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  • Fuel for the future

    As of May 15, 2012, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., is one of the first bases to switch from military-grade JP-8 fuel to commercial jet fuel known as Jet-A, saving money without sacrificing the quality or performance of the aircraft.Jet-A fuel is two cents cheaper per gallon than JP-8 fuel, and is

  • Bronze Star recipient embodies "mission first, people always"

    Many Bronze Star Medal recipients will say receiving the award is a humbling experience. For Lt. Col. Thomas McCurley, Detachment 2, Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron commander, saying it's humbling is an understatement.According to McCurley's award citation, McCurley distinguished

  • Keeping up with the Jones'

    In one of his first messages since arriving at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, during the final months of the U.S. military drawdown, Tech. Sgt. Collin Jones asked his wife, Staff Sgt. Aundrea Jones for one thing. Send soap.Looking back, both Airmen, who work for the 1st Operations Support Squadron at

  • Presidential detail offers unique opportunity to EOD Airmen

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal professionals at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, are called upon regularly by the Secret Service to assist in protection of the president and other members of state. The details are a career highlight for the EOD professionals who are chosen."The Secret Service

  • EOD: Only the best should apply

    The Air Force's Explosive Ordnance Disposal career field requires attention to detail and the ability to communicate effectively while striving for nothing less than perfection.The elite group of men and women within this field perform their mission by following an unofficial motto, "Initial Success

  • Personal trainer simplifies fitness

    "Give me a stability ball, a 10 pound set of dumbbells and a corner, and I will have anybody saying 'no mas' in 10 minutes," said the broad-shouldered man as he opened a small container filled with whole grain rice and broccoli. "You see, I don't need a gym to perform my craft."Known by his clients

  • Young pilot sets Air Force standard

    When Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said "every airman is an innovator" he was talking about airmen like Capt. Kyle Alderman. What was once considered the young pilot's "pet-project" has now become the Air Force standard. Alderman consolidated multiple map displays including killbox keypads,

  • Shaw captain named ACC instructor pilot of year

    A 55th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., has earned recognition as the top in his craft in Air Combat Command.Capt. Matthew Feeman, a flight commander for the 55th FS, described his role as twofold: he's responsible for ensuring the eight pilots in his flight are ready

  • SERE specialist 'digs holes', wins AF award

    For Staff Sgt. Joe Dittmer, 347th Operations Support Squadron, 2011 was a good year. For his efforts, he was named the 2011 Outstanding Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Airman of the Year at both the Air Combat Command and Air Force level. The SERE specialist also earned the John L. Levitow

  • Sunrise to sunset: observatory looks to the sky

    The sun, while it supplies life and energy for the people and plants that call the Earth home, also has the power to seriously disrupt humanity's way of life. Periodically, the sun releases massive quantities of solar matter and electromagnetic radiation into space, known as a coronal mass ejection,