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  • Airman invests 'lottery' win into experiences rich in service, education

    Airman 1st Class John Emeka Ndubuisi will always remember the day he won the lottery.It wasn't the multi-million-dollar payday that Powerball or Mega Millions provides. To him, his jackpot was even richer and deeper - an opportunity to come to the U.S. and fulfill his insatiable thirst for education

  • Denton Amendment allows Altus AFB to support humanitarian operations

    Organizations across the world are eager to donate resources to third world countries in need, but the logistics of delivering goods is complicated and expensive. Thanks to the capabilities of the 97th Air Mobility Wing and the Denton Cargo Program, two third-world countries garnered enough food and

  • Twins 'bound' for ANG service

    Twins from Clinton, Miss., put their promising academic and athletic futures on hold to answer the call to serve.Airmen 1st Class Michael and Stephen Greer joined the Air National Guard to become C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters after high school at age 17 before continuing their education. The

  • MTIs shape tomorrow's Airmen

    There's a tie that unites the men and women who serve as the 737th Training Group's Military Training Instructors. For them, it is service before self while transitioning more than 35,000 civilians each year into Airmen. It's an MTI's professionalism and commitment to Air Force core values in basic

  • 54th ARS boom operator trades boom for gold bars

    He lays on his stomach. His head is supported by a chin pad and he keeps his eyes steady. Both hands are carefully operating joysticks that control the 20-foot boom on the end of the KC-135 Stratotanker. His eyes focus as he makes contact with the aircraft he is refueling 2,000 feet above the

  • They call him the yo-yo guy

    Newcomers to Altus Air Force Base learn something about the approachability of base chapel staff through a surprise they thought they'd left behind them in childhood."Being able to show them something that possibly blows their mind gets them talking, gets them more personable, and gets them more

  • Chaplains pray for those thinking suicide

    It was small gathering; a few professionals and some who came simply because they care. Some have been touched by tragedy, and others are doing what they can to avoid it. Each of those present believe in a Higher Purpose."Let us pray..."Chaplains at the Altus main chapel gathered at the invitation

  • Mighty 97th Lieutenant settles dispute downrange

    A lieutenant from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron went beyond his normal duties downrange when he helped settle a dispute between the Afghan Border Patrol and a contractor.1st Lt. Joshua J. Carroll, a civil engineer with the 577th Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, went to Contingency

  • Demonstrations wow Make-A-Wish guest

    George Alvarado, 15, is not a typical teenager. Four months removed from a heart transplant, he won't return to John P. Stevens High School until after Christmas. His ventures away from home are few, and his family eagerly accepted the opportunity for George to be an honored guest at the Lackland

  • AETC Airman conquers Sahara Desert

    A 533rd Training Squadron instructor here completed the 2010 Sahara Race in Egypt Oct. 9. Capt. Carrie Zederkof, a 533rd TRS space-based infrared system mission instructor, competed against more than 150 competitors from 36 countries in a race TIME Magazine named as one of the top 10 endurance

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