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  • Recruiter's efforts after tornado has lasting impact

    As the massive 1.3-mile-wide tornado approached Moore, Okla., May 20, Staff Sgt. Tim Smith took shelter along with his family, neighbors and dogs."I arrived home 10 minutes before the tornado hit my neighborhood," said Smith, an Enlisted Accessions recruiter in Norman, Okla. "My wife, my son and I were able to make it to my neighbor's shelter."
  • 59th MDW Outstanding Airman strives to make a difference

    A mental health technician from the 59th Medical Wing was recently recognized as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.Staff Sgt. Casey L. Anderson's achievement is another recognition added to her list as one of the command's outstanding enlisted Airmen of the year for 2013, Air Education and Training Command's Mental Health Airman of the
  • Philanthropist, WWII vet serves as honorary commander

    On May 7, 1945, 20-year old Sgt. Gregory Melikian sat in a room at a schoolhouse in Reims, France, and sent the telegraph announcing the surrender of German forces, ending World War II in Europe. The schoolhouse was the makeshift Allied Headquarters of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, where just moments before the German high command had agreed to a
  • Pararescueman: Selfless service and resiliency

    Service before self is an Air Force core value each Airman is expected to embody. For one particular group of Airmen, it's central to their way of life. The pararescueman code states: "It is my duty as a pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing
  • Altus AFB aids community in firefighting efforts

    The Altus Air Force Base fire department responded to a call for aid in extinguishing a fully involved apartment complex fire in the city of Altus at 3 p.m. July 13.Two vehicles and six firefighters from the 97th CES, responded to the call for help. "It felt great to know that when our community needs us we're there ready and eager to help out at a
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