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  • Battlefield Airmen: GFAFB Airmen work together for a common goal

    Many young Americans join the Air Force with great aspirations. They desire to be a part of the Air Force elite; they want to be Battlefield Airmen. What they don't realize is that it takes dedication and years of hard work to reach that goal. The training will push you to the brink and test your

  • Airman starts foster parents support group

    Have you thought of becoming a foster parent? Are you currently a foster parent, but still have some questions? One Fairchild Airman started a foster parent support group on base that she hopes will answer all those questions and more.Staff Sgt. Alisha Moore, 92nd Comptroller Squadron financial

  • Just what the 'Tanker Doc' ordered

    For more than 40 years, KC-135 Stratotankers have been flying over the sunflower state, and just like any other crew member, they need their "check-ups" too.Keeping these 60 year-old planes up-to-date and safe to fly takes more than a simple check-up, it takes a team of tanker "docs" ensuring each

  • McConnell Melting Pot: Airman serves to give back

    (Editor's note: This is the first article in a series about the diverse climate at McConnell Air Force Base)McConnell Air Force Base is a melting pot of cultures, languages, races, ethnicities, knowledge and genders.In other words, Team McConnell's population is the epitome of diversity.The Air

  • Airfield Operations: putting aircraft in the sky

    To keep air power refueled, one flight has to get the KC-135 Stratotanker from the ground to the sky.Once the aircraft has been prepared and given the 'good to go' to fly, the 22nd Operations Support Squadron Airfield Operations Flight takes over.The flight is divided into three sections, with each

  • WWII veteran reunites with former aircraft

    Reunions between old friends are typically full of joy, laughter and shared memories -- especially when more than 50 years have passed between meetings.For World War II veteran, Lt. Col. Alston "Al" Daniels, the reunion with the aircraft he piloted for nearly 2,000 hours, was no different. On April

  • Fairchild-based UH-1N hits 17,000-hour milestone, highest in AF

    The 36th Rescue Flight's helicopter, UH-1N Iroquois 69-6648, passed the 17,000 flight hour milestone Feb. 24 achieving the most for that airframe in the Air Force's inventory.Not only does the 36th RQF hold the record for the most flight hours for that airframe, but they also hold the record for the

  • Shooting for marksman

    Combat arms training and maintenance is crucial for Airmen. It's required for every Airman in the Air Force before deployment and certain permanent changes of stations."It isn't all about coming and shooting at targets to get a score," said Senior Airman Cory Jackson, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

  • For Lieutenant leadership isn't just an action, but an attitude

    The late Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi once said that "Leaders are made, they are not born." This quote never rang more true for 1st Lt. Kim Atkins, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."Both my grandfather and dad served in the Army as infantrymen,"

  • Airman saves the life of a child

    What was supposed to be a beautiful afternoon at the beach for a Joint Base Charleston fireman and his girlfriend quickly turned into a nightmare for a local Charleston mother and her three year old daughter.Airman 1st Class Daniel Pippen, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and his girlfriend