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  • MHAFB Airman wins 2013 ACC Lance P. Sijan award

    A Bold Tiger maintenance officer recently received the Air Combat Command Lance P. Sijan award in the junior officer category. Capt. Angelina Stephens, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer-in-charge of the 391st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, earned the ACC level award due to her outstanding

  • Stem cells cultivate new family

    Tech. Sgt. Justin Slater became a lifesaver by giving a part of himself for another.Ten years ago at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., the Airmen held a bone marrow drive to see if anyone was an available match for an Airman that was diagnosed with leukemia. Then Airman 1st Class Justin Slater, 60th

  • 66 years: A history of Airmen defending ideals

    In an effort to counter the spreading influence of the Soviet Union, U.S. President Harry Truman implemented the National Security Act of 1947, Sept. 18 of the same year. The act restructured the nation's entire military and intelligence gathering framework, giving birth to the U.S. Air Force - a

  • Every Airman Counts: Recovery after crash

    It was a normal summer day for Ashley Barnett as she drove down the highway, reminiscing about her vacation. With her home city of Philadelphia behind her, she was on her way back to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.Unfortunately, nothing could prepare her for what happened next."In that one second, my

  • From training to tournament: the All-Air Force Women's Softball Team

    Hand picked female softball players in the Air Force have been training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for the All-Armed Forces Tournament starting Sept. 14 at Fort Sill, Okla. Head coach Lou South, 325th Force Support Squadron fitness and sports director, and assistant coach Staff Sgt. Randy

  • The difference a diamond makes

    Master Sgt. Kelly Riedel, 366th Medical Group first sergeant, has days filled with obstacles and challenges most Airmen could never fathom. In a single day Riedel can encounter the good, the bad and the ugly, but reassures his Airmen he's always there when it comes to their readiness, health,

  • SERE specialist trained 14 rescued coalition members

    Senior Airman Christopher Osnes, 355th Operation Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialist at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., earned the Air Combat Command SERE Specialist Airman of the year for 2012.The ACC award cited Osnes for going above and beyond the requirements

  • How to land a white-hot aircraft

    How can you pilot an aircraft when all the metal surfaces in the cockpit are too hot to touch?Capt. Brandon Liabenow, a 354th Fighter Squadron pilot at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., was recently recognized for finding the answer to that question the hard way during a mission to bring an A-10