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  • Memorial Day tribute: Veteran's journey begins, ends at Sheppard

    Master Sgt. Otto Havins was perhaps one of few who began their military career in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Sheppard in the early 1940s and retired when it was an Air Force base. Certainly those years of transition from an extension of the U.S. Army to an independent military service are chocked full of stories. But for Sergeant Havins, the most
  • (Left) George Smith, retired Air Force technical sergeant and now city commissioner of Callaway, Fla., thanks Gerald Swanson, retired Air Force chief master sergeant and now training analyst with Defense Support Services, LLC, for saving his life April 28. Mr. Smith blacked out and collapsed at the Tyndall Fitness Center, prompting Mr. Swanson to deliver the CPR which led to his recovery. (Courtesy photo/DS2)

    AF retiree 'kissed by an angel'

    For nearly 43 years, one man has practiced a similar combination of cardio-centric workouts followed by relaxation time in the sauna, a routine which, for the most part, was fairly uneventful for the first 42 of those years. One morning in April, however, soon changed that. "I usually walk about three miles every day, and I did just that April 28,"
  • Members of the fly away security team in 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Kuwait, primarily made of deployed Sheppard members, pose in front of a C-130. The FAST team provides ground security for aircraft landing when an airfield has limited ground security.(U.S. Air Force photo/ 386th ESFS)

    Sheppard SFS members FAST to assist supply missions

    The next time a C-130 carrying vital supplies lands at a remote airfield in the Horn of Africa, Iraq or Afghanistan, there's a good chance the first people off the aircraft will be members of Team Sheppard. Thirteen Sheppard security forces Airmen are currently part of the Fly Away Security Team. They're based in Kuwait, but their work takes them
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Master Sgt. Ron Gregory, Altus AFB in-service recruiter, talks to a potential applicant about opportunities available in the Air Force Reserve. Sergeant Gregory guides applicants through the enlistment process and informs those interested in joining the reserves what programs are open to them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin T. Chandler)

    Oklahoma native helps Airmen serve

    One man is making a huge difference in today's Air Force, but many never see him ... people continue to walk by, never noticing he's there. As foot traffic flows through the halls and stairways of the Colonel Burleson Consolidated Support Facility, many people travel past a small office with an American flag hung next to the door, never looking at
  • Maj. Susan Chaffee, a nurse practitioner with the 910th Medical Squadron at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, examines a young boy in Padre de Las Casas, Dominican Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale Eckroth)

    Air Force medics provide humanitarian aid to Dominicans

    Long before the Caribbean sun rises above the dusty foothills of the Ocoa Mountains, word spreads throughout this small town that the "miracle workers" are coming. They're on their way. They'll soon be here.Lines of residents form outside the local school waiting for the first signs of the "miracle workers'" caravan. Young mothers with newborn
  • Christian Simmons, a former Luke Air Force Base pilot-for-a-day, and Maj. Sean Holahan, 62nd Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, hug after being reunited two years after Simmons’ initial visit to Luke in 2007 as a pilot-for-a-day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Deborah Silliman Wolfe.)

    Pilot-for-a-day youth reunites with pilot mentor

    The 9-year-old enthusiastically chowing down on a hamburger and fries across the table looks like a typical child. A full head of soft, brown hair -- his tan skin accented by a dusting of freckles across his nose. No one would guess that two years earlier, there was doubt that he would live to see his 8th birthday. Meet Christian "Champ" Simmons --

  • Course provides foundation for nuclear surety

    The Air Force maintains a nuclear stockpile as a deterrent against other nations who may wish the United States harm. Nuclear weapons maintenance personnel, officer and enlisted, have the responsibility to make sure that stockpile is kept safe, secure and ready for use, if and when called upon. Training the leaders who carry that responsibility
  • ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Senior Airman Brendan Brustad, 97th Medical Group, pushes through the finish line at the 2008 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. The marathon capped off 168 miles travelled by Airman Brustad to honor the 168 people lost in the April 1995 bombing at the Murrah Federal Building. (photo submitted by Senior Airman Brendan Brustad)

    Airman strives to make a difference

    As Senior Airman Brendan Brustad ran the 2007 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, the tragedy inflicted on the families of the 168 people killed in the April 19, 1995 bombing had a strong impact on him. "Something clicked in me, and I wanted to do what I could to help the families," he said.That desire culminated in Airman Brustad possibly breaking a

  • Sheppard members honor prisoners of Bataan death march

    On April 10, 1941, about 75,000 captured American and Filipino troops began a grueling 80-mile, seven-day march across the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. Their final destinations were prison and labor camps spread across the Japanese empire. Death was a constant reality on the forced march. Those who collapsed from dehydration, exhaustion or

  • Medical advisory team helps Afghans help themselves

    "Patience," was the answer Maj. Ruben Garza gave when asked what he learned from his recent 12-month expeditionary assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan, and advises Airmen preparing to head to the country as part of the troop increases there this summer. The Air Education and Training Command Medical Support Division deputy chief returned to Randolph
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