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  • Future pilots spend "down time" helping maintenance

    Last month, approximately 55 prospective student pilots found themselves working up close and personal with trainer aircraft on Laughlin's flight line, but not inside the cockpits. The young officers, each awaiting the start of their respective Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training classes, are assisting maintainers with aircraft systems and

  • Chaplain mixes spiritual guidance with worldly experiences

    When meeting Chaplain (Maj.) Tim Hirten, one is struck by his kind and welcoming presence. Those who attend Catholic mass at the chapel can attest to his friendly demeanor and spiritual leadership. What does not appear at first glance is the wealth of experiences Father Tim brings to his parishioners. One might be surprised to know that Father Tim,
  • WASHINGTON -- A section of the Pentagon was destroyed when the building was struck by a hijacked commercial airliner on Sept. 11, 2001. Injured workers were treated or taken to area hospitals, while firefighters tried to extenguish flames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Coppage)

    Lackland flight chief remembers personal experience with 9/11

    Sharon Witter walks in and out of the Airman and Family Readiness Flight building every day, passing hundreds of people in any given month and interacting with many of them. Few people know she was at the center of one of the terrorist attacks that will forever mark the date of Sept. 11, 2001. And she's wanted to keep it that way until now. "I
  • More than 400 enlisted members and guests attend the dedication of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy class 08-Delta's legacy project. The clock tower memorializes the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers)

    Senior NCO Academy commemorates Sept. 11 with memorial

    Time stood still at the Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy July 23 as more than 400 people remembered one of the most definitive moments in recent American history. Academy Class 08-Delta unveiled four glass and steel panels on a clock tower in the courtyard of Maxwell-Gunter's University Inn to commemorate the events of Sept. 11,
  • 7/9/2008 - The Heaven's Above now sits as a static display at Lackland's parade grounds.

    Airman finds piece of family history at Lackland

    When Airman Howard Gibbs graduated from basic military training, he didn't expect to stumble upon a piece of his family's history thousands of miles from home. "I was taking pictures of the (static aircraft) displays for my cousin, and I just ran upon it," Airman Gibbs said. "I wasn't expecting to find it." What Airman Gibbs found was the Heaven's
  • Tech. Sgt. Jason Simas and Staff Sgt. Michael Leo. Prepare a lavish fest for Airmen at the Center for the Intrepid. Airman 1st Class Kevin Krogh assists in the preperation. The Sergeants are enlisted aides to the AETC commander and vice commander. They volunteered their culinary talents to support sevice members in treatment at the center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Beverly Simas)

    AETC aides bring joy through cooking

    The apartment-style kitchen on the fourth floor of the Center for the Intrepid was bubbling with excitement Tuesday. The sound of conversation and the smell of delicious foods permeated the air. The Center, located near Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, provides traumatic amputee patients, severe burn patients and those requiring limb
  • Senior Airman Crystal Wortman makes contact with a punching bag during a training session at a boxing gym in Panama City. (U.S. photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Capling)

    Airman takes 'Fit to Fight' to a new level

    For one Tyndall Air Force Base Airman, "Fit to Fight" is more than just an Air Force fitness motto, it's the motto for her life. Senior Airman Crystal Wortman, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-15 crew chief, is a boxer on the All-Air Force Boxing team and has made training and competitions a way of life since joining the team in January. "I'm
  • 2nd Lt. Caitlin Harris practices air pistol shooting at the Tyndall firing range in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympic tryouts held at Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo / Chris Dahmer)

    Sharpshooting lieutenant sets sights on Olympics

    When 2nd Lt. Caitlin Harris signed up for her first pentathlon at age 12, little did she know it would pave the way to world-class competition and a chance to compete in the Olympics. Lieutenant Harris, a contracting specialist with the 325th Contracting Squadron, is the only member of the three-person Air Force International Shooting Team to

  • CAP members fill gap at Luke

    Richard Frazier is a busy man. Not only has he spent the last 22 years as a member of the Civil Air Patrol, but he dedicated 25 years to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, another all-volunteer organization. Now, Mr. Frazier is providing his services to Luke AFB as the first participant in the Volunteer Support to the Air Force program, which is designed
  • Master Sgt. Greg Auzenne, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production supervisor, finished second place in the Wal-Mart Forrest L. Wood Tour, Beaver Lake Event, bass fishing tournament in Arkansas with three bass weighing 7 pounds, six ounces for a prize of $10,000 May 14-16. (Photo courtesy of Rob Newell and FLWoutdoors.com)

    Maintenance Super reels in $10,000

    For many Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen, fishing is a popular hobby because of the many bodies of water in Bay County. An Airman in the 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has taken fishing to a whole new level and earned a substantial amount of money participating in a hobby he loves. Master Sgt. Greg Auzenne, production supervisor with the
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