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  • Lab tech to commission 'Blue to Green'

    A medical laboratory technician from the 4th Medical Group is about to trade in her Air Force blues for Army greens and receive her commission through the Blue to Green program.Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Just hails from Charleston, S.C., and enlisted in the Air Force in July 1997 alongside her fraternal

  • 12th RS wraps up Haiti relief efforts

    Within hours of receiving news of the Haiti earthquake the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron launched an RQ-4 Global Hawk towards the disaster area to begin the largest humanitarian relief mission in the squadron's history.Although only six sorties were completed, the contributions of the Global Hawk and

  • This month in history: The firebombing of Dresden

    One of the most controversial series of attacks in the entire conflict spanning World War II was carried out in February, 1945, on the culturally significant and ancient German city of Dresden.Four bombing raids conducted by British and American air power dropped nearly 4,000 tons of conventional

  • Chief selectee follows in father's footsteps

    When an Airman receives the honor of being chosen to become a chief master sergeant, he is continuing a 50-year tradition of the Air Force's top enlisted rank.When a son accomplishes the same thing that his father did years earlier, he is continuing a family tradition.Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Hall,

  • Ellsworth reinvigorates spouse programs

    In the "Year of the Air Force Family," Ellsworth Air Force Base leadership has sparked renewed interest in recognizing and supporting families by reinvigorating its spouse programs.Close to 60 percent of the Air Force is married today, whereas 40 to 50 years ago, only about 40 percent of Airmen on

  • 'Airmen for Children' expands to Beale

    For more than two years now, Staff Sgt. Jewell Hicks, 13th Intelligence Squadron imagery analyst, has been fulfilling a boyhood promise to a disease-stricken friend through his Airmen for Children program. This program is a volunteer activity where uniformed military members and civilians visit

  • Ensuring safety, one inspection at a time

    Nestled out of sight in what some consider a "back shop," Airmen from the 49th Maintenance Squadron are saving the Air Force money -- and potentially lives -- with every find.Nondestructive inspection specialists are doing exactly as their job title implies -- inspecting -- and making sure

  • Aviation enthusiast oldest person to receive U-2 high-flight

    December 2009, an Aero L-39 Albatros, a high-performance jet trainer aircraft painted in Russian colors, complemented with a Russian Star, touched down at Beale Air Force Base. During the Cold War, the aircraft was used to train former Warsaw Pact fighter pilots. The purpose of the landing was not

  • Life on the road with Tops in Blue

    The band crescendos toward the end of the song and suddenly stops. Jennifer Lynn Frost belts out the final phrase, and the band joins back in for the final chord, holding it out for what seems like an eternity. The crowd leaps to their feet in a standing ovation. At the end of the show, the cast of

  • Chasing the U-2

    "Gentlemen, start your engines." This familiar call is one many NASCAR fans hear each weekend as they watch their favorite drivers compete for the checkered flag. Yet, at Beale Air Force Base, the U-2 chase car's pursuit down the flightline, tailing the Dragon Lady at breakneck speeds would leave