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  • Eglin doctors give special operators jumpstart back to service

    Fulfilling the duties of U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen is no easy task. Every day, these operators put their bodies through extremes to accomplish their mission:  enabling global access, precision strike and personnel recovery, anywhere, anytime.However, this constant strain often leads to

  • Airman wages war against breast cancer

    "You have cancer." The three words no one, no matter their age, wants to hear. I happened to receive these words at the age of 29.Though I knew from the moment I found the lump in my breast it was cancer, I was in no way prepared to hear those words Oct. 4, 2013, -- the day that forever changed my

  • Air Force Association honors 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    The Air Force recognized its 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at a gala hosted by the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 15.The award recognizes 12 outstanding enlisted service members who demonstrate superior leadership, job performance,

  • Airmen help with boy's 'off the wall' wish

    "You wanna be tough, better do what you can, so beat it," blared over the sound system Aug. 24 at the Tucker Farm Center in Calistoga, California, in preparation for a blast-from-the-past party for 4-year-old Marlon Valentine, Michael Jackson fanatic and Make-A-Wish recipient. Airmen from Travis Air

  • Amputee Airman defies odds, returns to active duty

    (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.)His sons say he has a robot leg, the doctors and nurses call it a prosthetic, but to him, it's what has allowed him to overcome the odds and continue

  • Travis Airman named California NCO of the year

    Tech. Sgt. Kristen Griffin, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Public Health NCO in-charge, was recognized as the California Air Force Association Active Duty NCO of the Year for 2014 during the organization's annual banquet Aug. 16 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.This recognition came as a shock to

  • Invictus Games kick off with opening ceremony

    More than 5,000 people attended the Invictus Games' opening ceremony Sept. 10, on the South Lawn of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, here.The ceremony included remarks by first lady Michelle Obama and Prince Harry of Wales; a flyover by the Royal Air Force's aerial aerobatic team, The Red Arrows; a

  • US Team prepares for inaugural Invictus Games

    Wounded warriors from the U.S. and 13 other nations came together here Sept. 8 to participate in their first team training for the inaugural Invictus Games.The games will take place Sept. 10-14 at the site of the 2012 summer Olympics and will feature athletes competing in various Paralympic-style

  • USU Helps Warfighters Become Doctors

    ten service members are the first students in the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program . BACK ROW (left to right): Lindsay Slimski, Joe Merfeld, Charles "Jeremy" Mears, Kenny Johnson, Matt Little (Air Force) FRONT ROW (left to right): Steve Radloff, Jesus Villarreal, Steve Capen, Josh

  • Wingmen walking for a cure

    Airmen typically face battle in a deployed location, but for one, her fight hit a little closer to home. However, similar to a deployment, her wingmen came to her aid. Major Lori Bort, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager instructor, is facilitating a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great

  • Payne takes command of AFMOA

    Col. Lee E. Payne assumed command of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency from Brig. Gen. Sean L. Murphy during a ceremony at nearby Port San Antonio Aug. 29.Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, presided over the ceremony.Payne takes charge of the agency responsible for executing

  • Call for nominations: Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX

    Nominations are being accepted and reviewed for inclusion in Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX, now through Oct. 13."For seven years now Portraits in Courage has told Airmen's stories of courage, valor and heroism," said Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Engagement

  • Minnesota Doctor Becomes Air Guard Brigadier General

    For the family of Brig. Gen. David Hamlar Jr., promotion ceremonies have been a normal event throughout his career. However, his most recent ceremony is different because of the special significance pinning the star on his shoulder means to the Minnesota National Guard. Hamlar was promoted to

  • MacDill kennel master renders first-aid, saves life

    "I didn't take the time to think whether or not to help him. I saw him get struck by the vehicle and by the time he hit the ground, I was running to his aid," exclaimed Tech. Sgt. Lewis Collins, 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master.Collins, a Chester, Virginia, native, was

  • MacDill's very own is truly among the best

    Becoming one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year takes superior leadership, outstanding job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.An Airman at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida has demonstrated the aforementioned characteristics immaculately. Tech. Sgt. Toyre