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  • Fitness center incorporates Body Pump to get base in shape

    "When your body starts to scream, tell it to shut up." That's the motto of the new Body Pump fitness program which will be offered at the Harris Fitness Center beginning Aug. 24. Several members of the 9th Force Support Squadron have been training to become certified instructors of the program. "We

  • Profiles of the B-1: Crew chief

    The B-1B Lancer can travel faster than the speed of sound and carry a payload of 75,000 pounds, which makes it far more complex than the wooden, gasoline-powered flyer the Wright brothers used. This elaborate configuration requires the B-1 to use a dedicated maintenance team to keep it in the

  • 80,000 pounds ... unloaded

    Whiteman is the only base to possess such a magnificent hunk of metal. It takes a four-person crew to load, costs $19 million dollars to build, and requires a checklist compiled of 10 chapters, one for each different scenario -- what is it? The weapons load trainer. Built by Lockheed and Hughes in

  • Counter-drug team goes aquatic

    With three months of counter-drug experience already behind them, AWACS crews were confident that they could handle the special task with which they were presented. July 30, they were armed with rubber gloves, trash bags and wet suits in an effort to clean up more than one-half mile of Curacao

  • Dyess civilian retires for second time after 57 years of service

    In 1952, Harry S. Truman was serving as the 33rd president of the United States and gas was a minuscule 20 cents a gallon. Penny loafers were in style and legendary film icon Marilyn Monroe was the "talk" of Hollywood. This was the year John Junior Jupin enlisted into the Air Force, which was only 5

  • Brothers command, fly at Red Flag

    For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show. America knows many family duos: Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, father and son; Eli and Peyton Manning, sibling quarterbacks in the NFL; Venus and Serena Williams, sisters and international tennis stars. How do two

  • New chaplain corps has big plans for community

    A former Army Green Beret, a Harvard graduate, an Arabic linguist, and the self-proclaimed "best basketball player" in his career field ... It's a pretty diverse group to say the least. They may come from different backgrounds but are now under one roof to serve as Beale's newly assigned chaplains.

  • President Lincoln creates 'Medal of Honor'

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and his actions to preserve the Union and end slavery before his assassination in 1865 are legendary. However, it is his action in July 1862 that made him historic in the Army Air Corps (eventually Air Force) ranks. The story begins in

  • 12th RS deploys at home and abroad

    The RQ-4 Global Hawk flies with a completely different set of rules than what most of the Air Force is used to. With the unmanned technology of the aircraft, pilots can fly missions anywhere in the world from the safe confines of Beale. This unique operating procedure puts members of the 12th

  • Suicide prevention is every Wingman's top priority

    It is the second leading cause of death among 25- to 34-year-olds, third for 15- to 24-year-olds. On average, one happens every 16 minutes, making it the 11th most likely way to die in the United States. According to the National Institute of Health and Medicine, approximately 33,000 Americans