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  • Snipers hone skills during Royal Air Force training

    He shivered and shook in below-freezing temperatures as pouring rain seeped through his muddied uniform. Clouds blanketed the night sky, casting a darkness difficult to defeat. Even with night vision technology, it was hard to see past his rifle.As his mind wandered to his hunger and lack of sleep,

  • Blood Brothers

    Under 45,000 pounds of metal, a man went through his daily routine. He ducked and dodged his way around the edges of the aircraft, checking every crevice of the jet.  As he tightened the final bolt above him, he began his descent from inside the metal giant's wheel well. The last thing he expected

  • Airmen save millions by making repairs

    Deep inside one of the 20th Maintenance Group's hangars is a windowless room where Airmen peer into microscopes and solder electronics as they work to save the 20th Fighter Wing millions of dollars.It's not a secret testing facility or a special operations training hub, but rather an office with

  • 552nd ACW Airmen put 'Wing' in Wingman

    Driving home from work at Tinker Air Force Base recently, a helpless feeling came over Curtis Swift as an EF-2 tornado was bearing down on his home in Bridge Creek while his wife and family pet were inside and he was still some 4 miles from the house.The 552nd Air Control Wing historian, who had

  • Airman's Fighting Spirit: "I'm Going to Win"

    A tall figure steps out of a car in front of the Sorenson Center, a shining new complex tucked away behind all of the construction and longstanding buildings in downtown Salt Lake City. His confidence exudes with every step, even after making the four-hour drive.He meets with the doctor to do a

  • 74th FS, 7th ASOS join forces as CAS team

    Airmen from the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Bliss, Texas, traveled more than 1,500 miles to train with A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron as a close air support team here, June 8-19.The 74th FS and the 7th ASOS aligned as a sister-squadron CAS team to maximize

  • Cradle to grave

    Rushing into a burned-down house with the body of a suicide victim to search for small-arms ammunition, military munitions and unexploded ordnance sounds like a scene from a movie, but for the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team this was a reality on May 13.After receiving

  • Original Wild Weasels visit Shaw

    The 20th Fighter Wing hosted a conference dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Wild Weasels, here, June 5 and 6.The Wild Weasels were founded in 1965 during the Vietnam War as a means for Air Force pilots to destroy the surface to air capabilities of the Viet Cong.When asked about what it means

  • Dyess Airmen competed on USAFE track and field team

    Two of Dyess' very own Airmen were selected to represent the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at the 2015 Headquarter Air Command Track and Field Championship, May 26-28.Senior Airmen Kwesi Toney, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment accountability clerk, and Parnelle Shands, 317th Aircraft

  • PMEL: The back shop of back shops

    Hidden away in the back shops of Holloman Air Force Base is a shop, unknown to many, but crucial to almost everyone. Known as the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, Airmen in this back shop are well-equipped to calibrate any tool, down to the nano-inch.This job, which requires precision and