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  • Moody Airman receives Shine Fighter Pilot Award

    Maj. Michael Stock, an Air Force A-10 pilot from the 23rd Fighter Group, was presented the 2010 Lt. Col. Anthony Shine Fighter Pilot Award during a ceremony at Moody Air Force Base recently.The Shine Award is given annually to recognize an outstanding Air Force fighter pilot who has proven

  • Test track hosts more than developmental weapons systems

    Editor's note: This is the second installment of a series that will provide an in-depth look at the Holloman High-Speed Test Track and the people who work there.For Travis Hooser, a former welding supervisor of what is now the 846th Test Squadron, the year 1956 marks the beginning of his family's

  • The Patriot Files: "Big Boy Rules"

    Editor's Note: This story is part of an ongoing series highlighting service members with exceptional experiences throughout their military careers.Looking back on his deployment to Afghanistan, the most memorable experience Staff Sgt. Robert Taylor had was not the time his base was attacked while he

  • Balancing Act: 633rd LRS supplies downrange warfighters

    A few inches could mean the difference between a C-17 Globemaster III successfully delivering supplies to a deployed environment, or dropping out of the sky like a stone.Those inches come from the arrangement and weight of cargo loaded by Airmen from the 633rd Logistic Readiness Squadron at Langley

  • 355th CMS Airman named IDEA winner

    Come up with an idea that saves the Air Force a significant amount of money per year, earn up to $10,000. That couldn't get any easier. It's the concept behind the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program.The IDEA program awards Airmen who have smart proposals that lead to

  • Suicide prevention: The battle within

    What is resiliency, and why is it important to the wing commander that Airmen improve it? Why do supervisors emphasize Comprehensive Airman Fitness so much? One of the answers to these questions is suicide prevention. Suicide is an issue that plagues the U.S. Air Force and the other branches of

  • Fallen but not forgotten

    "I awoke to the screams of my wife, 'Jarrett has no pulse! He has no pulse!' It all happened so fast," said Staff Sgt. Matthew Mantanona, 7th Bomb Wing command chief's executive. "I ran to my son pulling him from the wreckage, trying all I can to bring him back. You do what you're taught, CPR and

  • The Patriot Files: Langley NCO saves a life

    (Editor's Note: This story is part of an ongoing series highlighting Service members with exceptional experiences throughout their military careers.)It was a warm evening, and the sun had not yet set below the horizon as a car idled at an intersection in Yorktown, Va., May 2.Inside, the driver:

  • Air Force veteran speaks out on suicide prevention

    Suicide rates are constantly on the minds of Air Force senior leaders.An Air Force veteran talked with senior leaders, officer and enlisted, from across Air Combat Command regarding suicide and prevention methods during a recent conference at Langley Air Force Base, Va.Belinda G. Moss, a 17-year Air

  • NCO finds balance, discipline in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

    Respect. Training. Skills. Honor. Humility. These are fundamental elements of the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a self-defense system focusing on grappling and ground fighting.These values are also significant pieces in the formation of the Air Force core values of integrity, service and