Mortuary affairs NCO to commission at OTS

Staff Sgt. Alan Brown, 366th Force Support Squadron mortuary affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge, was selected for officer training school and upon completion, will be commissioned as a second lieutenant. Brown was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, grew up in the military as an Army dependent and attributes much of his desire to commission to the example his parents set, he said. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Chase/RELEASED)

Tanja retires.

Base leadership, fellow Defenders and other members of the Gunfighter family came out to say farewell to Tanja as she left the 366th Security Forces Squadron kennels Jan. 18, 2013. For a few weeks in January Tanja held the distinction as the longest-serving military working dog in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

Tanja retires.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Tanja sit on a couch and play with a blue ball Jan. 18, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Wilson was Tanja's handler for more than a year and deployed with her. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

Tanja retires.

From left, U.S. Staff Sgt. James Colip, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler and his dog Cezar sit with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th SFS military working dog handler and his dog Tanja, pose for a photo outside the search pit at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia in December 2010. Wilson and Tanja were partnered together for 19 months. (Courtesy photo)

366th FSS is the Best!

The 366th Force Support Squadron earned the Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank award, naming them the best (small installation) force support squadron in Air Combat Command. The Eubank award recognizes the best installation-level force support squadron after evaluating its mission accomplishment, leadership, innovation, management, customer focus and customer impact. (Courtesy photo)

CE keeps structures sound, roads safe

A bathroom sits in disarray after the roof collapsed inside a Mountain Home Air Force Base house Jan. 7, 2013. No housing residents were injured but the repairs and maintenance of this and similar winter weather-related damages have already cost the civil engineers 10 percent of their annual budget, said John Bialke, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

CE keeps structures sound, roads safe

Water leaks through busted pipes in a hangar at Mountain Home Air Force Base Jan. 4, 2013. Weather at base has been brutal recently, causing a readiness exercise to end early, blanketing the roads with snow and ice, and causing pipes to burst in hangars and houses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Air Force sniper recalls brutal Iraq battle

Staff Sgt. Daniel Ball, 366th Security Forces Squadron controller, walks in front of a convoy on an Iraqi roadway. Ball has worked with Army Special Forces and the 820th Battle Group from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. He’s done everything from combat operations to treating a female Iraqi teenager who was wounded when a stove allegedly blew up on her. (Courtesy photo)

Live drop 12-12-12.

An F-15E Strike Eagle is prepared for a live drop mission Dec. 12, 2012, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Live bombs can only be released on certain targets in specially approved airspace, therefore careful mission planning is necessary before a drop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

Live drop 12-12-12

Capt. Brett Black, 389th Fighter Squadron B Flight commander, checks the mounting brackets on a MK-82AR munition Dec. 12, 2012 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. In order to ensure safety, additional care is taken to deliver mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

Defender rescues stranded driver during winter storm

An Airman digs out a stranded driver just driver just outside the Mountain Home Air Force Base main gate, Jan. 10, 2013. Tech. Sgt. Barry Williams, 366th Security Forces Squadron, and three other servicemembers, assisted the stranded driver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Defender rescues stranded driver during winter storm

An Airman digs out a stranded driver just driver just outside the Mountain Home Air Force Base main gate, Jan. 10, 2013. Tech. Sgt. Barry Williams, 366th Security Forces Squadron, and three other servicemembers, assisted the stranded driver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

While you were sleeping

Airman 1st Class Matthew Cerulli, 366th Security Forces Squadron, braves the snow and allows unhindered entry into Mountain Home Air Force Base, Jan. 10, 2013, after Storm Gandalf blanketed the base with snow. An ongoing readiness exercise was paused temporarily due to the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Storm pauses readiness exercise

366th Civil Engineer Squadron personnel work to clear roads at Mountain Home Air Force Base Jan 10, 2013, after Storm Gandalf blanketed the base with a winter storm. An ongoing readiness exercise was paused temporarily due to the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Faom pours inside Hangar 211.

U. S. Air Force Col. Steven Griswold, 366th Mission Support Group commander, and Lt. Col. Eric Fajardo, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron commander, watch while foam is dispensed inside Hangar 211 Dec. 21, 2012, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Aqueous Film Forming Foam or AFFF is designed to engulf and suffocate a fire by depriving it of oxygen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Hayward)

Foam pours inside Hangar 211.

Foam pours out of a dispenser generator inside Hangar 211 Dec. 21, 2012, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Every two years, Airmen are required to test the fire suppression systems in order to protect people and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Hayward)

Controllers respond to four emergencies.

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Jennifer Bradshaw, 366th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, stands inside the tower watching an aircraft land Dec. 13, 2012, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Air traffic control Airmen assigned to the 366th OSS respond and assist aircraft twenty-four hours a day. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

2012 Shop with a Cop

Personnel from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, assist local children in holiday shopping Dec. 1, 2012, at the local Wal-Mart. The 16th annual Shop with a Cop event is designed to help promote a positive civilian and military police force image in the local community. (Courtesy photo)

Don’t invite ‘Death’ along on your family trip

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - 'Death' creeps up on a families mini-van as they drive along an overpass. Safe winter driving is paramount to keeping Airmen and their loved ones safe. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace and Chris Ingersol/RELEASED)

'Tis the season to think safety

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace) Images courtesy of Jupiter Images/copyright 2009

Master Sgt. Jedi

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. LaJuan Fuller, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, practices posing to music he selected for his upcoming body-building competition to ensure his timing and poses are proper in Mountain Home, Idaho, April 25, 2012. Fuller uses has a membership at a gym off base which allows him to take his shirt off while practicing his poses and utilize a tanning bed to even out his tan lines before competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Hayward)

Master Sgt. Jedi

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. LaJuan Fuller, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, arrives at the gym for his morning workout at 3:30 a.m. in Mountain Home, Idaho, April 25, 2012. Fuller works out early every morning because he is less likely to get called into work, since most of his Airmen are still sleeping. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Hayward)

Bold Tigers perform flyover.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, pose with wounded warriors and the San Diego Chargers cheerleaders Nov. 1, 2012, inside Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif. The aircrew members flew a four-jet flyover before the start of the nationally televised football game. (Courtesy photo)

Strong leadership today may save lives tomorrow

BADGHIS, Afghanistan -- An Afghan woman and her son ride a donkey through a U.S. Army scout presence patrol in Nawbor Village, Bala Murghab District, Badghis Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011. The scouts, who hail from White Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, identified the woman's family as having recently moved to the village, after insurgents ran them out of their house - which was outside Bala Murghab's security bubble. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)