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41st EECS Scorpions defend the force with Compass Call
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN -- On the combat frontier in Afghanistan, the ability to disrupt or exploit enemy command and control communication is vital to protecting...
Dog tags make final journey home to WWII veteran
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Erin TrowerMaj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere, 8th Air Force commander, speaks with 93-year-old World War II veteran Raymond...
Four F’s essential to life in military
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- I have had a lot of my non-military friends ask me the question, "How have you made it for...
Unique rehab center gets injured Airmen back on duty
Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.Wayne Strube, a former Air Force security forces patrolman, coaches Army Staff Sgt. Lennis Lebarge...
Local efforts help keep Dragon Lady flying at 60
In 1955, Disneyland opened its doors for the first time, Elvis made his first TV appearance, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give...
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
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...
Making a Splash: NCO Goes Deep to Re-Enlist
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A Tyndall Airman re-enlisted in a unique way recently, diving approximately 70 feet under water to swear in for another...
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,...
NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’
In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast, craterless plain that appears to be...
Challenge yourself: Never give up, never quit
I once read that newly created cells in our bodies do one of two things: they either begin to decay or they become more...
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Life after loss: One Air Force family’s journey to recovery
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Chip PonsLt. Col. Melchizedek “Kato” Martinez (center) and two of his children, Kianni (left) and Kimo (right)...
PERFORMANCE TRAINING
Former Army officer works to empower Afghan women, overcome barriers
Courtesy photographMarci Strathearn, middle, poses for a photograph with her Afghan colleagues. Strathearn, a former Army captain, has been in Afghanistan for the...
Battle of Mogadishu hero passes, leaves behind legacy
Courtesy photographRetired Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Bray, a combat controller, who was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu...
AFRL officer gives freedom new meaning
Courtesy photographAir Force Research Laboratory scientist 1st Lt Simeon Hanks on the left and 2nd Lt. Parker Van Sickle at a directed energy...
Refugee to Airman
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Ridge ShanTech. Sgt. Odette Youkhanna Esho, 56th Communications Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of knowledge management, stands...
NASA’s WISE spacecraft discovers most luminous galaxy in universe
A remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
The...
HOLIDAY RECIPES
Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Ronald X. Jones
Senior Airman Ronald X. Jones
Aviation Resource Management journeyman
412th Operations Support Squadron
Job description and its impact on the overall mission: My job description is to...
