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  • Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing Commander, speaks to Columbus Air Force Base’s newest pilots July 24 in the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Pleus returned to Columbus AFB in an F-35 after graduating from here 24 years ago, to display the new aircraft to young aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Lile)

    Pleus inspires new aviators, displays F-35s

    A 1990-1991 undergraduate pilot training student returned to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in an F-35A Lightning II July 23, 24 years after his graduation.Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing Commander and Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-12 graduation speaker, displayed the new fighter aircraft to Team BLAZE members
  • Surgeons perform a procedure at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. SAMMC ranks among the top hospitals in the nation for surgical care, according to a recent report from the American College of Surgeons. (U.S. Army photo)

    Military hospital's surgical care ranks among best in nation

    San Antonio Military Medical Center ranks among the top hospitals in the nation for surgical care, according to a recent report from the American College of Surgeons.SAMMC, an integrated Army and Air Force medical facility, earned an exemplary or average rating in 180 different surgical quality variables, placing the facility in the upper half of
  • Shawn Kelley, an Air Force mental health specialist, in her building at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 18. Kelley is a member of the Enid Roller Girls, a nationally-sanctioned roller derby team, and uses the sport to bolster her resiliency skills. "People may get tired of hearing that they need to exercise 3-5 times a week," Kelley said, "but hands down, it does help." (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)

    From Jammers to Warhammers: Vance personnel find ‘whole personhood’ in various places

    Like most busy professionals, Shawn Kelley has a hectic life. The Vance counselor does her best to overcome life's obstacles, but sometimes they knock her down and she has to recover quickly.On Wednesday nights, the obstacles wear different hats - they wear helmets actually, along with elbow pads and knee pads and sport hefty desires to inflict

  • ANG two-star visits CCAF

    Maj. Gen. John McCoy, Air National Guard assistant to the Air Education and Training Command commander, conducted an Air National Guard All Call at his first alma mater - the Community College of the Air Force, July 15, 2015. McCoy served as an enlisted member of both the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard before receiving his commission in 1986
  • Airman 1st Class Megan Pollard prepares supplies for an incoming aeromedical evacuation flight at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 23, 2015. Pollard is part of a 12-person team assigned to the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System that serves as the Midwest aeromedical evacuation hub for wounded warriors transiting back home or here for specialty care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

    Warriors caring for warriors

    It is 6:30 p.m.Most of San Antonio is winding down from a full day's work, settling in at home with their families and friends. For Airmen from the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System, the day is just beginning as they make their way to the office one-by-one.Based out of the 59th Medical Wing headquartered at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical
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