WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer Precision is a word often associated with the Air Force. The ability to apply air power at any point on the globe at any time requires equipment that operates at close tolerances. If that equipment is outside the standard, people can die. It's really that simple. The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program ensures Air Force (AF) systems and equipment are accurat  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By SMSgt Elise Redziniak First Sergeant Did you know that the average person works 90,000 hours throughout their lifetime? This is a considerable amount of time spent at work and with your co-workers. The kind of environment you are exposed to can set the tone for how you mentally, physically and emotionally feel, overall influencing the psychological wellbeing of the workplace and  more

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force's 434th Air Refueling Wing issued the following news: Put yourself in Jordan Easterlund's boots. Standing at 6 feet, 7 inches tall, Easterlund is a big man. The obstacle in front of him, is not big. The entrapment drill is merely an eight-foot long boxed tunnel with a two-foot by two-foot opening, literally woven with wire in an unmerciful pattern designed to snag, grasp, cut and pull at him and his bunker gear. Oh, and gloves, ma  more