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FEATURES

  • 80-year-old Silver Star recipient still serves on the Rock

    While "old folks," as he calls them, are known to reminisce, there's no tongue clicking or sighing when Parnell Fisher tells his stories. People throughout Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., know him as a fixture at the Auto Hobby Shop on base. However, many of them may not know that they're having

  • 775th EAEF embraces new mission

    Prior to the start of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, typical aeromedical evacuation missions were used to transport service members and their dependents to military hospitals throughout the United States or to bring a retiree home from an overseas location to obtain further medical

  • Doctor Metal: 437th MXS NDI Craftsman

    Staff Sgt. John Price, 437th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspector, uses various dyes, ultraviolet lights and X-rays to inspect aircraft parts without causing any damage to the parts. The 437th MXS NDI shop inspects metal objects ranging from nuts and bolts, to large hooks and sheets of

  • Airmen make dirty job look spotless

    The spaces they work in are often small and cramped with even less room for mistakes. They refer to themselves as the "Tank Rats" of the Air Force, and even though their careers can lead them down some dirty paths, their performances must always be spotless.For the Airmen of the 437th Maintenance

  • Airman of Steel

    Airman 1st Class Tashma Antoine, 437th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals apprentice, works at the 437th MXS Metals Technology Shop on several machines in the shop to fabricate metal. Antoine is assigned to the aircraft metals fabrication shop and is trained to use several different pieces of

  • Airman's initiative soars

    Airmen are always encouraged to set themselves apart from the group and think outside the "box." They have been told to be innovative, an exemplification of the core values and a true example to the generations that will follow. Senior Airman Yolanda Gabriel, a 19th Comptroller Squadron financial

  • Supply airmen meet maintainers' demand

    For deployed aircraft maintainers, a warehouse full of the spare parts necessary to keep their planes in the air isn't an option, but neither is waiting several days for parts to be shipped from their home station.Fortunately, the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Supply airmen know how to pack for

  • Teen dependent wins state bowling award, inspires all

    Being born without the ability to walk independently has not stopped a 15-year-old from doing what he loves: being an Eagle Scout, participating in family game night and bowling. Recently, Fletcher Hopkins' passion for bowling landed him recognition. To be exact, he was named the 2013 Illinois High

  • Sergeant continues family tradition with 'Sounds of Harmony'

    At the age of 10, he was asked by his father to be a part of something that would forever change his life.Blessed with a gift that had been genetically passed down to him from his father and grandfather before him, he accepted the invitation to join his father's barbershop quartet. Barbershop is

  • Battling Back: One Senior NCO's road to recovery

    Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have been two topics of great discussion recently, thanks to the debate going on in the National Football League and the recovery of veterans as they return home from the war in Afghanistan.One person who has experienced both and is on the