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  • Bone-34 crew helped end 2012 Afghan insurgent attack from 20,000 feet

    (Editor's Note: This is part one of a five-part series highlighting the B-1 Bomber aircrew who was awarded the 2012 Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Outstanding Bomber Aircrew Award.)Insurgents were moving freely through the remote mountain passes in Afghanistan. Spring had descended, bringing warmer weather

  • Dorm leaders welcome young Airmen into the AF Family

    Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, works to ensure newcomers have a smooth and comfortable transition from "pipeline" to "operational" Airman at their first assignments.Many young Airmen are unaccompanied and destined for the dormitories, so a large part of the transition depends on the dorm

  • 940 miles: Langley ospreys find new home

    It was cold - as mornings usually are at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when an E-3 Sentry carrying 24 Airmen took off from the runway, Sept. 22, 1995. They would never been seen alive again. Less than two minutes after takeoff, the plane bearing the call sign Yukla 27 reported an in-flight

  • JBLE firefighters earn national designation

    Thirty-eight combined years of service, including professional development, education and hands-on experience has finally paid off for two Joint Base Langley-Eustis firefighters, as they have been awarded the prestigious designation of Chief Fire Officer. Only 913 firefighters in the United States

  • Fighter pilot in paradise

    More than 58,000 members of the armed forces lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Of those, 11,000 were under 20 years old. The numbers of the men and women who can still tell their stories of what went on behind the front lines of the war continues to dwindle.Jack Doub, a retired U.S. Air Force

  • A 35 mm view: Army vet reflects on experience at Korean DMZ

    The room was no more than 100 square feet, stacked nearly floor-to-ceiling with an eclectic collection of books, 35 mm cameras, metal-detector equipment and military memorabilia. Shelves full of Civil War-era relics lined the wood-paneled walls. A document written in Korean characters, yellowed from

  • Family honors son, gives back to rescue community

    (Editor's note: The mention of the nonprofit organization That Others May Live Foundation does not constitute endorsement or affiliation by Moody Air Force Base or the U.S. Air Force.)For 17 consecutive days in early 2011, members of the 38th and 41st Rescue Squadrons took part in recovery efforts

  • Perseverance: An Airman's commitment to health, triathlon and career

    .maintext_large { line-height: 20px;}There's a chill in the water of the pool contrasting the dry heat outside. Above the surface there is chaos, but Beneath the water there is a sense of solitude, leaving the swimmer alone with only her thoughts. Swimming laps requires constant focus - keeping the

  • Airman takes charge to save a life

    It started out like any other day; he woke up, put on his uniform and left for work. But before he arrived to Dyess Air Force Base, a dust cloud caught his attention. In that haze he saw it, a large mangled object on the side of the road, it was immediately then he knew something was wrong.Senior

  • USAF Warfare Center impacts felt globally

    In the shadow of the Nellis Air Force Base flag, recessed behind an impeccable green lawn sits the United States Air Force Warfare Center, where the decisions made every day reach far beyond the Nellis gate; overseas and directly into conflicts around the world.Founded in 1966 as the USAF Tactical