CPR, AED, Cool heads prevail as three Sheppard members save a life

It happened without warning. No complaint of dizziness, no swooning. No drooping eyelids or words that slowly trailed off. One moment he was awake and alert -- the next found him slumping toward the hardwood floor, unconscious and not breathing. For the next 10 minutes, the life of Special Agent

Raiders point to leadership's key role in Doolittle Tokyo Raid

What motivates a person to volunteer for a mission so secret the people executing it aren't even told details until right before it starts? When the call for volunteers came, what makes that person's hand go up in the air, along with their fate? For at least two of the men assigned to Gen. Henry H.

Luke team trains for combat at Red Flag-Alaska

Airmen from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., recently deployed as mission ready warfighters to participate in Red Flag-Alaska, a multi-service, multi-platform coordinated, combat operations exercise. Thirteen instructors pilots, six operations support staff and more than 64 maintainers made the 2,600

Army captain remembers service, sacrifice of his family's 'Raider'

 "I don't need a light to tell me what I already know!" said 1st Lt. Dean Edward Hallmark, ripping the flashing red light bulbs from the display in the cockpit of his B-25. It was April 18, 1942, and Lieutenant Hallmark and his crew were running out of gas over the coast of China following the

Air Force highlights Counterinsurgency mission

Air University will host the 2007 Air Force Symposium on Counterinsurgency April 24-26 at Maxwell AFB, Ala., highlighting one of the Air Force's critical roles in the Global War on Terror and in future operations. "The Air Force's goal this year is to bring together a diverse group to grapple with a

AETC honors Air Force's top recruiter

Air Education and Training Command officials recognized Staff Sgt. Jason Rodriguez as the Air Force's top recruiter during a ceremony April 13 honoring AETC's Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2006. Sergeant Rodriguez brought 69 people -- more than double his goal -- into the Air Force. He is

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Honorary pilot

AETC Airmen selected best in AF media contest

A panel of civilian journalists, teachers and public relations professionals have recognized the work of two Air Education and Training Command members as the best in print journalism in the Air Force for their categories. Staff Sgt. Austin May, of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin AFB,

Doolittle Raider recalls famous flight

As soon as U.S. Army Air Forces officials started planning the attack, some of their higher-ups feared the mission would prove to be impossible. Yet, 80 Army Air Corps pilots, bombardiers, gunners and navigators had no qualms about volunteering for the special project. One of the volunteers was