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  • Dyess Airman chases boxing dream

    Senior Airman Kyle Jenkins, a 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument flight apprentice here, is in a rigorous training program to pursue his boxing passion. The 26-year-old Texas native grew up playing football and basketball. He always loved boxing but never had the chance to seek his dream

  • Bold Tigers charge into Alaska for Northern Edge 09

    Bold Tigers of Mountain Home's 391st Fighter Squadron participated in Alaska's largest joint training event, Exercise Northern Edge 2009, June 15 to 26 at Eielson Air Force Base. Mountain Home supported the exercise by deploying approximately 14 aircraft and more than 300 airmen to the land of the

  • One Chief holds top enlisted position for two storied AF units

    The Flying Tigers and Red Tails share a rich, 60-year history of heritage and valor dating back to the days of the Army Air Corps. One Moody Chief's career has spanned half of that time, and he'll soon use the knowledge and experience he's gained throughout his career to lead Airmen in Operation

  • JROTC cadets get taste of active-duty life

    The first day of their military career is also the most remembered for a majority of service members. A heightened sense of fear and nervousness due to not knowing what to expect is what most new recruits feel when they begin their military journey. Then it gets worse when the Military Training

  • Children's center provides foundation for youth

    Countless hours of research has been conducted and the results are in: Children learn the most during their first three-to-five years. This critical period is when a foundation is built which could lead to success later in life. The 9th Force Support Squadron's Child Development Center has

  • Proper human performance equals good health

    Physical training, healthy eating, ample rest, operational risk management ... All these things lead to a healthy lifestyle. Many people take part in these activities, however sometimes they don't execute them correctly, which could lead to other issues. The 9th Physiological Support Squadron's

  • This month in history: Black Hills explorer Jedediah Smith dies

    He was the quintessential mountain man one would find in any tale of explorers carving out the wild and untamed western portion of the United States. He was a trapper, hunter, businessman and diplomat. A grizzly bear literally tore off his scalp and he asked a fellow explorer, while in the middle of

  • Where did the time go?

    May 8 was not just another day for Brig. Gen. Mark A. Barrett; after two years he relinquished command of the 1st Fighter Wing. "I am very humbled to have been a part of this organization for the past two years," said General Barrett. "Being with the folks who are doing the mission...flying, fixing,

  • Fueling the base

    The 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants flight provides fuel to all government operated equipment on base. "Anything that requires fuel to run is provided by POL," Staff Sgt. Samuel Wilson, the 9th LRS NCO in charge of the fuels laboratory said. POL supplies fuel not

  • A better life in Afghanistan: Part 2 in 3 part series

    Master Sgt. Dewane Brown, Medical Embedded Training Team mentor at a forward operating base in Afghanistan said in a March interview, "The Afghani people want a better life in Afghanistan. They want a life without war and a reason to live." Sergeant Brown is normally assigned as the NCO-in-charge of