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FEATURES

  • SERE: Medical Airmen return survival students to training

    Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape cadre subject more than 100 students at a time to a rigorous course in multiple climates. Injuries are inevitable for students and instructors, so medical personnel are nearby to provide real time assistance.From frostbite, trench foot, heatstroke, heat

  • Tanker Tracker: a year in the life of 58-0011

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - (Editor's note: This is the first part of a series following the journey of Aircraft 58-0011, a KC-135 Stratotanker, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)Every aircraft has a story to be told. Whether its story is of

  • Stay the course, anything is possible

    Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four articles on the Journey to Chief, what it takes to become a chief master sergeant and their experiences in their careers."You're a cross-trainee. You're eight years' experience short of everybody else you will be competing with for Tech. Sgt. and

  • Joy of motocross keeps Airman stress free

    Traveling 70 mph while flying isn't a big deal to many people, but when the flying involves reaching 140 feet at high speeds on a 250 pound, two-wheel vehicle without wings, life becomes exciting.Motocross racing on the weekends provides the ultimate getaway from the stressors of work for Senior

  • Travis Airmen save boy from drowning

    When a summer pool party became a life or death situation for a 6-year-old boy, two Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, used their military training to save his life. "It was the worst and best day of my life," said Staff Sgt. Edgar Hooks, 60th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician.On

  • 60 years in the air: the birth of a tanker legacy

    (Editor's note: This is the first part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker and, leading up to the 60th anniversary in August 2016.)More than 60 years ago, the idea of a tanker able to keep up with the technologically advanced jet-propelled aircraft was just that, an

  • SERE: Man is the environmental impact

    "You want to know what an environmental impact is? Man. Man is the environmental impact."With detailed site surveys and overlook of permits for 43 geographically separated pieces of land over a four-state area, Todd Foster, 336th Training Group training area manager, knows the environmental impact

  • Reservist medics train for prestigious combat badge

    The Expert Field Medical Badge is a unique distinction worn only by the most battle-ready and elite medical personnel in the military. Every year at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, a two-week intensive testing event is set up to qualify eligible service members from around the country for the

  • Travis pharmacist supports deployed members

    Capt. David Voung, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron pharmacist, is responsible for keeping the pharmacy fully stocked with medications to treat patients at Bagram keeping them fit to fight in order to support the mission.Voung's primary focus is on the medication aspect of health

  • Sailor becomes first Air Force SFS flight chief

    A sailor assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., became the first Navy Master at Arms to become an Air Force certified security forces flight chief.Due to a dwindling number of certified flight chiefs, Petty Officer 1st Class Ethan Holland volunteered to