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  • Profiles of the B-1: Weapons systems officer

    As the B-1B Lancer flies toward its target, the pilot is guided by the navigational information provided by the in-flight weapons systems officer.Weapons systems officers undergo extensive training to prepare them for the responsibility of ensuring the bombs dropped by the B-1 are put on target, as

  • Liberty returns to Ellsworth

    While certain elements of military life may cause families to readjust their lives to deal with time apart from one another, these elements can also serve to bring families closer together.The Liberty family was reunited after Airman 1st Class Rachael Liberty, 28th Operations Support Squadron

  • Food safety for the holidays

    Parties, family dinners and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer, but the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill. Typical symptoms of food borne illness are stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. These symptoms often occur a few hours or a few

  • Staying fit during the holidays

    With the holidays around the corner, Airmen can enjoy family feasts without worrying about expanding their waistline and jeopardizing their physical training test score.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat an average of 32 pounds of poultry per year, with the majority of

  • Colonel beats cancer, soars high

    Col. Michael Stapleton, 49th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., has come a long way since being diagnosed with cancer in 2006."I was diagnosed with cancer when I was the 43rd Fighter Squadron commander at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida," said Colonel

  • This month in history: Japanese fleet leaves Tokyo for Pearl Harbor

    During the final days of November, the Japanese First Air Fleet, which was a carrier strike force bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, departed Tokyo for what would eventually be called "A day which will live in infamy" by President Roosevelt and ignite America's entry into the Second World War. Two

  • Rural communications site has global mission

    Although it's location in the middle of a cornfield on a quiet country road may seem cutoff from society, in reality the Elkhorn Communication Site reaches beyond almost every border -- worldwide.Situated 35 miles northwest of Offutt, this 50-year-old rural communications site is one of the 13

  • The invisible wound

    In a scene from the movie "Patton," U.S. Army General George S. Patton, played by George C. Scott, encounters a soldier at a field hospital who is suffering from the emotional stress of the battlefield.Instead of trying to understand the soldier's problem, Patton physically assaults the young man,

  • Recruiter remembers fallen Airman: In memoriam of Captain Giglio

    For Air Force recruiters, there is no asset more valuable than people, they say, nothing more important than finding and inspiring the branch's next generation.For retired Senior Master Sgt. Ed Bujan, a former Air Force recruiter in Red Bank, N.J., who signed up more than 300 Airmen, there was no

  • Keeping the suits prepared

    When a U-2 Dragon Lady increases altitude, the pilot entrusts his or her life to the skills and knowledge of the suit maintenance office in the 9th Physiological Support Squadron. The small office has the responsibility of keeping the U-2 pressure suits functioning properly to keep pilots at a