Weapons System evaluator Hometown: Snohomish, Wash. If you could go back in time - what time would you go to and where? Why? 45-50 B.C., Rome. The time of Julius Caesar. To witness one of the most famous events of Roman history.
Jan. 26, 2007 From the Front Name: Senior Airman Mel "Crunch" Nestle Unit : CFSOCC (deployed name for SOCCENT) J2/ ISE Floor Job description: I monitor what is going on in the Arabian Peninsula and write up articles with an assessment every night to keep the two-star general informed on the current situation. I also provide
Jan. 26, 2007 53d prepares for BIG WEEK "The pieces are falling into place - it's going to be a great week," said Col. Mark Simpson, 53d Wing vice commander. The week the colonel is speaking of begins February 5 - better known as "Big Week" around the 53d Wing headquarters building. The week is amply named because of all the events
Jan. 26, 2007 16th Tech STEPs to Master at recent CC call "WOW! I couldn't believe I was going from what I perceived as a butt-chewing, to a STEP promotion in a matter of seconds," said the 53d Wing's newest master sergeant, Julie Morris, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron. "What an exhilarating moment." With a few hundred 53d Wing Airmen and civilians
Jan. 16, 2007 From the front Name: Laura "Roxy" Erickson Unit (current): 732nd ECES WI FLT Det. 5 Job description: Counter IED operations What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? While all of my experiences "outside the wire" are burned into my mind, I will never forget the people I've worked with. They
Jan. 16, 2007 warrior of the week Name: 2nd Lt. Perlina Fortinberry Unit: 28th TES/ OL-B Job: Flight Test Engineer Hometown: Marengo, IL If you could go back in time - what time would you go to and where? Why? I would go back to the summer of 1991. It was a great summer with no worries. My younger brother, Donnie and I would be
Jan. 12, 2007 ‘Fit for test’ becomes ‘Warfit’ As with any computer based system, upgrades are a must - to make things smaller, faster and more user-friendly. The 53d Wing's transition to the "Warfit" fitness tracker meets those criteria and the manager of the new system hopes its use will help 'upgrade' 53d personnel. "This new "Warfit" fitness