• Warren hosts national-level exercise

    A simulated terrorist attack on a 90th Missile Wing ICBM launch facility provided the exercise scenario for Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident Exercise 2009. This national-level exercise involving 11 federal agencies and 1,300 personnel was the largest and most complex exercise ever conducted at a

  • Unleased: Controlled Fury Tops Challenge

    A police vehicle's radio static crackles as an emergency dispatcher relays a situation to the dog handler. Great, he thinks after hearing the message, a nearby residential noise complaint. He starts the engine and pulls into traffic, heading toward the source of the problem. As the police vehicle

  • LRS Airman top in all of Air Force

    The next time you find yourself in Bldg. 1284, home of the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment and distribution flight, or around the forward staging area during an exercise, look for Senior Airman Michael Ryder, the Air Force Traffic Management Airman of the Year. If congratulated, he may

  • Teachers: Not as bad as people remember them

    At the 90th Contracting Squadron, three members have decided to teach on their off time. Master Sergeant Anthony Aparicio, Diana Scheer and Angela Muzquiz have all taken on the task of being teachers. Sergeant Aparicio has been teaching at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University since 2005. He

  • Resiliency: Techniques to survive deployment stress

    Deployment has become a common part of our military language as every branch of service and military installation provides troops to support the operations occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan. For today's Air Force family, the key to a successful deployment is learning how to become resilient: an

  • Tornado season upon Warren

    While Warren is not prone to frequent tornadoes, the base does lie on the fringe of what is commonly known as Tornado Alley -- the area between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains.As such, in May of 2008, a rash of severe thunderstorms led to the creation of some of these natural disasters

  • Former Airmen helps others through DUI story

    "I'm not anybody anymore; I'm just a blackout," said former Airman 1st Class Timothy Ollie, as he described the night that according to him, changed his life.Mr. Ollie went from having a good time at a holiday party last year to a hospital bed.He was in a car accident caused by driving under the

  • Include fire safety in spring grilling

    Fire safety is an essential ingredient in any recipe that calls for cooking on an outdoor grill. In 2005, fire departments responded to an estimated 8,300 home fires involving grills, hibachis or barbecues, according to a National Fire Protection Association report. These fires caused $137 million

  • Spring is here, summer is just around the corner

    It seems, in Wyoming, winter will never end. Though that might seem to be the case, spring has indeed arrived, and summer is soon to follow. Wyoming can be vulnerable to various types of natural disasters this time of the year. The spring season usually brings warmer days and blooming flowers, but

  • Biggest Loser contest entrees share secrets

    Our overall goal was to make a life style change for our biggest loser competitors. I'm really pleased to see the change and cant wait for the upcoming biggest loser reunion challenge in May. Barbara Allman Overall female winner My wake up call was my 4-year-old daughter. One day, we were playing,