Three hundred volunteers are needed to support “Senior Day 2008“ May 14 at the D.C. Armory.

Volunteers will assemble gift bags, assist seniors to their seats, distribute lunches, help clear away the lunches and dance with the seniors.

“They really need our support,“ said Staff Sgt. Stacey Brooks, 11th Mission Support Squadron. “The Washington Family and Child Center really needs a large turnout to make this day a success.“

All volunteers will be briefed at 8:40 a.m. on the day's events. Setup is 9 to 10 a.m., the events will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and cleanup will be from 2 to 3 p.m.

“I look forward to seeing you out there putting the Air Force's best foot forward,“ Sergeant Brooks said. “I promise you will not leave that day with out a smile on your face and warm fuzzies in your heart.“

Volunteers from Bolling will leave from the Stewart Theater at 8 a.m.

The armory is located at 2001 E. Capitol St., S.E., in Washington, just west of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.

For more information or to volunteer, call Sergeant Brooks at 202-767-5348.

New location for ID cards

Bolling’s Personnel Flight – basically the ID card issuing unit – is open for business at its new location – 16 Brookley Avenue (Building 16) in the former Base Housing Office. Enter the base through the main gate, turn left at the first traffic light and the office is in the first building on the right. It is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The office telephone number is 202-404-3281.

Send your name to the moon

The National Air and Space Agency (NASA) invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft. The LRO is scheduled for launch before the end of the year.

The Send Your Name to the Moon Web site enables everyone to participate in the lunar adventure and place his or her name in orbit around the moon. Participants can submit their information, print a certificate and have their name entered into a database. The database will be placed on a microchip that will be integrated onto the spacecraft. The deadline for submitting names is June 27. To send your name to the moon, visit http:⁄⁄lro.jhuapl.edu⁄NameToMoon.

The orbiter, comprising six instruments and one technology demonstration, will provide the most comprehensive data ever returned from the moon. The mission will focus on the selection of safe landing sites and identification of lunar resources. It also will study how the lunar radiation environment could affect humans.

LRO also will create a comprehensive atlas of the moon's features and resources that will be needed as NASA designs and builds a planned lunar outpost. The mission will support future human exploration while providing a foundation for upcoming science missions.

The LRO is being built at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The mission also will be managed at the center for NASA's Explorations Systems Mission Directorate in Washington.

Tell AAFES what you thinkfor shot at shopping spree

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is giving eligible customers an opportunity to tell them what they think about their exchange benefit. Through June 9, military shoppers can log on to www.aafes.com and take a brief, approximately 12-minute survey, letting AAFES know in what areas the exchange excels as a retailer and where there may be room for improvement.

‘‘AAFES is your store and exchange operations are only as good as you make them,” said AAFES’ Chief of Communications Lt. Col. Dean Thurmond. ‘‘More than 25 percent of AAFES associates are military spouses or family members and they depend on feedback and support to enhance the benefit. This is the military community’s opportunity to let us know what it will take to make the BX⁄PX their first choice.”

In addition to the opportunity to provide input, every survey participant will receive a 10 percent off coupon for a www.aafes.com purchase of $100 or less. Additionally, three grand prize winners will receive a $500 AAFES shopping spree.

First Virtual Uniform Board attracts Airmen response

The first Air Force Virtual Uniform Board received about 800 uniform change requests via the IDEA Program Database System since its release in March.

Airmen were able to submit uniform change requests via the IPDS between March 5 and April 14. The Uniform Enterprise Working Group – acting as nonvoting advisors – began reviewing ideas April 28 to provide comments.

The 98th Air Force Uniform Board will convene over the next two weeks to review the submissions and advisors' comments. The board will then cast votes to decide if ideas or suggestions from Airmen should be implemented, disapproved or recommended for further evaluation by subject matter experts.

“The Uniform Board voting membership is made up of officers and enlisted Airmen who represent the diverse composition needed to make recommendations for future dress and appearance standards,“ said Lt. Col. Charles Arnold, chief of Air Force Uniform and Recognition Branch at the Pentagon.

Members of the board evaluate each recommendation and vote on behalf of their major command. The votes are consolidated into an overall board recommendation and forwarded to the chairman of the board and chief master sergeant of the Air Force for review.

“The Air Force Manpower Agency developed a voting module within the IDPS which allows board members to log in to the Virtual Uniform Board from locations around the globe,“ said Colonel Arnold. “AFMA also provided the major commands an automated central collection mechanism to allow them to review, determine eligibility, and forward ideas to the central board...all from the confines of their own offices and the IPDS program.“

Chairman of the Board Lt. Gen. Dick Newton and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley will add their votes to those of the board and act as advisors to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley on final disposition of uniform board recommendations. General Moseley will then consider inputs and release his final decision in a message to all Airmen.

Airmen can continue to submit recommendations during and after the first Virtual Uniform Board. Some issues will be processed out of cycle; however, most will be considered during the next uniform board.