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  • Monterey Airman accepted to AF Academy

    A Senior Airman got the chance to fulfill his childhood dream when he was accepted to the Air Force Academy in May. Senior Airman Ziqun He, a career development technician with the 17th Force Support Squadron at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., said going to the Academy has been his dream since

  • Boy Scout constructs memorial at Triangle Chapel to honor fallen

    Kolbe Conger's Eagle Scout project, which honors his cousin who died in Iraq, provides a peaceful place for prayer and reflection outside Triangle Chapel.The memorial, constructed of pavestones, features two benches edged by a small garden. It was dedicated to fallen service members over the

  • Safety first then fly

    When someone thinks about flying equipment, chances are they think of the aircraft and it's electronics. They probably forget about the most important safety aspect for the flyers.The aircrew flight equipment, which allows pilots to be fitted correctly with safety equipment that allows them to fly

  • Remembering Jeff

    "He gave a damn," said Lt. Col. Chris Hall of co-worker and friend Maj. Jeff Ausborn. "He loved his wife and he loved to fly."Major Ausborn, 41, was killed April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan when a shooter opened fire at the Kabul International Airport killing eight U.S. service members and one American

  • Colonel's medical challenge fosters resiliency, activism

    Wires without insulation are unpredictable threads of electricity; they can short out, cross signals or spark a fire. Col. Glen Downing, 81st Training Wing vice commander, uses the analogy of uninsulated wires to describe multiple sclerosis because the nerves in the body are like those wires -- if

  • Altus LT volleys for chance at Military World Cup

    When 1st Lt. Virginia Aguilar isn't working on medical readiness and medical information systems for the 97th Medical Support Squadron here, she's usually playing sports. This hobby quickly transitioned from the background of Lieutenant Aguilar's focus to the forefront when she made the All Air

  • 7 from Keesler finish Bataan Memorial March

    Seven members of the 81st Medical Group were among people from around the U.S. and several foreign countries who gathered March 27 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., for the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March to honor and recognize a special group of World War II veterans. Nelson Viniegra,

  • MTI to join AF rugby team for rematch in Australia

    The Air Force team has been adept at keeping the egg-like rubber rugby ball under its control over the years, having championed eight of the last nine Armed Forces tournaments.An invitation to play the Royal Australian Air Force in the Australian Rugby Challenge April 20-30 offers the opportunity to

  • Engineering squadron keeps Air Force talking

    A network infrastructure is like a nervous system -- without a nervous system a body cannot receive the messages it needs to breathe, move or pump blood, and without a network infrastructure the Air Force could not receive the messages it needs to carry out its various missions."When you log onto

  • CFI visit inspires Lackland leaders

    As a group of Lackland senior leaders and squadron commanders started their Center for the Intrepid tour on Fort Sam Houston, one commander's whispered reaction spoke volumes: "Wow!"After spending March 16 touring the CFI, hearing from a wounded Airman and visiting the Warrior and Family Support

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