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  • Airman aids secluded village in Puerto Rico mountains

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Senior Airman Ian Boutwell’s mission as a vehicle maintainer was to repair material-handling equipment that kept a rotation of food and water going to the people of Puerto Rico, but when a local reached out about a village cut off from the supply line, the Airman

  • Like daughter, like mother

    In families with a military heritage, children who look up to their parents and grandparents often follow suite and join the military themselves. Sometimes, it’s the other way around.

  • Exchange program strengthens bonds between NATO allies

    U.S. Air Force active duty officers have the opportunity to work alongside officers from different air forces through the Military Personnel Exchange Program, a special duty assignment intended to build, sustain and expand international relationships. Capt. David Martinez Guillen, a Spanish Air

  • Contracting specialists crucial to mobility, warfighting efforts

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – On his first day of technical training, Airman 1st Class Sean Leigh learned the importance of his job when his instructor told a story of how a simple contract helped protect the lives of Airmen on the front lines.   His instructor said that Security Forces personnel had

  • Intelligence officer uses innovation to support relief efforts

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- During the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the 621st Contingency Response Wing sent more than 150 airmen throughout Puerto Rico and the surrounding islands; one airman in particular employed an innovative way to facilitate support to the relief mission.1st Lt. David

  • Combat arms help Airmen sharpen sights on readiness

    The 627th Security Forces Squadron holds combat arms training and maintenance courses to train Airmen on the characteristics, nomenclature, assembly, disassembly, maintenance and firing of small-arms weapons such as the M-4 carbine and M-9 pistol at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

  • Airman uses psychology work to help other Airmen, community

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan.— One McConnell boom operator has made it her mission to improve the mental health of her fellow Airmen and members of the local community.Tech. Sgt. Chelsey Thornhill a 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, is currently acting as 22nd Air Refueling Wing

  • POL Airmen keep tankers flying

    Fairchild is renowned for its aerial refueling capabilities for the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft. The KC-135 Stratotanker has been called a “flying fuel depot,” but what many overlook is the Airmen who supply the gas it needs to accomplish its global

  • MacDill Airman saves boy’s life

    Thanksgiving is a holiday often reserved for gathering around the table for food and spending quality time with family and friends.

  • Air Guard dual mission: helping at home and abroad

    SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Not long ago, Airmen from the 158th Airlift Squadron, Savannah, Georgia, were delivering supplies with their fleet of C-130H Hercules to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. But just a few weeks later, they find themselves on the other side of the