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  • Bales selected for World Games

    James Bales sits across a conference room table, visibly exhausted. He just finished a 30-hour shift, and then proceeded to take a 12-mile bike ride, a 5-mile run and a mile swim. "I'm pretty tired," said Bales, who is captain and medical resident at Wilford Hall Medical Center. "After this, I'm

  • Recruiter helps save accident victim's life on Florida highway

    Senior Airman Michael Huesca was on his way to help an applicant get a new career in the Air Force.  In seconds, his mission changed to saving a life.Airman Huesca, an Air Force enlisted accessions recruiter, witnessed a horrific multi-car accident outside of Orlando, Fla. recently.  As he drove on

  • Air Force fitness test now pass, fail

    Air Force officials here recently announced a change to physical fitness test standards for all Airmen. The "marginal" category has been eliminated, and the test will now be either pass or fail. Previously, Airmen who scored below 70 on the fitness test failed, and those who scored between 70 and

  • Pilots fly, fight in cyberspace

    Four F-15C Eagle pilots from the 33d Fighter Wing spent July 16-19 involved in an exercise that included C-17s, B-1s, F-16s and a host of other Air Force platforms. This massive exercise involved more than 100 individuals from the Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, which were flying different

  • Air Force doctrine gets new home at Air University

    Air Force doctrine has deep roots at Air University. Forefathers of air power have historically gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base to cultivate doctrine, and those pioneering decisions influence warfighters from the past, present and the future.The Air Force Doctrine Development and Education Center

  • West Coast Demo Team flies east for Moscow Air Show

    The F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team stationed with the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., hits the international road on Aug. 16 to highlight the F-15C air superiority capabilities to the international community. The team will perform at the Moscow Air Show in Russia and the Radom Air Show in

  • Fire claims base house, inspires teamwork, charity at Sheppard

    The first thing Senior Airman Heath Conley noticed was the smoke. The 82nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman was having a routine graveyard shift at the front gate, performing anti-terrorism measures on random cars, the bomb and drug-sniffing dog at his feet. Then from the corner of his eye, he saw

  • Air Force to honor women's contributions

    In conjunction with the Air Force's 60th anniversary celebration this year, the country's youngest military service is paying tribute to women's contributions to its rich history and heritage. "Heritage to Horizons: Earning Our Wings and Reaching the Stars" is the theme of the 2007 Air Force

  • BMT stands up to inspection

    Lackland Air Force Base's 737th Training Group recently hosted the 21st Triennial Basic Military Training Review. The committee's primary focus was to review training and curricular requirements for BMT and recommend further changes. The last review, held in September 2004, produced the most drastic

  • Nomads gear up for maintenance group inspection

    Beginning Aug. 13, a team of 26 active duty inspectors from Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va., will descend upon the 33d Maintenance Group to inspect its maintenance practices. This inspection is known as the Logistics Standardization Evaluation Team Inspection. "The purpose of the