| Overcoming Jet Lag
Frequent fliers — those who take to the sky either for business, pleasure, or a little of both — may notice that the discomfort air travel can bring doesn't always end when the plane reaches the tarmac. Lurking in the crevices of the overhead compartment or maybe on your tray table, it pops out the second you reach your destination. Leaving you tired, irritable, and generally feeling out of it, jet lag can ruin a plane ride quicker than the airline food. Jet lag, in scientific terms, is the physiological condition that is caused when the circadian rhythm, or the 24-hour cycle, undergoes changes. Often blamed on airplane travel, jet lag can also be a result of working different shifts, daylight saving, or anytime a person's light and dark cycle is disrupted. When the blame of plane travel is warranted, it's not the length of the flight that is the deciding factor; it is the distance traveled east to west.
Major receives Distinguished Flying Cross at Buckingham Palace
LONDON -- The Queen of England presented the United Kingdom's Distinguished Flying Cross to Maj. William D. Chesarek Jr., during an Investiture Ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, here March 21.
Chesarek, an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter pilot, was recognized for his service as an exchange officer serving with the U. K.'s 847th Naval Air Squadron, Commando Helicopter Force during combat operations in Iraq in 2006. The award is a level three award for gallantry in the air while on active operation against the enemy and according to the U. K.'s Ministry of Defense office, this is first time this is being presented to an American service member since actions in World War II.
According to the U.K. award citation, during operations in the vicinity of Al Amarah on June 10-11, 2006, Chesarek, flying a Lynx AH7 helicopter, was providing communications relay support to the U.K.'s ground forces during a company sized search operation when the unit encountered insurgents armed with small arms and Rocket Propelled Grenades.
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