MSgt. Kenneth Oswald, with the 26th Fighter Wing Safety Office at Cannon AFB, N.M., has received $7,000 for recommending a different lock removal procedure on the F-16 aircraft to prevent compressor case damage. His suggestion, according to a base news release, will save the Air Force $50,342.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.

