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  • Operation Supplement Safety: "Whey"ing Your Options

    In the Air Force culture, physical fitness is being pushed more and more each day. It is considered a vital pillar to Comprehensive Airman Fitness.  With it playing such a huge role in an Airman's life and career, it makes sense that Airmen are reaching out to different resources to improve their

  • Dreams come true for Italian Airman

    Sono un aviatore Americano. When translated, these words represent the bridge between two disparate lives for Dimas Bernacchia - the life of an Italian immigrant and the life of an American Airman.Born in the city of Senigallia, Italy, Bernacchia spent much of his childhood traversing Europe and the

  • It all started with one wrecked airplane.

    It all started with one wrecked airplane in 1986. Today, the ever-growing Air Mobility Command Museum boasts a collection of 33 aircraft, a staff of more than 170 volunteers and a visitor experience that rivals the most notable museums in the country."We started with 20 feet of space in one of the

  • MacDill's first Airman of the Year reflects on 50th Anniversary

    Gas was 30 cents a gallon, a postage stamp was 5 cents, and the average cost of a new car was $3,500. The year was 1964 and things around MacDill were rapidly changing because of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and the transition from Strategic Air Command to Tactical Air Command.Amongst the changes

  • Born to wave the flag

    Blaine Yelton was born Aug. 12, 1915, when World War I was in its second bloody year.And if he could have had his way, and if the Army could have found a uniform small enough to fit him, baby Blaine probably would have jumped out of his crib and fought in that war too.After all, this now 99-year old

  • Piece of the Fight: Chew on this

    Some people love them, some people hate them and some people are absolutely terrified of them. Once every year, though, we all have to set aside some time in our day to visit them. As members of the United States Air Force, we are all required to have an annual checkup with dental, whether we think

  • Pharmacist--changing lives one medication at a time

    "As a child I had dreams that I would either be a veterinarian or a professional basketball player," commented Capt. Thomas Waters, 6th Medical Support Squadron pharmacist. "Needless to say, I grew older...and as far as being a professional athlete, let's just say I don't believe I came from the

  • Med tech makes a difference

    His heart races. His palms are sweaty. Adrenaline is coursing through his veins. A human life is in his hands. A child. The patient barely takes up half of the gurney.Other emergency medical technicians are asking for the vital signs as the child is whisked toward the helicopter waiting to transfer

  • Stand Out Female: Boom Operator

    During a late-night flight over Afghanistan, Airman 1st Class Crystal Cash steadied her hand and readied herself to carry out what she had been training to do for the last year. On top of it being her very first solo flight as a boom operator, Cash was preparing to refuel a B-1 Lancer in inclement

  • Base vet supports mission, your pets

    U.S. Army Capt. Jeffries enters the exam room where the patient and his escort are waiting. The room is sterile and cool. The visit starts out with a typical exchange of greetings, but the only sound the patient makes is a whine. Jefferies turns her attention to the patient and kneels down to his