The Air Force named the 436th Services Squadron Port Mortuary, Dover AFB, N.J., as the winner of the 2005 Specialized Program Award—the second year in a row the unit has won the honor. It is DOD’s only port mortuary in the US and is the largest mortuary in the department. It’s staff comprises Air Force, Army, Marine Corps active duty and reservists and civilians.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…