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  • Earth Day ends, but environmental stewardship continues

    As the 42nd Earth Day came to a close April 22, the many environmental initiatives at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., continued to steadily press forward. Environmental experts were quick to note that Earth Day wasn't intended only as a single day when Airmen should be more aware of their actions

  • Langley's Earth Week efforts focus on the future

    A stubborn winter wind broke the warm spring air as the young children hustled outside, eagerly gathering around the main event - a pile of dirt.April 22 to April 28 was Earth Week and the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Team was out to educate the populace, in this case children. The

  • Legal office helps sexual assault victims

    After a sexual assault occurs, victims may feel helplessness and anguish. There are many stops on the road to recovery, but one key step can be justice, which is where the base legal office can help. The legal office provides many services to victims during and after the sexual assault report

  • Need a nurse, call SANE

    Did you know 83 percent of sexual assault cases go unreported? Sexual assault is a devastating and traumatic event that does not discriminate. The process of recovery is one that can be eased by seeking medical and mental help. The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners office of Otero and Lincoln County,

  • Holloman Airmen get pumped for Musclemania

    Obtaining strength and body composition through exercise, nutrition and training are key elements of the physical fitness pillar of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness program. Though physical fitness and nutrition are key elements of CAF, they also are key elements of professional bodybuilding.

  • Through my eyes: surviving sexual assault

    Editor's Note: This story is a personal, victim-submitted account of a actual sexual assault and its aftermath. The names and identities of the individuals involved have been omitted or altered to maintain confidentiality."That night, my whole world turned upside down," said Airman Samantha Smith, a

  • A tradition of excellence carried forward - the Doolittle Raiders

    It was 1942 and the world was at war for the second time that century. American morale was as low as it had ever been and Japanese forces began an all-out assault on United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.It was also the year when a pilot, Lt. Col. James Doolittle, would lead a

  • U.S. Army Air Division displays pride, professionalism and versatility

    Few organizations on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., truly embody the multi-faceted nature of the base's mission as well as the U.S. Army Air Division does. However, with all of their relevance and criticality to the base, they still remain one of the best-kept secrets on the installation.The Army

  • What's in a name? Langley dormitories named to honor Airmen from the past

    These are a few of the names emblazoned on the outer walls of Langley Air Force Base's Airman dormitories, which house a considerable number of the installation's junior enlisted Airmen.But who are these people, any why are their names plastered on dorm buildings?The dormitories are named in honor

  • Veteran gets unconventional therapy from volunteering

    In 2007, a U.S. Army combat engineer was deployed to Iraq when his vehicle was impacted by a suicide bomber, killing two of four occupants and severely injuring him.After spending more than two years in various military-medical facilities, receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and