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  • Base program diverts recyclables from landfill

    Imagine putting trash into a machine and getting cash for it. Would you do it? There are no tricks or gimmicks. Airmen on Luke Air Force Base have discovered their recycling program can benefit offices, the base, local community and environment. "There are programs on base that can benefit members

  • CAP provides rescue resources during emergencies

    When disasters strike, there is a select group of volunteer pilots, search and rescue teams, and trained observers helping those in need. Missing persons, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and downed aircraft are some of the situations which the Civil Air Patrol responds to at a moment's notice.

  • Passion for teaching drives Iraq-based military training instructor

    When Staff Sgt. Matthew Coltrin graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training six years ago, he always knew he'd be back one day "pushing" his own flight. The military training instructor couldn't have predicted it then, but also he would go to Iraq and help Iraqi BMT instructors push their

  • Future pilots spend "down time" helping maintenance

    Last month, approximately 55 prospective student pilots found themselves working up close and personal with trainer aircraft on Laughlin's flight line, but not inside the cockpits. The young officers, each awaiting the start of their respective Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training classes, are

  • Chaplain mixes spiritual guidance with worldly experiences

    When meeting Chaplain (Maj.) Tim Hirten, one is struck by his kind and welcoming presence. Those who attend Catholic mass at the chapel can attest to his friendly demeanor and spiritual leadership. What does not appear at first glance is the wealth of experiences Father Tim brings to his

  • Lackland flight chief remembers personal experience with 9/11

    Sharon Witter walks in and out of the Airman and Family Readiness Flight building every day, passing hundreds of people in any given month and interacting with many of them. Few people know she was at the center of one of the terrorist attacks that will forever mark the date of Sept. 11, 2001. And

  • Senior NCO Academy commemorates Sept. 11 with memorial

    Time stood still at the Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy July 23 as more than 400 people remembered one of the most definitive moments in recent American history. Academy Class 08-Delta unveiled four glass and steel panels on a clock tower in the courtyard of Maxwell-Gunter's

  • Airman finds piece of family history at Lackland

    When Airman Howard Gibbs graduated from basic military training, he didn't expect to stumble upon a piece of his family's history thousands of miles from home. "I was taking pictures of the (static aircraft) displays for my cousin, and I just ran upon it," Airman Gibbs said. "I wasn't expecting to

  • AETC aides bring joy through cooking

    The apartment-style kitchen on the fourth floor of the Center for the Intrepid was bubbling with excitement Tuesday. The sound of conversation and the smell of delicious foods permeated the air. The Center, located near Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, provides traumatic amputee patients,

  • Airman takes 'Fit to Fight' to a new level

    For one Tyndall Air Force Base Airman, "Fit to Fight" is more than just an Air Force fitness motto, it's the motto for her life. Senior Airman Crystal Wortman, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-15 crew chief, is a boxer on the All-Air Force Boxing team and has made training and competitions a

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