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  • 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.

  • Veteran of three wars remembers those he served with

    Memorial Day is hard for Bill Peel. The memories of those he served with in World War II, Korea and Vietnam flooded back with each tear that welled up in his eyes. The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel recalled his fallen comrades from each pivotal war, and those with whom he marched across the

  • 168-4-168: Altus Airman runs in memory of Oklahoma City bombing victims

    Blurred asphalt and burning lungs remained the constant companions of the runner on a lonely Oklahoma back road as he struggled against a 35-mile-per-hour headwind. Now almost halfway into his third day of running 35.5 miles a day, the sound of slapping soles on his running shoes set the cadence

  • Wounded Warrior: Air Force family helps Purple Heart recipient, wife

    Staff Sgt. Matthew Slaydon lay motionless on a dusty road in Iraq, his body riddled with shrapnel after an improvised explosive device exploded about 2 feet from his face. His left arm hung by a couple of tendons and his face was unrecognizable.  His friends worked frantically to save him from an

  • Never too young to be a hero

    Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines working the Tyndall Air Force Base air show Saturday received an unexpected surprise that caught many off guard. Hard at work on the flightline in the blazing sun, many troops were stopped by the voice of an 11-year-old girl thanking each military member for

  • Fabrication Flight: Body shop for F-15s

    If a car mechanic needs a part for a Ford F-150 he calls up the local parts warehouse and has the part shipped to him that very day, but when a maintainer for an F-15 Eagle needs a part they're not always that easy to find - that's when the maintainer calls the 33d Maintenance Fabrication

  • Recruiter surpasses biggest goal: beating cancer

    Tech. Sgt. James "JR" Consejero, a successful Air Force recruiter, newly married family man, and model Airman, got a terrible shock in February 2006 -- a doctor told him he had six months or less to live. Sergeant Consejero had enlisted in 1993 as a non-citizen, hoping to find direction in his life.

  • DLI instructor awarded SECDEF award for service

    Defense Language Institute instructor Beverly Hall was one of 14 civilians to be the first to receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism on Feb. 26. The award was originally created March 12, 2003, for military personnel who served in designated antiterrorism operations

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