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  • AF Afterburner wins first championship

    In a field of 24 competitors, the Air Force Afterburner captured the freestyle championship March 28 during the 2009 Monster Jam World Finals at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas before a crowd of more than 40,000. The freestyle competition began with Chris Bergeron driving monster truck Brutus, setting

  • Sexting: The cell phone's latest challenge for parents

    Sending suggestive photos and messages via cell phone has a name -- sexting. And while it can have legal ramifications for adults, it can have life-altering consequences for teenagers. In Seattle this past year, two cheerleaders were suspended from Bothell High School when school officials received

  • Kehler: Spherical battlespace is new theater of operations

    The world is no longer flat and information is no longer static. Neither can military operations confine focus to one area of a conflict while remaining oblivious to interconnections with the larger picture. It is time the view of the battlefield is turned upside-down. This is the message of the

  • World War II aviators share stories at 'Lunch with the Legends'

    It's rare today to be able to sit down with living history and pick their brains of past experiences and commitment during their military aviation careers. Three such individuals provided that opportunity for Sheppard AFB servicemembers and civilians March 31 during "Lunch with the Legends" at

  • Team helps ensure emergency readiness

    The 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron's Emergency Management Team held a demonstration on how to build and maintain an emergency supply kit March 31 in the Vance AFB Commissary."The staff asked us to come on one of their busier days and show people how to build a kit, especially in a state that's no

  • NFL player visits Tampa MEPS, flies with F-15 demo team

    NFL star DeAngelo Williams of the Carolina Panthers visited the Military Entrance Processing Station in Tampa, Fla., March 27 to meet with young men and women joining the armed forces.Mr. Williams received a tour of the MEPS, mingled with applicants and received a mission briefing. He was escorted

  • 'Space as a contested environment' debuts

    U.S. military officials introduced a new special area of emphasis topic titled, "Space as a Contested Environment," at the 25th National Space Symposium here March 30. Special areas of emphasis are established by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, to address topics of great

  • Updated Professional Development Guide available online

    The latest version of the Air Force Professional Development Guide is now available online. The 500 page, 30.8 MB document is of particular interest to enlisted Airmen in the ranks of staff sergeant through senior master sergeant who want to begin studying for their next promotion examination. Air

  • Push-Pull real-world test of Air Force capabilities

    "Push-Pull 2009" may sound like a new type of fitness regimen to some, but to about 150 regular Air Force retirees it's a mobilization exercise of a different kind. The Push-Pull 2009 exercise, scheduled to take place April 6-10 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is designed to exercise and evaluate

  • Air War College student saves lives in Africa water rescue

    An Air War College student at Maxwell AFB recently jumped to action to prevent two girls from careening over one of the world's largest waterfalls. During a school trip to Africa, Lt. Col. Keith Andrews rescued two girls who fell into the water at the top of Victoria Falls in Zambia. The morning of