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FEATURES

  • Couple finds faith in each other, Air Force

    A weekend ski trip in the mountains isn't as much of an exotic getaway for Airmen stationed in Europe as it might be for the average Kansas, but that happens to be exactly how one man met the love of his life.Then-Senior Airman Young Suh was at a club in Austria with some of his friends during a

  • 60 YEARS IN THE AIR: KC-135 arrives at McConnell

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)For the past several decades, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., has served as home to one of

  • Serving to say 'thanks'

    "My family and I couldn't be more thankful for what the United States government has done for us," said Airman 1st Class Ànts Vähk, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer. "I found joining the military to be the best way to repay them for all the help they have given us ever

  • Airmen honor WWII veteran's last wish

    Inside a small sun room cramped with family members and friends, an 87-year-old World War II veteran sits in his wheelchair, surrounded by three Airmen in immaculately groomed ceremonial service uniforms.The technical sergeant in the middle of the honor guardsmen placed a pin on the man's collar,

  • Emerging Professional's Award Recipient

    The Air Force rewards its Airmen who work hard and demonstrate dedication to duty. Occasionally, Airmen are recognized outside of the military environment. Recently, a local Air Force officer received a prestigious award.Captain David Lutz, 628th Air Base Wing executive officer, received the

  • From poverty to priesthood; a journey of service

    Military members come from all types of backgrounds and many different life paths. Father Juan Salonga, 92nd Air Refueling GS Catholic Priest, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., has seen it all - from growing up very poor in the Philippines, to serving in the United States Navy and, most recently,

  • Not quite black and white: The story of Juan Hernandez

    Beethoven said, "Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the divine."This can be interpreted as not letting limitations impede one from success.Like Beethoven, there is an Airman at the 731st Air Mobility Squadron

  • A civil servant: in and out of uniform

    Election Day is recognized in the United States as a day to exercise a civil right that many people throughout the world still have yet to possess. It's a day that is too often taken for granted, and one that all citizens who possess the right to vote should appreciate. For Staff Sgt. Jerrall

  • 60 YEARS IN THE AIR: KC-135 supports Gulf War contingencies

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)In 1990, KC-135 Stratotankers answered a new call for help during Operation Desert Shield,

  • Airman achieves dream of U.S. citizenship

    Growing up in rural Tarlac province in the Philippines, Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, a finance manager with the 446th Airlift Wing here, never envisioned that at age 19 she would be serving in the U.S. military as a naturalized citizen."Being raised in the Philippines was very