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  • BTZ brothers bring out each other's best

    Growing up in Athens, Texas, in a single income home didn't leave Juan and his brother, Antonio, much to fall back on, but they never dwelled on what they didn't have or rebel. They just did the best with what they had, which was each other."There have been many things that we have been through not

  • Moody AFSA serves community, membership rises

    (Editor's note: The mention of the nonprofit organizations Wounded Warrior Project, Ronald McDonald House, Air Force Enlisted Village, and Nine Line Foundation does not constitute endorsement or affiliation by Moody Air Force Base or the U.S. Air Force.)While focusing on making sure enlisted

  • Swimming to soaring: Airman excels in water, air

    As he looked out of the water during a freestyle swim race, he dreamed of pushing beyond the surly bonds of earth.Capt. Stephen Grace, 79th Fighter Squadron fighter pilot, grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and since grade school he wanted to be an Air Force pilot.Grace used the same competitive spirit he

  • Experiencing the job through Airmen's eyes

    Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series on members of the 20th Fighter Wing leadership shadowing Airmen of Team Shaw, learning and experiencing Airmen's jobs.The 55th Fighter Squadron here had a new dedicated crew chief join its ranks, Chief Master Sgt. Charles Mills, 20th Fighter Wing

  • An Air Force first: ALO graduates Ranger School

    On average, more than 4,000 Soldiers go through the U.S. Army Ranger School each year. The number of Airmen who have completed the course since its inception in 1950 is only a little over 300.Of these 300 Ranger-qualified Airmen, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Casey Garner is the first of his kind.Garner,

  • Open House to celebrate Nellis' legacy of liberty

    Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to be in attendance when the base opens its doors for the 2014Nellis' Open House Nov. 8 and 9.Although the show will celebrate the U.S. Air Force's recent accomplishments, one attendee will be on hand to pay homage to the service's illustrious history and

  • An Airman's story: My mother didn't fight alone

    His green eyes frantically searched the crowd for his dying mother. During his final pass and review at basic military training (BMT) he saw her in the stands, cheering him on. A year later, she was gone."I have breast cancer" are probably the last words a new Airman wants to hear his mother say,

  • 'Mission complete'- Tyndall Airmen close out last EOD Afghan operation

    After Air Force explosive ordnance disposal officials reported mission accomplished for Operation Enduring Freedom Sept. 3, the last EOD flight, containing two Tyndall Airmen, is now home from Afghanistan.Exactly 13 years after the tragic attacks on Sept 11, 2001, Staff Sgt. James Hendel, 325th

  • Cancer takes mother, but Air Force keeps her alive

    After her son was born and her enlistment term was up, Janna' Wesley planned to get out of the U.S. Air Force.Married to another military member at the time, the Macon, Georgia, native felt it would be difficult to balance deployments, temporary duty assignments and parenting while living away from

  • Remembering Rosie

    Thrust into the depths of war on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States employed all its resources to meet the enemy in battle quickly, but one resource began to run out - manpower.At a time when the U.S. was still trying to climb out of the great depression, war began to empty houses of fathers, sons and