Commentary

Staff Sgt. Erin Dorval, nutrition care division, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, was recently named the Europe Regional Medical Command NCO of the Year for 2005. Spc. Anthony Lark, Vilseck Health Clinic, Würzburg Medical Department Activity, was named Soldier of the Year.

Since the beginning of time, women have played an important role in human existence. We are daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, mentors and teachers.

Most people in Air Force Special Operations Command think of going to war in Iraq or Afghanistan when they hear the words,

Heating equipment is the leading cause of home fires during the winter months and most heating equipment fires involve space heaters. Space heaters can be fixed or portable. They can be fueled by electricity, wood, gas or kerosene (although the latter are illegal in KMC housing areas). Even wood stoves and fireplaces are considered space heaters. All pose hazards and require care.

There was a hush over the audience. The Air Force men and women had assembled to hear a general officer speak

The 435th Air Base Wing and 86th Airlift Wing will soon be declaring ENDEX on our next-to-last opportunity to exercise our collective employment capabilities, leaving us with only one more practice session before the Phase II Operational Readiness Inspection in late March. Over the last few months of field exercises, 640 Airmen have been battling eyeball-freezing temperatures, long hours, clumsy chem gear and a rigorous schedule of scenarios designed to test their ability to survive and operate their respective deployed missions.

Now that we