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FEATURES

  • Travis' two C-5Cs designed to haul special cargo

    The only two C-5C Galaxy aircraft in the Air Force call the 22nd Airlift Squadron on Travis Air Force Base home. The space cargo modified Galaxy's, which are customized to carry satellites and large cargo, routinely support National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other agencies by

  • Airman tackles life

    In today's Air Force, Airmen are asked to do more with less. The teams are smaller and tasks more complex. Taught to deal with daily stressors through resiliency, Airmen find relief in a myriad of passions they pursue. For Senior Airman Cody Walters, that passion is high-speed, full contact

  • Sergeant a 'Warrior' in Leadership Pathways courses

    Money was the strongest motivator when Tech. Sgt. Christin Sims, 570th Global Mobility Squadron, began taking Leadership Pathways courses in March of last year. "I'm a single parent and I don't want my child to feel the financial effects of one income," the Los Angeles native said. "I have taken

  • Warriors of the North pay final respects to AirMAN's best friend

    Airmen and civilians paid their final respects to a four-legged friend and fellow Warrior of the North.A memorial service was held at Prairie Rose Chapel here May 15 in honor of Aron, a Military Working Dog with the 319th Security Forces Squadron.Aron, a Belgian Malinois, served as a patrol

  • Hometown hero touches sky

    Not even a high-speed police chase can match the shot of adrenaline Solano County Sheriff's Deputy Jackson Harris received when Maj. Tyler Ellison flicked his high performance F-16 Fighting Falcon skyward in a near vertical climb to 16,000 feet over Northern California May 1.With his family watching

  • Like father, like son

    "I cried with joy when I received the news from Congresswoman Kathy Castor," said Master Sgt. Timothy Sewell, 6th Operations Group C-37A flight engineer senior flight examiner. "It was like the feeling you get when your child takes their first steps or rides a bike for the first time, but this joy -

  • A diamond on a shirt and circuit track

    Unlike the rest of her teammates, a senior NCO here carries a pseudonyms derby name, "Diamond Sk8ter." It not only represents her passion for roller derby, but it explains her love for being an Air Force first sergeant while serving off the circuit track. Master Sgt. Shanti Leiker, 22nd

  • It's something worth noting: Warrior of the North retires after 47 years

    A Warrior of the North recently concluded one of the longest federal service careers in the history of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.Dianne Kraemer, the former unit program coordinator for the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron, retired after 47-years of federal service during a special recognition

  • Maintainers recognized for keeping jets in the air

    The 6th Maintenance Group and 927th MXG, totaling 551 Airmen, were recognized during the 11th annual Knucklebuster awards banquet April 25, 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The Maintenance Professionals of the Year are Airmen who are able to exemplify the highest maintenance standards and

  • Grand Forks AFB Airman named best firefighter in state

    A Warrior of the North was recently recognized by a national war time veterans' organization as the best firefighter in the state.Master Sgt. Angus Adolpho, assistant chief of standards and evaluations from the Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Department, was selected by the American Legion as the