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  • Are you missing out on leave?

    Every month military members earn two and a half days of leave, adding up to a total of 30 days which can be used anytime, mission permitting. Leave is governed by Congress and is the service member's privilege to take. It ensures the highest level of morale and motivation as well as maintains

  • Godspeed: Travis chaplain finds way in life, service

    As a young boy, all Chaplain Dallas Little ever wanted to be was a Soldier or detective. Becoming a pastor was the last thing on his mind."I remember as a little kid, sitting in a pew, enjoying the church, the stained glass windows and the hymns sung by the choir. But when the big guy stood up and

  • Gen. Livingston: American hero, Medal of Honor recipient

    The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military decoration. For retired Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, Charleston, S.C., resident and Medal of Honor recipient, it was never his award to wear. It's about more than him."I wear the Medal of Honor for the Marines that died that day (May 2, 1968),"

  • Emergency management: training for the worst, hoping for the best

    When a civil engineer squadron is mentioned, many people conjure up pictures of hard hats, digging equipment and structural maintenance, whereas an Airman donning a hazardous material suit might seem more fitting elsewhere.The 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron readiness and emergency management flight

  • Road to the past: Portion of highway dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen

    Although Lt. Col. (ret.) James Warren established a distinguished flying career throughout three wars in the U.S. Army Air Force, at one point he was arrested for simply having the wrong skin color in the wrong establishment.Warren joined the U.S. Armed Forces in 1942 as a pilot and began his

  • Working dogs leave legacy

    Not all members of the military are two legged. Some come in the four-legged form as well. They have helped out their two-legged companions since 1942 during World War II. Military working dogs search for drugs, explosives and people.After completing training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,

  • Aircrews offered a sigh of relief from Altitude Chamber Training

    Capt. Jeff Huiatt, 97th Airlift Squadron pilot, banks his C-17 Globemaster III at 25,000 feet over the mountains of Washington. Everything appears normal for this routine flight. Suddenly, he begins to feel a tingling sensation in his hands and his chest becomes heavy making it difficult to breathe,

  • EOD Airman fulfills unique mission in Vietnam

    Vietnam was once a country torn by the devastation of war, and recently, a member of Team Fairchild had the opportunity to experience the country's modern society and how it has changed.According to Staff Sgt. Arthur Bigelow, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician,

  • Mother of a Hero

    Ask yourself these questions. What would you do if you were a single parent who lost your only child? How would you cope? How would you feel? Would you be able to handle that?Tech. Sgt. Laurie Jones, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO in-charge of central storage, discovered the answers to those