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High Desert Hangar Stories with Bob Alvis
For a long time, many of us Veterans of the Air Force, Navy, Marines and Army took pride in our handiwork and in our...
POW visits Pentagon tribute section, reminisces about hard times
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Retired Col. Leon Ellis was a prisoner of war for 1,955 days during the Vietnam War. During a July 16 visit...
Gaining Altitude – July 17, 2015
Growth opportunities for the week
This is a weekly segment in Desert Wings to highlight a spiritual focus for the Edwards community:
Through our character –...
Empowerment: More than just a word
I am a first-term Airman at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. I am approaching one year time on station and getting close...
U.S. paratroopers, WWII veterans pay homage to D-Day 71st anniversary
CHEF DU PONT, France (June 8, 2015) -- It has been nicknamed the "longest day" and has had more movies played on the silver...
LIFESTYLE NEWS
Military spouses hope to inspire million acts of kindness
Three military spouses say they hope to change the world, through one act of kindness at a time.
To accomplish this, they aim to...
Seeing the bigger picture
Chap. (Capt.) Genesis Guerrero, a chaplain for the 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey,, was 17 years old when his family...
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WORLD NEWS
Airman reflects on cancer battle, gives back with ‘passion project’
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Lauren ElyTech. Sgt. Nathan Combs, the 902nd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of resource protection,...
Luke veteran survives three wars, plane crash
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- "I should have been shot down," he said, recalling one of his 133 missions in his F-4 Phantom II during...
Test flight completed after F-35B modifications
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) -- The Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed an F-35B Lightning II functional check flight here June 18, after...
Premature twin miracles refuse to accept medical odds
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle SpradlingMandy and Capt. Matthew Douglas feed their children Nov. 3, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo....
Resiliency in the midst of the reaper
Born into a military family, U.S. Air Force Capt. Cole Holloway was destined to follow both his mother and father’s footsteps into the U.S....
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Family isn’t always blood
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- People like routines, schedules and structure, especially in the military. Change can sometimes be unwelcome and overwhelming,...
PERFORMANCE TRAINING
Separated but not alone
As the dawn broke out over the mountains, I woke up to the sun peeping through my window.
Once I got up I went straight...
Tuskegee Airmen gather for 75th anniversary
Original members of the Tuskegee Airmen, their families and supporters gathered in downtown Montgomery, Ala., March 22 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the...
Face of Defense: Airman learns lessons from Afghanistan duty
Courtesy photographAir Force Airman 1st Class Corynn Marcelo sits in a military vehicle used by the medical team she was assigned to during...
Las Vegas teen loses over 100 pounds to join Army
Luis Enrique Pinto Jr. joined the Army so he could do something different. But first, he had to do something extraordinary.
Just seven months...
Goodbye Mica, thank you
Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Javier CruzTyndall Airmen provide a final salute to retired U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog, Mica T204,...
HOLIDAY RECIPES
Losing sleep: CSAF shares what keeps him up at night
The sheer thought of disappointing his team — his wingmen, his brothers and sisters in arms — is the thought that keeps him up...