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  • Nellis spouses graduate from Air Force 101

    They listened, they learned and they graduated with high honors. Eighteen military spouses, some very new and some veterans to the military, were invited to attend Heart-Link -- an Air Force 101 course designed to educate family members on the mission of the Air Force -- a five-hour orientation on

  • Raptors wield 'unfair' advantage at Red Flag

    "Undercover" is an understatement for the F-22A Raptor. A point clearly illustrated by pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron, who delivered an aerial sucker punch to the seasoned Red Force opponents during the F-22A's debut at Red Flag here Feb. 3 -16. Among the Blue Force participants were foreign

  • Community outreach: Big Brothers Big Sisters creates lasting bonds

    Going to a movie, playing at a park, eating an ice cream cone... These activities may not take a lot of time, but even the minutes they do take could make the difference in a child's life. Time and caring adults - those are the basic requirements for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, a

  • AF remembers ... The world's first black fighter pilot

    Feeling the heady freedom of flying an open-cockpit airplane at 12,000 feet, the young black pilot patrolled the hostile skies over Verdun, France. The fact he flew at all was an accomplishment in itself, but to be thrown into combat so early in his career proved the mettle of the man. It was a

  • Squadron commander reflects on heritage

    A wife and a mother of two sons, Lt. Col. Jacqueline Crum, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, says her heritage played a large role in her upbringing and the leadership characteristics she brings to her squadron. "The history of my heritage has taught me a lot," she said, "and I don't ever want

  • Historian comforts son in Iraq

    When a civilian 9th Reconnaissance Wing historian volunteered for duty in Iraq, little did he know he would play a critical role in the recovery of his wounded stepson and help calm his family during a time of crisis. In August 2006, Chris Mayse, 9th RW historian, left for duty in Iraq with the

  • Beale basketball star fulfills life-long dream

    He started right here, and now one of Beale's former star athletes is playing for one of the best basketball teams in the world. Lawrence Wright Jr., son of Master Sgt. Lawrence Wright, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels maintenance assistant section chief, is one of the newest members of the

  • Biggest loser from Nellis drops 80 pounds

    What a loser! But this time, it's a good thing. Recently, while on deployment to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Senior Airman Joseph McTaggart, a 22-year-old 99th Services Squadron culinary artist, lost 83 pounds and said he is very comfortable where he is now. "My goal now [at 167 pounds] is to not

  • Moody Airman receives Purple Heart, learns value of wingman support

    When a sniper's bullet careened off his turret-mounted machine gun and struck his side, the last thing the young Airman thought was that he had just been shot. Senior Airman Jeremy Birchfield, 824th Security Forces Squadron turret gunner, had just paid a local Iraqi boy to get him a pizza, while he

  • Imagination prompts award-winning facility designs

    Wait five years to raise a new facility? For architects and facility design experts with the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, it's business as usual. Like other military installations around the world, base engineers here develop long-range plans spanning several years to demolish aging buildings and