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  • Responsible drinking begins with sound decisions

    Drinking alcohol is among the most common activities during social gatherings - yet responsible drinking is often overlooked during the heat of the moment. Tech. Sgt. David VanHoose, 28th Medical Operations Squadron Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program NCO in charge, said

  • Resiliency helps families adjust during deployments, after homecomings

    The four pillars of resiliency - physical, mental, spiritual and social fitness - are often used to illustrate a healthy Air Force lifestyle. Perhaps one of the most relevant uses for these principles is when a family is struggling to cope with a deployment, or is working to pick up where they left

  • Composer honors Tuskegee Airmen through music

    What is the best way to honor those that have inspired a nation?Music composer Brian DuFord gives thanks the best way he knows how - through music.A personal connection to the Tuskegee Airmen inspired him to compose "Angels with Red Tails," a five-movement piece that details the historical account

  • 'Kind Hearted' Defenders: a vital asset (Defender series: Part 9)

    Twenty-three years of dedicated service summarizes this warrior. Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Peru, Panama, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Mozambique and Southwest Asia - all places he has served. In fact, if Air Force security forces have performed an operation anywhere on the

  • RAF JTACs train at Mountain Home

    Alone on a hilltop in the mid-day sun, 4,860 miles from home, a few brave men discretely move to a fortified position and prepare to call in close-air support on the enemy position below.Joint terminal attack controllers or forward air controllers from the British Royal Air Force are currently

  • B-1 crew chief accepted to USAFA

    For a young man who always knew he would join the military, attending a ROTC program at the University of Michigan was the first step in achieving his dream of commissioning as an Air Force officer. But for Airman 1st Class William Farrar, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receiving the opportunity

  • Relieving stress the 4x4 way, Airmen hit the trails

    As the sun begins to shine through the morning desert sky, a driver approaches the face of a bluff. Three all-terrain vehicles ahead of him each proceed to crawl over the five-foot boulder blocking their path. Without hesitation, the driver pressed on the accelerator and ascended the uneven rocks,

  • Family Advocacy Program helps families face sexual abuse

    Victims of sexual abuse don't always know their attackers, but often the source of their trauma is all too close to home.The 28th Medical Operations Squadron assists Airmen and their families in the recovery process after these incidents through their Family Advocacy Program.Lee Sasse, 28th MDOS FAP

  • AMXS maintainers pack for any and every situation

    Regardless of where you go throughout your military career, your equipment will follow.An elite group of Airmen are charged with ensuring that same equipment reaches its destination safely."Packing aircraft and vehicles safely and sensibly is extremely important and sometimes a bit time consuming,"

  • Metals Technology: the 'last chance shop'

    The noise of metal on metal grinding overwhelms the room. On one side of the room, water bubbles in a machine, sparks fly on the other. With such seeming chaos, it's hard to believe many of us pass this place on our daily commute. In the 1st Maintenance Squadron's Metals Technology shop, 10 of