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  • Our Nation's veterans: in memory of service

    "I think about the people that never came back, I lost some good friends."At first glance Vern Faust looks like someone's grandfather -- his soft, ordinary and unassuming demeanor reveal little about the man behind the glasses and black suspenders. But at 86, Vern Faust, a former U.S. Navy coxswain

  • Combined Federal Campaign kicks off

    We all know the frequency with which the hat is passed in our organizations. We give and give, which begs the question, when does it stop? It usually does not stop. However, the Combined Federal Campaign is different. The campaign happens only once a year and you are always assured to find some

  • Joint forces unite for high-altitude training

    "All right, now go ahead and start counting down from 100 by threes," said Senior Airman Jeylyn Capdevilla, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron operations and aerospace physiology technician, while directing the high-altitude simulation outside the large air chamber."100, 19, 97, 94, 87, 77," said a

  • Valdosta native performs worldwide with Tops In Blue

    When Senior Airman Lacy Jones arrived here Nov. 2 to perform as a part of Tops In Blue, she was doing more than singing -- she was performing for friends and family.Originally from Valdosta, the vocalist will return to her job as a dental assistant at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, when her yearlong

  • ORI's over -- what now?

    After the operational readiness inspection, the grade announcement, victory party and warrior flyby, Ellsworth Airmen face the challenge of returning the base to normal operations. The ORI, which ran from Oct. 12 through 18, tested the ability of Airmen to operate in a simulated deployed

  • First-term Airman tours world with Tops in Blue

    How many people get to see their dreams come true? Seeing that happen takes strong ambition and persistence.Ever since seeing Tops in Blue for the first time when he was in seventh grade, Airman 1st Class Matthew Flores of Spanaway, Wash. has been pursuing the dream of being in the show.Since 1953,

  • Vehicle operations, roll out!

    "We're like the UPS of the Air Force," said Staff Sgt. Jacob Green, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron chief dispatcher. "Materials comes in, then gets processed and delivered by us."While the handling and delivery of cargo is a primary function of the vehicle operations control center shop, it's not

  • A different way to take the pain

    Acupuncture has long been a form of medical care, originating in ancient China and moving west through the world. It has only  recently started to gain momentum over the last few decades in the U.S.Recently, military medicine has begun investigating a type of acupuncture and its benefits in combat

  • Air traffic controllers: two roles, one job

    How would your car run without pistons? How would a bicycle work without a chain? In the same way that these machines could not work with their missing parts, the Air Force wouldn't be able to operate without its essential components.Air traffic controllers are one such example, which play a vital

  • Readiness or death: AFE trains to save lives

    Imagine a B-1B Lancer aircrew has just stepped from their aircraft and onto a chemically contaminated flightline; they're mentally and physically exhausted, and after their 14-hour mission the last thing they want is to be wrapped in a trash bag and rushed to a decontamination line. While this