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  • 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

  • Sharpshooting lieutenant sets sights on Olympics

    When 2nd Lt. Caitlin Harris signed up for her first pentathlon at age 12, little did she know it would pave the way to world-class competition and a chance to compete in the Olympics. Lieutenant Harris, a contracting specialist with the 325th Contracting Squadron, is the only member of the

  • CAP members fill gap at Luke

    Richard Frazier is a busy man. Not only has he spent the last 22 years as a member of the Civil Air Patrol, but he dedicated 25 years to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, another all-volunteer organization. Now, Mr. Frazier is providing his services to Luke AFB as the first participant in the Volunteer

  • Maintenance Super reels in $10,000

    For many Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen, fishing is a popular hobby because of the many bodies of water in Bay County. An Airman in the 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has taken fishing to a whole new level and earned a substantial amount of money participating in a hobby he loves. Master Sgt.

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