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  • JB MDL tennis champion woos courts here, abroad

    Competition in the world of tennis is not limited to the local area or just the Air Force community for one 2012 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate stationed here.2nd Lt. Tahlia Smoke, 305th Maintenance Squadron Accessories Flight commander, has maintained a winning record on the tennis courts from an

  • Couple develops resiliency skills to deal with incurable medical condition

    This article is part of a feature series on how military members and their families apply skills learned in base resilience course by Airman 1st Class Jacob Eckhardt.When 22-year-old Senior Airman Paula Coleman found out she had an incurable hormone disease, she said she thought it was the end of

  • Tuskegee Airman shares his story with today's Airmen

    The faint sounds of an elderly man telling a story from an era long gone filled the 16th Airlift Squadron auditorium, Nov. 2, 2012 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C..Retired Lt. Col. Hiram Mann, a former P-51D Mustang fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II, sat in his

  • Former Airman turned celebrity judges AMC Icon

    A few years ago, J. Rome was a security forces senior airman checking identification cards at the gates of Minot Air Force Base, N.D. On Oct. 25, J. Rome was served as a judge for Air Mobility Command Icon at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., after recently winning ABC's Duets singing competition. "I was

  • Answering the bark

    Tens of millions of stray animals roam without a home in the U.S. A stray animal who crosses paths with Air Mobility Command's Army Lt. Col. Christopher Carrier and his family; however, should consider themselves lucky, because if found by the Carrier family, they would no longer be a stray. The

  • PA officer represents Scott at Icon

    On Oct. 25, Air Mobility Command will host its annual singing competition, AMC Icon, and representing Scott AFB is 1st Lt. Nicole White, who works for AMC Public Affairs. As the daughter of a retired master sergeant, she began singing at age 5 with her family as they sang in the church choir on

  • In with the band

    When it comes to jobs in the Air Force, being part of the band is just as important as any other career field.Here at Travis, the mission of the Band of the Golden West is to spread the Air Force message through music."The Band of the Golden West supports the Air Force and Air Mobility Command

  • Commissary meat cutter a slice above

    One might not expect jokes at the Fairchild Commissary meat aisle.But if Ken Stephens has his way, no customer leaves his section without a smile on their face. After all, he's the one with the meat cleaver."If somebody comes in and I can get a smile out of them -- that becomes the best part of my

  • Survivor: Airman battles breast cancer

    "I was 21 years old and didn't think I was strong enough to beat two cancers - I thought my life was over," said Senior Airman Latisha Chong.Chong, a Flight Kitchen specialist from the 628th Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., was diagnosed with stage-three breast

  • Who says cops have no sense of humor

    Knock, knock.Security forces Airman.Security forces Airman who tells much better jokes than this one.The comic in question is Senior Airman Christopher Armitage, an installation entry controller. While Wednesday through Saturday he can be found at the gate welcoming people to Fairchild, Monday