i canz live in your engine block???
August 31st, 2011 | Air Force Photos | Posted by David Larter
Pest management attempts to encourage one of the kittens to exit Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum's engine block. // U.S. Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., has had a full-on cat drama this week, according to an Air Force News story. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, parked his staff car by the hospital while he was on TDY, only to have it become the de facto residence of a family of cats: momma and her kittens.
The cat family was noticed by a staff member who saw one of the kittens staring at him from the grill of the general’s car as he reported work. The staff called pest control to round up the kittens — momma had runnoft — but they were uncooperative, as can be seen in the picture above.
The whole thing is in something of a limbo right now because they found an airman who wanted to adopt the kittens but when he went to retrieve them from the engine block they were gone. Staff Sgt. Oscar Rodriguez, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge, said he’ll keep trying to find the sneaky critters.
You can read the whole story here.
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Just a couple thousand miles to go
July 13th, 2011 | Flightlines | Posted by Markeshia Ricks
Security Forces airmen from bases across the country know they have many miles to go before they sleep.
That’s because they’re participating in this year’s “Ruck March to Remember” as part of a commemoration of the lost lives of security force members in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 9/11, ten security forces Airmen have been killed and more than 100 have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan combat operations.
Marking 10 years since the terrorists attacks on U.S. soil, the march will culminate Sept. 11 at Ground Zero.
Members of the Joint Base San Antonio security forces community began the kickoff leg of a 2,181-mile ruck march here July 12, according to a press release from the base. About 20 security forces members from Joint Base San Antonio units originally agreed to participate in the march, but more airmen have signed on to participate in the march.
Each team member has volunteered off-duty time to participate and any expenses have been paid for by the airmen, according to the press release. Team San Antonio airmen are expect to arrive in La Grange, Texas, which is about 148 miles from San Antonio, on July 16 . Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. will take up the journey from there.
Each airman will be carrying 50-lb. ruck sacks and marching in temperatures that are expected to be near 100 degrees with high humidity.
In addition to Joint Base San Antonio and Barksdale AFB, other participating bases in the 148-mile legs include Keesler AFB, Miss.; Columbus AFB, Miss.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; Moody AFB, Ga.; Robins AFB, Ga.; Pope AFB, N.C.; Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; Langley AFB, Va.; Andrews AFB, Md.; Dover AFB, Del.; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; and the New York Air National Guard.
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