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  • 'Thunder' rolls at Fort Irwin

    They stand in the sweltering summer sun on a lake bed as dry as chapped lips in wintertime. Silence stretches throughout the empty valley and the occasional breeze offers little relief from the unforgiving sun's rays. Beads of sweat trickle down their foreheads as they communicate by radio with the

  • The lives of C-130J loadmasters

    The hot summer sun beats down on the flightline causing beads of sweat to drip down the faces of loadmasters stationed here, their hands red from securing the straps of cargo pallets.This is just another day for loadmasters assigned to Dyess Air Force Base. Their job is to ensure cargo is properly

  • It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Wild Weasel

    Soaring over the skies of Shaw, people might now see a flying weasel.That's because the 20th Fighter Wing's flagship F-16CM Fighting Falcon tail flash recently received a makeover to honor the 50th anniversary of the Wild Weasels.Half a century ago a group of pilots were nicknamed Wild Weasels for

  • 20th LRS Airmen's bond beats cancer

    Throughout the years the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen have nourished a bond with each other that is so unshakeable and strong cancer can't even beat it.Staff Sgt. Scott Murdock, 20th LRS Vehicle Operations Control Center supervisor, speaks softly as he recounts the trepidation he has

  • 'Arm' shop: Works seven days a week for A-10 to bring 'thunder'

    Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, Moody's aircraft are prepared to takeoff and go anywhere to meet the needs of the Air Force. Flying operations never stop, so sacrifices have to be made by maintainers to ensure the aircraft are always ready.For four Airmen from the 23d Equipment

  • Viper Demo Team pilot 'Rockets' to new heights

    An F-16CM Fighting Falcon shoots into the air, flying at a speed of 400 knots as it is pulled through various maneuvers to demonstrate its capabilities.Maneuvering the aircraft through inversions, undergoing eight to nine times the force of gravity, and pushing the F-16 to its limits is Capt. Craig

  • Snipers hone skills during Royal Air Force training

    He shivered and shook in below-freezing temperatures as pouring rain seeped through his muddied uniform. Clouds blanketed the night sky, casting a darkness difficult to defeat. Even with night vision technology, it was hard to see past his rifle.As his mind wandered to his hunger and lack of sleep,

  • Blood Brothers

    Under 45,000 pounds of metal, a man went through his daily routine. He ducked and dodged his way around the edges of the aircraft, checking every crevice of the jet.  As he tightened the final bolt above him, he began his descent from inside the metal giant's wheel well. The last thing he expected

  • Airmen save millions by making repairs

    Deep inside one of the 20th Maintenance Group's hangars is a windowless room where Airmen peer into microscopes and solder electronics as they work to save the 20th Fighter Wing millions of dollars.It's not a secret testing facility or a special operations training hub, but rather an office with

  • 552nd ACW Airmen put 'Wing' in Wingman

    Driving home from work at Tinker Air Force Base recently, a helpless feeling came over Curtis Swift as an EF-2 tornado was bearing down on his home in Bridge Creek while his wife and family pet were inside and he was still some 4 miles from the house.The 552nd Air Control Wing historian, who had