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  • 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force motto

    Incorporating extensive inputs from all ranks and career fields in the development effort, Airmen have selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's motto. An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of

  • 362nd TRS wins inaugural Firefighters Olympics

    Eight teams of five people competed in the Inaugural Firefighter Olympics Oct. 8, culminating the annual Fire Prevention Week at Sheppard AFB.Rod Ryalls, Sheppard Air Force Base Fire Department assistant fire chief, said the intent of the event was to allow the teams to experience what a fireman

  • Airmen honor fallen brothers

    Fifteen active-duty Airmen began an 860-mile trek Oct. 9 in remembrance of 14 fallen special tactics Airmen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Eleven days later, the 15 warrior Airmen will arrive at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 21The six teams will relay through five states, averaging 15-20 miles per

  • Construction of new Wilford Hall to begin

    Construction of the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center will begin soon at Lackland AFB. Funding for phase one of the new medical facility was approved in fiscal year 2010 and the construction contract was awarded on Sept. 3. "This is the biggest thing to happen to the Wilford Hall medical

  • Cyberspace Operations Doctrine: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education approved and published the newly developed Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12, Cyberspace Operations.Maj. Gen. David S. Fadok, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education commander, said cyberspace operations are critical to effective

  • Special tactics Airmen walk for fallen comrades

    Fifteen special tactics Airmen carrying 50-pound rucksacks departed from here Oct. 9 on a mission to honor the memories of their fallen comrades.The 860-mile trek, known as the Tim Davis Special Tactics Memorial March, will stretch across five states and will consist of six teams walking 24 hours a

  • DOD firefighters honored at national memorial

    Department of Defense firefighters were among 105 honored Oct. 3 when 11 of them were added to a national memorial during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, Md.This is the first time since the memorial was erected in 1981 that DoD firefighters were included. The DoD

  • Sheppard AFB honored at Habitat for Humanity event

    Sheppard AFB was honored Oct. 7 with the "Angels in the Rafters" award from the local chapter of the Habitat for Humanity.Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, 82nd Training Wing commander, accepted the award on behalf of Sheppard AFB and told the crowd that the volunteers who helped over the last year did so

  • Domestic violence comes in many forms

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the 59th Mental Health Squadron's Family Advocacy office wants to remind everyone that there is help available."Domestic violence can be verbal, emotional, psychological, physical or sexual," said Lois Van Slyke, 59th Medical Wing Family Advocacy