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  • Tornado preparedness storms through Sheppard

    Tornadoes can come through with winds that can exceed 300 mph and also produce hail, lightning, flash floods and a host of other natural disasters. Sheppard potentially stands in the direction of a force that has the ability to irrevocably change lives. According to the National Weather Service, in

  • WWII, Korean War veteran retired at Luke

    A World War II and Korean War veteran was honored in a retirement ceremony April 4 on Luke Air Force Base.Master Sgt. Marion Kiszczak served in the Army Air Corps and one of his final wishes was to officially retire in front of family, friends and leadership from Luke.Responsibilities at home and

  • Laughlin Airman presents unique opportunity for Del Rio students

    A Laughlin student pilot helped connect students around the world to the International Space Station.Thanks to a partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing Science Technology Engineering and Math Outreach Club, panelists

  • SecAF visits Altus AFB, discusses priorities, future

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Altus AFB April 23, 2014, to get a firsthand look at the wing's mission, visit with Airmen and civic leaders, and learn the unique capabilities, key initiatives and attributes of Altus AFB.Her visit consisted of one-on-one discussions during

  • Altus, McConnell AFBs selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus aircraft

    Air Force officials announced April 23, that Altus Air Force Base, Okla., is the Air Force's KC-46A Pegasus formal training unit and McConnell AFB, Kan., is the first active duty-led Pegasus main operating base."The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker remains one of our top three acquisition priorities,"

  • Twin brothers join Air Force together

    Dillon and Dustin Yancy did everything together while growing up in the small town of Ravendon Springs, Ark. They played football, they played baseball and their competitiveness with each other drove them both toward joining the Air Force as Battlefield Airmen.Dillon was the first to be recruited

  • Airman finds purpose in recruiting

    It took a life-changing assignment for Tech. Sgt. Summer Chamberlain to realize her calling as a recruiter. Chamberlain, the Health Professions Medical and Dental Accessions NCO in charge at Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, was a dental technician at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in 2000

  • Vapor Supercar unveils special operations theme

    The U.S. Air Force's supercar, Vapor, unveiled its new special operations-themed trailer during the MotoGP race weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, April 11-13.The new theme allows visitors to experience the parallels between the technology in the car and technology used by

  • Plane crash, coma doesn't deter pilot

    After a 2007 plane crash, nine days in a coma and 28 surgeries, retired Capt. David Berling, now a civilian working as a 56th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, understands what it means to overcome adversity. On April 29, 2007, Berling was approximately 20 seconds from landing his private

  • Heroes walk amongst us every day

    "The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion." ~Abraham LincolnOne Airman did just that when he found himself downrange in the thick of war.It was April 2008 and Maj. Scott Smith, 56th Comptroller Squadron commander, had been on Phoenix base in Iraq for almost a