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  • Fighter pilot goes above, beyond call of duty

    "It was dusk, one of the worst times to use night vision goggles. The sun was going down over my right shoulder. The Mediterranean was dark and the sky was dark, like being in a gigantic black hole. It was hard to tell which way was up and which way was down. We started looking for targets outside

  • Candy Bomber drops in 65 years after Berlin Airlift

    It was 1948, World War II was over and the Cold War had begun. For many German families, living conditions were tough and food was scarce. But for the children of Berlin, there was a glimmer of hope, and it came from the sky.Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen, a C-47 pilot stationed in Germany in

  • SAMHS Airmen, Soldiers give hope to homeless veterans

    Airmen and Soldiers from the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and the San Antonio Military Medical Center recently volunteered to help homeless veterans at the 16th annual American GI Forum Veterans Day Stand Down.An estimated 1,000 needy veterans attended the event in downtown San Antonio,

  • Annual exams crucial for early detection of oral cancer

    Annual exams at a dental clinic begin with an oral cancer screening. Unbeknownst to many, the dentist is the first line of defense when it comes to early detection of oral cancer.This is important given that mortality rates associated with oral cancer significantly decrease with early detection.

  • Roll Call -- 1,000 Airmen selected for developmental special duties

    The senior enlisted Airman for the Air Force released his newest edition of Roll Call, highlighting how the service will announce the selection of 1,000 Airmen to fulfill developmental special duties. In this Roll Call, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody highlights how the selected staff

  • Columbus chef heads to Vegas

    After blazing her way through "Master Chef Season 4", Seonkyoung Longest, wife of Master Sgt. Jacob Longest, 14th Medical Operations Squadron Interim Superintendent, is one of nine contestants in a new television show, "Restaurant Express" that aired for the first time Sunday, Nov. 3.Born and raised

  • Acting SecAF visits Luke AFB

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Luke Air Force Base on Nov. 5 to speak to Luke Airmen and preside over the retirement ceremony of a civil servant in the 56th Comptroller Squadron, Dorothy Rowe, who retired after serving 70 years - the longest tenure of any civilian in the Air

  • Sheppard graduates Air Force's first RPA avionic maintainers

    Sheppard graduated the Air Force's first group of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Avionics Systems apprentice's Nov. 7, during a cermeony here. The group of newly trained students is stepping into a career field that's seen an increasing amount of importance in the Air Force mission, which recently

  • Honor and Camaraderie: Chaplain receives knighthood and continues to serve

    He may not wear medieval armor while on horseback wielding a man-sized sword, but he does live by a code of honor as a knight.Through dedication and motivation, Chaplain Maj. David Kruse, 82nd Training Wing, has achieved knighthood through the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

  • Laughlin chaplain visits White House for Veterans Day

    A Laughlin chaplain was chosen by his peers to attend the White House breakfast Nov. 11, hosted annually by the president for members of the Veterans Day Committee. Chaplain (Maj.) Andrew McIntosh, 47th Flying Training Wing chaplain, was asked by the Military Chaplains Association to attend the