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  • MTI heads back to the scrum

    The sight of a 6-foot-1-inch, 260-pound military training instructor charging at full speed is the stuff of trainees' nightmares.At last year's Armed Forces Rugby Championship tournament, it was the bane of other services' chance at beating the Air Force. But that's the first thing All-Air Force

  • Airman helps neighbors during severe ice storm

    More than one and half inches of ice blanketed the Altus area Jan. 28 transforming the surrounding area into an awe-inspiring spectacle, leaving more than 30,000 residents without power for several days. When adversity knocked on the door, a selfless Airman rose to the occasion to help neighbors in

  • SHIELD develops Airmen of character

    Aligning with the vision of the 37th Training Wing commander, a program emphasizing character development has had a significant impact on the Airmen of the 343rd Training Squadron. The program puts into practice the vision Col. William H. Mott V, 37th TRW commander, has for the wing - shape the Air

  • Competitive shooting: more than commander's hobby

    When the 80th Flying Training Wing commander became a pilot he decided he needed to be proficient with his weapon in case he is ever in a combat environment. His diligence with combat weapons training resulted in a love for competitive shooting as an active member of the United States Practical

  • CCAF, Air Force launch pad for astrophysicist's NASA career

    As a young teen gazing silently at the stars from a vantage point on Canada's Georgian Bay, 250 miles from his home in St. Clair, Mich., Richard Barry wondered a great deal about space and the possibilities of life on other planets. Having spent his formative years on a small farm, he never dreamed

  • Military team works to prevent, treat deadly disease

    A tiny bug bite recently prompted a small child in Kenya, Africa, to walk alone for eight hours and admit himself to a clinic specializing in parasitic diseases. Insect bites in that region can be life threatening and are now affecting many U.S. servicemenbers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Col.

  • Sheppard psychologist keeps Airmen mentally focused on SW Asia mission

    Being fit to fight for the deployed mission takes more than running several miles a day or doing push-ups or sit-ups. That's the physical side. It also means being mentally fit -- which is where Capt. (Dr.) Kieran Dhillon-Davis finds her niche as her deployed base's chief clinical

  • First group of BMT graduates begin Sensor Operator tech school

    Fourteen Basic Sensor Operator Training students, eight of whom are the first to begin the course fresh from Basic Military Training, began their first day of academics Jan. 15.Tech. Sgt. Michael Arroyo, Detachment 1, 12th Operations Group BSOT instructor, said the class, which also includes six

  • 2009 blizzard brings out best in Sheppard

    The record snows of the 2009 Christmas blizzard brought almost everything and everyone in North Texas to a cold stop -- everything, that is, except Team Sheppard's spirit of service.As the winds raged, men and women across Sheppard stepped up to help their neighbors, keep the airfield and the base

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