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  • Airman 1st Class Sarah Cox, 23rd Medical Group bio-environmental specialist, prepares to enter a “hot zone” in a protective suit to sample an unknown substance. She is being assisted by Senior Airman Shawn Gatten, another 23rd MDG bio-environmental specialist. The two were participating in a base medical readiness exercise July 26 to test the wing's disaster preparedness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Medical readiness exercise tests Moody's 'first responders'

    Moody Airmen put their skills to the test with a no-notice mass casualty exercise July 26 that realistically recreated the scene of a plane crash. The exercise was designed to surprise, challenge and exhaust the emergency responders in order to discover their unknown weaknesses, said Bill Hebert, 23rd Medical Group chemical, biological, nuclear,
  • Franklin McLain is Fit to Fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)

    Fit to Fight

    Franklin McLainUnit: 23rd Logistics Readiness SquadronFitness score: 100 percentAverage week's workout: I participate in squadron physical training which consists of sit-ups, push-ups and running anywhere from one and a half to three miles. I also lift weights four times weekly, play basketball and hit the punching bag.Personal motivation to stay
  • Airman Audrey Sarver is the Warrior of the Week for Aug. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)

    Warrior of the Week

    Airman Audrey SarverUnit: 347th Operations Support SquadronDuty title: Aviation Resource Management ApprenticeHometown: Leechburg, Pa.Hobbies: I enjoy scrap-booking and writing poetry.How does your job impact the mission: I track flight records, flight/jump pay and aeronautical status for all base aircrew.Most memorable Air Force experience: My
  • Staff Sgt. Salvatore Lione, 23rd Communications Squadron, works with one of the Network Control Center's consoles. The Air Force recently unveiled plans for E-mail for Life, a system that will cease base-level e-mail and allow Airmen and government service civilians to access Web-based mail via any common access card accessible computer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Schloeffel)

    E4L to bring ease, increased accesibility to e-mail experience

    The Air Force recently created a new e-mail system designed to follow an Airman or government service civilian throughout their career. E-mail for Life, or E4L, will eventually allow people to retrieve e-mails from any common access card accessible computer. Many Airmen have already received test e-mail messages from the Air Force chief of staff
  • Every member of Team Moody has better alternatives than drinking and driving. Go out with a designated driver, call a supervisor if you don’t have a driver, and if all other options are exhausted, call 25-SOBER for a ride home. The alternative could be the end of your career, your life or of an innocent person's life. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Dont be a statistic: Team Moody members have many alternatives to drinking, driving

    With an increasing number of Moody Airmen being charged with driving under the influence, Moody officials are urging Airmen to exercise better judgment and make use of available support programs to eliminate the rapidly growing arrest rate. Moody has recorded 18 off base DUIs since January 2007, an average of one DUI every 11 days, said Les
  • A vehicle drives over a deactivated set of ‘Tiger Teeth’ as it exits Moody Air Force Base’s South Gate July 23. When activated, the anti-vehicle barriers will puncture the tires of any vehicle traveling against the normal flow of traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Base gates get bite with installation of ‘Tiger Teeth’

    In an effort to improve the safety and security of gates at Moody Air Force Base, one-way, tire-puncturing "Tiger Teeth' are being installed in outbound traffic lanes to prevent unauthorized entry. The two-inch long, spring-loaded spikes are designed to fold flush into a speed bump as outbound vehicles slowly roll over them, said Gary Weis, 23rd
  • Nigelle Jack-James is Fit to Fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)

    Fit to Fight

    Nigelle Jack-JamesUnit: 23rd Mission Support SquadronFitness score: 96.8Average week's workout: My average workout consists of playing ultimate frisbee with my squadron, running 10 laps around the track, and performing 30 push-ups and sit-ups. I also play on the base softball team. I workout at least two hours each day on the weekends.Personal
  • Staff Sgt. Armando Martinez is the Warrior of the Week for July 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany Barker)

    Warrior of the Week

    Staff Sgt. Armando Martinez Unit: 824th Security Forces Squadron Duty title: Fire team leaderHometown: McAllen, TexasHobbies: I enjoy riding my motorcycle.How does your job impact the mission: My job impacts the squadron's mission by holding my fire team to the highest standard and ensuring they are fully prepared for future combat deployments.Most
  • The Air Force is introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Mike Carabajal)

    Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms

    Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes. The major part of this effort has been directed at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted performance reports while ensuring the evaluation process remains fair and provides for accurate portrayal of
  • 2nd Lt. John Bergmans, 820th Security Forces Group intelligence analyst, recently helped revive a small child who appeared to have drowned at his apartment complex's pool. Lieutenant Bergmans' combined Air Force self-aid and buddy care training with instinctive thinking to remove the water from the child's lungs, helped her begin breathing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

    Moody lieutenant uses quick thinking, saves child from drowning

    Some instinctive thinking combined with Air Force-taught self-aid and buddy care skills helped a Moody Lieutenant revive a small child who appeared to have drowned. 2nd Lt. John Bergmans, 820th Security Forces Group intelligence analyst, was finishing a work-out at his apartment complex's gym July 6 when he stumbled upon a grim situation. "I had
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