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  • Electronic scenarios provide training for pilots

    It may be hard to tell at a glance, but there's much more to Poinsett Electronic Combat Range than bombing and gunnery targets. The electronic combat section, operated by personnel under a U.S. Air Force contract, provides critical training not only to Shaw's F-16 pilots, but also to other Air

  • Fit to fight: built for speed

    With the new physical training test focusing more on the mile-and-a-half run, Airmen are using programs and workouts created by the Bellamy Fitness Center staff to improve their run time and overall cardiovascular health. The fitness center staff stresses the importance of Airmen coming to them with

  • Lindbergs: Military dedication through generations

    In the archives of military history, Lindbergh is a famous name. Inside the gates of Holloman, the Lindberg name is a familiar one, and the names are directly related. The famed Charles Lindbergh was a 20th century aviator, a prize winning author and ground-breaking inventor. He was also a

  • Command post Airmen key to operational success

    Command post Airmen have a demanding job where their expertise, quick actions and the information they control is depended on for mission success. Working a number of operational tasks, they disseminate alarm conditions, weather, and emergency response notifications, while also playing a role in

  • British pilot flies 20th FW's jets through exchange program

    A crew chief stands ready by his F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline. Off in the distance, he sees the pilot with helmet and gear in hand. As the pilot approaches, the crew chief salutes, but is puzzled by the pilot's rank. The pilot is Flight Lieutenant (captain equivalent) "Bli-T" Andrew

  • Wingman, leader, warrior and poet

    "How does she do it all?" might be the first question that comes to mind when meeting Senior Airman Jazmin Wilson, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Detachment 1 interface control technician, who recently had a book signing in Sumter, S.C. for the publishing of her poems. Endurance, willpower

  • Pilots, ground forces train at Poinsett

    From Air Force and Marine fighter jets to Army helicopters, military pilots put bombs, and bullets, on target at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range. According to Frank Bordeaux, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range operations officer, the primary mission is to train Department of Defense aircrews in

  • Remembering a son, riding for a cure

    On July 7, 2000, Tech. Sgt. Travis C. Hall of the 55th Security Forces Squadron's Elite Guard appeared to be the happiest man in the world. On that day, at almost 7 p.m., his first son Isaac was born, weighing in at seven pounds. Sergeant Hall and his family were overjoyed. As a proud father,

  • Cleanliness is next to "stealthiness"

    The B-2 Spirit is the world's most technologically advanced bomber, and its low-observable, or "stealth," capabilities allow B-2 pilots to complete their missions undetected, while penetrating enemy targets and threatening highly valued resources. Several factors contribute to the to the B-2's

  • Dentist brings 31 years of experience to Air Force, New Horizons Guyana

    After 31 years of dentistry in his own private practice, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Darryl Bybee with the 75th Dental Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, traded a comfortable office and a tie for a school with no air conditioning and an Airman Battle Uniform in a country in South America. "It was time for a