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July 13, 2021
Knowledge outweighs rank for National Guardsman in charge of AMC Phoenix Oracle project

Intelligence analyst Guardsman is given lead position for AMC's Phoenix Oracle web capability development project.
July 2, 2020
Thin Blue Line, Part 2: Defenders secure flight line, ensure mobility mission

The beret they wear bears the message, “Defensor Fortis,” defenders of the force. They protect thousands of people and Air Force resources at bases in the United States and around the world.
April 14, 2020
Footprints in the Sand: A girl who was never alone

“It was easy to hide the abuse, I just blamed it on all the sports I played.”U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanya Lee Rose Rodriguez, 87th Security Forces Squadron K-9 handler grew up in Ventura County, California, in a seemingly normal home. However, Rodriguez experienced an upbringing that no child
March 3, 2020
Delivering excellence: MacDill boom operators train for perfection

There’s a saying in the Air Force about refueling aircraft, something along the lines of nothing accomplishes mission success without tanker aircraft gas. This saying rings true in Tampa. Refueling aircraft such as MacDill Air Force Base’s KC-135 Stratotanker are vital to mission success and keeping
Feb. 21, 2020
ANG family deployed simultaneously: Sniders support 779th EAS

The term ‘beans and bullets’ was started in the civil war, a time where fathers and sons served together side-by-side. Beans, as in coffee beans, and bullets where items supplied to support the frontlines, similar to the mission here at Ali Al Salem Air Base. For one Illinois family, the tradition
Feb. 13, 2020
Are You Okay?

It’s 2010 and Airman 1st Class Leonard James’ phone vibrates silently in his pocket; he quickly reaches down and sends the call to voicemail.“I was in class and we weren’t supposed to have our phones,” the now staff sergeant recalls.James was at Port Hueneme Naval Base, California, a technical
Dec. 18, 2019
Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill “Tank Divers”

Tucked away behind U.S. Central Command and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida’s traditional hangars lies a hangar originally built to house fighter jets. On a given day, peeking out of that hangar will sit a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft seemingly out of place in the considerably smaller maintenance
Oct. 2, 2019
AMC Spotlight: Success at AMC through Schedule A hiring authority

The stories of two Mobility Air Force Airmen are not impossible dreams, but a showcase of the reality of a command that welcomes all who volunteer to serve.
July 15, 2019
Aircrew Flight Equipment keep pilots seeing, flying

AFE flights have the important mission of keeping the tools used during missions operational and in good condition.
June 19, 2019
18th AF, Fairchild key spouses address education partnerships, license reciprocity

Moving to a new area presents unique challenges to military families. Spouses often need to look for new jobs, children move to new schools and the support networks families have relied on change with new scenery. Key Spouses are one resource the Air Force calls on to offer support to families

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