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  • Airman cheers brother onto Olympic gold

    Up on a cold, wet mountain top in Sochi, Russia, with rain pouring down, one Airman and her family stood among a sea of spectators as they cheered on their loved one, an American freestyle skier, as he dropped into the slushy halfpipe. The family had been on the mountain since 5 p.m. when qualifying

  • LRS Airmen meet cancer battle head on

    Normally, when someone is going through a hard time, family is there to support and help them. Though it's not blood that binds them, these brothers are committed to each other with a bond that goes beyond being colleagues.Airmen assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron here consider each

  • WTU promotes healing, camaraderie during Sports Week

    According to the Wounded Warrior Project, more than 40,000 Service members have been physically injured in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.To aid in the recovery of those Service members, the U.S. Army established care programs for wounded, ill and injured Soldiers through its network of

  • From detection to relaxation

    D-M held its first official retirement ceremony for a military working dog, Feb. 19.Dexter, a 355th Security Force Squadron MWD, retired due to a medical condition after more than three years of honorable service.Dexter, a 5- year-old German Shepard, entered the U.S. Air Force at the age of two on

  • Local charity gives homeless vets home, new beginnings

    According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are between 131,000 and 200,000 homeless veterans living in the United States on any given night, and approximately twice that amount will experience homelessness over the course of a year.The estimate of homeless veterans is equal to 11

  • DOD helps support dependents in school

    Attending new schools and adjusting to new teachers, are part the moving process for children of Service members. With those changes come possible difficulties, but the Department of Defense provides a program called Tutor.com to help ease the transition. Tutor.com is a website used by military

  • Idol Airman 'Hunts Down' her singing dream

    A vocalist with the U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Band and American Idol contestant, who advanced to the final audition of American Idol's Hollywood Week, won't let being sent home stop her from hunting down her dreams.On the Feb. 12 and 13 episodes of the singing contest, Senior Airman Paula

  • Former road warrior lives lifestyle of fitness

    Life is full of accomplishments. For some, those may include passing a college exam, winning an award or learning to drive. For one Airman, running 48.6 miles over four days was his most recent challenge. You might even say this test of endurance left him feeling a bit 'Dopey'. In January, Chief

  • Langley nurse recognized in Portraits in Courage

    U.S Air Force 2nd Lt. Quianna Samuels, 633rd Medical Group Labor and Delivery clinic registered nurse, was recognized in a Portraits in Courage ceremony held by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody at the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Va., Feb. 5 for her acts of valor during a chemical