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  • Airman turns career around after confinement

    Boxed in by cold white bricks and murky blue floors with nothing but a rickety desk separating his twin-size bed from a closet full of rank-less uniforms, Airman Basic Council Jones hit the lowest point of his life in October 2007.Seven months earlier, Jones arrived at Laughlin Air Force Base,

  • From rails to mach two

    Each month the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16CM Fighting Falcons use hundreds of thousands of gallons of jet fuel to climb into the sky, ensuring pilots receive the necessary training to maintain combat readiness.Before the jets can be turned on, they have to be filled with jet fuel which arrives at the

  • The Holocaust, a day of remembrance

    Air Force members are constantly striving to further their education, whether it be the next step toward their degree or for knowledge of important historical events that have shaped the world as we know it today.The German Air Force Flying Training Center and Holloman invited Dr. Gail Wallen,

  • From making history to future take-off

    As he pulls up a chair and sits down, a smile comes across his aging face. He clears his throat and adjusts his glasses while glancing around admiring photographs and memorabilia from his time serving as a pilot in Vietnam. He brushes back his silvery hair once more as the cameras start rolling and

  • D-M Airmen freefall into the blue

    You're standing in an open door of an aircraft soaring 12,000 feet above the ground. You have put your full trust into the person strapped to your back, who you've known for less than two hours, to bring you back down to Earth safe and sound. The count begins. "Out...in...out." The floor of the

  • Chaplain assistant follows the voice of God

    When one thinks of a security forces member, images of a weapon toting, straight-to-the point Airman who only talks when pulling someone over may come to mind.Staff Sgt. Isela Gonzalez, 99th Air Base Wing chaplain assistant, decided security forces was not her calling, but instead, it was to serve

  • Paying a price too high

    *Editor's note: Names in this story have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.As she fought, she screamed as loud as she could, but no one came. Through the tears and the screams, she managed to say, "Please, please stop. I'm not going to tell anyone, if you just get off of me.

  • Can we take care of you?

    At 10 o'clock, Terrill Owens made his way through crowds of hospital staff and patients chatting on their phones or filling out paperwork. He walked through a door towards an office he shares with a coworker, sat at his desk and flipped through six stacks of paperwork."That's a lot for a Monday," he

  • Working 'fore' 50 years

    Morning dew clings to the grass as a lawn mower is fired up. The smell of gasoline quickly mixes with the crisp fresh air as a 50-year Shaw veteran climbs into the driver's seat. As he puts the mower into gear, the blades kick into full speed, cutting yards of grass in seconds to an

  • One Military Day - Holloman AFB, N.M.

    Photographs taken around Holloman AFB, N.M. on April 8th during a normal 24-hour day in the U.S. Air Force. The Airmen featured are just a few of the hundreds that work hard every day to keep Holloman flying, training, and safe.