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FEATURES

  • Fairchild Airman chosen for recruiting magazine

    At 16 years old, Darron Kain knew he was destined to join the Air Force. He wanted to do something important with his life, support his country and make his parents proud. One month out of high school, at 17 years old, he raised his right hand to recite the oath of enlistment. Almost four years

  • Air Force warriors: MWD team trains for Afghanistan deployment

    (Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three stories highlighting a military working dog team training in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course then following the team through its deployment.) He's thinks to himself, "We don't have weather like this in

  • Marine trains at Dover, guns for '09 Senior Olympics

    What do the Marine Corps, senior citizens and the Olympics have in common with Dover Air Force Base? The answer is Bill Dawkins, a 79-year-old former Marine Corps private first class. The Marine, who served in World War II, practices and sharpens his racquetball skills at the Dover Air Force Base

  • Scott ASF returns injured servicemembers home

    As one of three aeromedical evacuation distribution hubs in the nation, servicemembers from Scott Air Force Base's Aeromedical Staging Facility play a vital role in the Air Force's AE mission, which moves more than 12,000 patients yearly. "Our mission is two-fold," said Lt. Col. Terry Prizer, 375th

  • By air, sea or land - TQ warriors fight as one

    The only sound resonating in the silent, desert air was that of Old Glory, blowing in the wind with the 'eagle, globe and anchor,' gently rustling below and the clanking of the flag's cleat against the flagpole. Suddenly, the silence was broken with the commanding voice of a barrel-chested man, who

  • Pope Airman trains for XTERRA championship

    It can start with a 1,000 meter swim under dark skies of an oncoming storm, one that will cause two foot swells in the increasing choppy water. After that, it can be a 20-mile mountain bike trek up a terrain so difficult that one has to get off their bike and push to complete the trail. The capper

  • Dover exercise tests combat environment skills

    Once fine tuned and sharpened with razor-edge precision, an ordinary axe became something magnificent during the Middle Ages. The battleaxe, a choice weapon due to its inexpensive cost and abundant availability, was a dangerous weapon on the battle fields of long ago. The methods of warfare have

  • Fairchild Airman makes dream come true

    At four years old, she began to understand the beauty of music. She bypassed singing lessons, learning to sing from her heart and following the tunes of her family members.Years later, Airman Cristy Lagazo, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, has developed her singing talent

  • Duke Blue Devils pay tribute to military in season opener

    While many college campuses across the country began their regular football season September 1 with typical pre-game chants, cheerleaders and the occasional mascot cart wheel, the Duke University Athletic Department opened its gates in a special way. Marking the start of the college football season