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  • 36th Rescue Squadron commemorates 700th save

    The 36th Rescue Squadron commemorated the successful completion of its 700th save at a ceremony held Sept. 20 at Fairchild Air Force Base. The ceremony included a Bell UH-1N Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter performing a search and rescue demonstration, a helicopter fly-over, and the unveiling of a plaque

  • Remove the Earpieces: LEAP Scholar Conquers Barriers

    “I was on vacation the week prior in the Dominican Republic when my boss called and asked if I’d be able to fly to El Salvador that weekend and brief the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.” Hiding her nervous energy, 1st Lt. Lorrayne Kealty replied, “of course, no problem.”

  • Laughlin observes national POW/MIA recognition day

    For 47 years, the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, draped in black and adorned with the symbol of service member’s foreign war internment, has sailed during observances, ceremonies, and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C.

  • Redirect negative energy into stronger, resilient outcomes

    Often times we focus on the negative aspects of our lives or a situation. If we redirect that energy, we can use it to become stronger and more resilient. Life without downfalls or shortcomings would not be life. How we handle those situations and what lessons we learn is what makes all the

  • Mitigate Risk Today, Ensure Mission Accomplishment Tomorrow

    Every mission the 97th Air Mobility Wing executes, from flying operations to deploying ready Airmen across the globe, contains elements of risk. However, as a Wing charged with a training mission, we approach risk differently than an operational unit. At Altus Air Force base, three formal training

  • 33rd Fighter Wing fires live AIM-9X missiles for the first time

    The warm sticky breeze flowed across the jets as they sat on the flight line awaiting their next mission. Airmen began to arrive. Two drove in the live munitions and others drive in a tool kit. The beginning of something new began for these jets.AIM-9X missiles were loaded on to the F-35A Lightning

  • A journey from clueless airman to command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky, now the command chief of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, has had an incredible journey, from leaving for the military at 17 with nothing to her name, to becoming a command chief.