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FEATURES

  • First sergeant wins award twice

    It is a huge accomplishment to win the 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award, now imagine winning it twice in a row.Master Sgt. Jeff Gilbert, 436th Maintenance Squadron, did just this.The 18th Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award is an annual award recognizing the most outstanding

  • Now boarding: PAX terminal keeps troops moving onward

    For troops traveling through Transit Center at Manas, often the first and last faces they see are those of the "port dawgs" working at the passenger terminal. As the largest flight in the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, the passenger terminal is a focal point for the Transit

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: Marathon man trains to buckle up

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)The appetizer: four times around a 25-mile track in September, with 10,000 feet of ascent and 10,000 feet of descent. The main course: a 100-mile

  • Loadmasters bring it on (and off)

    When you are a pilot flying a C-130 Hercules over potentially hostile territory, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your cargo is secure.That's why each sortie the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flies includes two loadmasters.Loadmasters are responsible for checking all the

  • Focus on FSS: The award-winning inn

    Whether staying at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for a few days or a few months, guests are treated to one of the Air Force's best lodging facilities.The Eagles' Rest Inn, Dover AFB's lodging facility, has won numerous awards including the 2011 and 2012 Air Mobility Command Innkeeper of the Year as

  • Travis Airmen lend a hand

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base joined forces with community members to volunteer through Rebuilding Together Solano County April 9 through 13 to restore a highly used community facility to operational health and safety standard. The Rio Vista Community and Senior Center is a multifunctional

  • Travis works to save water

    Earth Day was founded by former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson to inspire awareness and appreciation for natural resources and became an international observance in 1990.This year the Air Force's goal is to reduce the consumption of potable water, which is drinkable water, from 2007 to 2020 by 26

  • Contracting: catalysts for combat, construction and commodities

    There are many jobs in the Air Force but one that is probably overlooked, because people don't understand it, is contracting.Contracting is responsible for obtaining supplies, services, construction and anything that is not done by a government employee. They do supply and anything it takes for

  • Grand Forks AFB Airman chosen for U.S. AF Honor Guard

    Grand Forks Air Force Base bid farewell to an Airman who will be taking his skills to the next level as a member of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.Senior Airman Daniel Sellstrom recently left North Dakota to join the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard after serving two rotations with the base Honor Guard