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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan, May 13, 2009 – A simple suggestion earned $10,000 for an engine maintainer here and saved the Air Force thousands more. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Latham receives a $10,000 check from Air Force Col. Robert Craig, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2009. Latham earned the reward for an idea that saves Air Force money and resources. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Sutter   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Latham, an engine craftsman with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, suggested...

11/2/2005 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- For a Navy maintainer and Air Force medic, both stationed at this forward-deployed location, their first meeting was an unforgettable one. Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry Lego, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One structural mechanic, performed the Heimlich maneuver on Lt. Col. Lois MacDonald, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Medical Operations Flight commander, as she was choking on her meal Oct. 28 at a base dining facility here. “I had aspirated a piece of potato which caused the obstruction,” Colonel MacDonald said. “Petty Officer Lego immediately recognized that I was in distress.” According to Petty Officer...