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  • Mountain Home AFB child's wish comes true

    When the limo pulled up March 28, the Ulmer family was ready to go. Ty, his right leg amputated at the knee, proudly wore his favorite shirt, which read, "Leg Story: $10." The day, sponsored by Idaho's Make-A-Wish Foundation, was all about 13-year-old Ty, who was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on Sept.

  • Airmen reach out to vets

    During these hard times in the world, one word has been able to motivate people to do extraordinary things; hope. Hope is a word that has moved the people in our country to overcome personal bias and fear to do what is right. So when the Airmen from Team Nellis and Creech heard about the many

  • EOD flight continuously trains to protect

    Training, training and more training, that's the daily routine of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member at Beale. Why do they train so much? It's because EOD members deploy frequently and always have to be ready. "Since I've been flight chief, I've made training my top priority," said Master

  • Riverine project reaffirms U.S. commitment to medical partnership in Peru

    The Alto Amazonas district of Peru teems with steamy jungles and swarms of insects, but for a 15-member Air Force medical team, no obstacle could keep them from providing patient care to locals there alongside their Peruvian medical counterparts as part of the ongoing Riverine Project. The Riverine

  • Beale NCO's dreams 'jumps' to reality

    High-energy, upbeat, fast-paced, pumped-up .... hardcore. Those are some of the words used by fellow Airmen to describe Staff Sgt. Johnathon Lind, the 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution supervisor. The description fits the lifestyle and career of someone who is always on the run,

  • Preparing the best for the worst: SERE trains aircrews

    (Editors Note: This is part of a series written on the 389th Fighter Squadron's participation in Red Flag 09-3 at Nellis Air Force Base)The aircrew members scan the horizon for movement. Seeing nothing, they continue on toward the closest thing to cover they can see -- a mountain base. Once they

  • Weather forecasters give aircrews upper hand

    (Editors Note: This is part of a series written on the 389th Fighter Squadron's participation in Red Flag 09-3 at Nellis Air Force Base). Despite all the latest advances in aviation technology, weather remains the one factor mission planners can't control. They look forward to clear days and

  • Army Patriots protect sister services on ground, in sky

    (Editors Note: This is part of a series written on the 389th Fighter Squadron's participation in Red Flag 09-3 at Nellis Air Force Base). Soldiers with the Army's 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bragg, N.C., traveled to Nellis Air Force Base to participate in Red Flag 09-3 to blend

  • Top notch support keeps aircrafts flying

    "Each day maintenance starts with us," said Master Sgt. Edwin Sims, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit support section chief. Sergeant Sims' statement directly referred to the purpose of the two support sections at Beale, the 12th AMU and 99th AMU, which is to provide the tools, testing equipment and

  • When pigs fly!

    At Red Flag 09-03, if you can't soar with the Eagles, you might as well root around with the Pigs. Six Royal Australian Air Force F-111C multirole fighters - affectionately known down under as "Pigs" - and their aircrews are flying "Blue Force" missions at Red Flag, making use of the swing-wing