Vaccine is quick and painless insurance against flu

Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, gets an annual flu shot from Staff Sgt. Amy Pelland of the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Medical Center. With the influenza season rapidly approaching, medical experts recommend active duty Airmen and high-risk individuals receive either intranasal or injectable forms of the flu vaccine. (Skywrighter photo/Christy Webb)

Practice makes perfect!

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Chad Roberts from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron renders aid to a simulated unconscious burn victim here Sept. 30. The burn victim is Capt. Kevin Eberhart from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The base exercise controllers have designed a variety of scenarios to aid in the wing's emergency preparedness. The exercises are designed to improve response times while following procedures. They are also enlisted to increase responders' knowledge of life-saving techniques and the ability to excel in the face of adversity. Sergeant Roberts, a native of Mansfield, Ohio., is deployed from the 88th SFS Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Capt. Eberhart's hometown is San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)(released)

Top female military marathoner

2nd Lt. Karissa Goodrich runs the 2008 U.S. Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on Sept. 20. Goodrich, from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., took top honors among military females in the full marathon with a time of 3:12:47. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Top military marathoner

2nd Lt. Karissa Goodrich runs the 2008 U.S. Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on Sept. 20. Goodrich, an Air Mobility Command intelligence analyst from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., took top honors among military females in the full marathon with a time of 3:12:47. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

AbilityOne honors Wright-Patterson AFB

General Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, and Andrew D. Houghton, chair, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, unveil the AbilityOne brick to be placed at the Wright "Flyer" Memorial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne Program, creating job opportunities for persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The Committee’s primary means of achieving its employment goal is through government purchases of supplies and services from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo)

U.S. Air Force Marathon winners

Amy Klein, a school teacher from Lexington, Ky. and winner of the women's full marathon category at the U.S. Air Force Marathon is congratulated by Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, Col. Bradley Spacy, 88th Air Base Wing commander, and USAA sponsor representative, retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric Benken. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)