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  • Bariatric surgery, lifestyle changes supercharge man's massive weight loss

    Mike Porter, 12th Force Support Squadron assistant lodging manager, is about half the man he used to be.His weight reduction is due in large part to an Air Force bariatric surgery program, plus eating healthy, weightlifting and running. Surgery changed the retired master sergeant's life."I'd been

  • Airman follows in famous footsteps

    When Airman Christopher Platte decided to join the Air Force last year, he didn't know he would be following in famous footsteps.Graduation from basic military training Dec. 11 capped a two-day whirlwind for Airman Platte. One of the family members in attendance was his great uncle, retired Capt.

  • EOD: Volunteering for danger

    When Staff Sgt. Kenneth Guinn decided on an Air Force career field, he didn't want to be indoors behind a computer.With that criteria narrowing the scope, he decided to volunteer for what he calls the best job in the Air Force -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal, a volunteer only unit."I really enjoy it;

  • Captain, family reflect on blessings

    Susan and Joseph Kosek are thankful for many things. However, this Thanksgiving they're especially thankful for things like tourniquets, helicopters, "battle buddies" and scores of doctors and medics across the globe. They're also thankful for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle that

  • Shop til you drop ... for a good cause

    "Yes, it's always this busy," responded thrift shop manager Reeba Robitzsch when asked whether the aisle-filling bustle of shoppers at the Maxwell Thrift Shop was normal. That bustle is good for the volunteers who devote their time there, the base shoppers who enjoy the shop's variety and bargain

  • Quit tobacco for one day, quit for a lifetime

    The health and welfare of Airmen are primary concerns of the Air Force as it looks to maintain a fit force. That's why the Health and Wellness Center here is helping support the Great American Smoke Out Nov. 19 and the service's Quit Tobacco Month.Brian Todd, HAWC health educator, said as of Nov. 9,

  • Colonel beats cancer and soars high

    Colonel Michael Stapleton, 49th Fighter Wing Operations group commander at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., has come a long way since his cancer diagnosis in 2006."I was diagnosed with cancer when I was the 43rd Fighter Squadron commander at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.," said Colonel Stapleton. "I

  • Officer Training School to celebrate 50th anniversary

    The first week of February 2010 will mark the 50th anniversary of Air Force Officer Training School, and the staff and students at OTS are planning a celebration."The commander of OTS would like to invite interested former OTS students, staff and their guests to attend our 50th anniversary

  • Chance encounter brings sweet reunion for 'Candy Bomber'

    They never met face to face, but a chance encounter between the two conjured a touching reunion six decades later at the Randolph Air Show Nov. 7. Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen (1st lieutenant at the time) earned his spot in Air Force history during the late 1940s flying C-54s and C-47s during the

  • Vietnam POW receives ring 44 years after imprisonment

    With the traditional "I do's" and wedding bands some 54 years ago, James and Phyllis Hivner began their life's journey together on Oct. 1, 1955, which, like many young couples, began with not knowing what the future held.That journey was rocked 10 years later -- almost to the day -- when then-Capt.

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