Features

Jan. 18, 2007
Leaving the military could mean an open classroom door

Juggling a variety of tasks, leadership and education are all military experiences that could take an Airman from the base to the classroom after serving. Troops to Teachers is a government program that helps former military members become public school teachers where their skills, knowledge and
Jan. 12, 2007
Persistence, recycling reaps large rewards for AF, environment

Money doesn't grow on trees, but sometimes you can find it in a trash can. Imagine finding more than $100,000 yearly in your bin. With some imagination and persistence, Ron Hull, 325th Maintenance Group environmental coordinator, turned otherwise hazardous waste into cash for the Air Force.
Jan. 11, 2007
Fighter pilot father, son recount ambush over Vietnam

About 40 years ago, F-105 aircraft were bombing selected targets in North Vietnam as part of Operation Rolling Thunder. However, the slower, bomb-loaded Thunderchiefs were no match for the faster, lighter MiG-21s the enemy was flying. For weeks the MiGs were successful at picking off U.S. warplanes.
Jan. 9, 2007
Airman moonlights as national soccer referee

As a young boy growing up in Paraguay, South America, playing soccer came as natural as walking. So, it's no surprise that Master Sgt. Oscar Ortiz would one day become one of the few U.S. military members to moonlight as a referee for Major League Soccer, the premier soccer league in the United
Sept. 14, 2006
DON’T ROCK THE BOAT

A man nearly two times over the legal limit for blood alcohol content killed one of his best friends in a drunken boating crash last year. He crashed his powerboat into the shoreline, ejecting all three occupants. Then a personal watercraft driver with a with a blood alcohol content that would have
Aug. 21, 2006
33rd phase dock shows Saudi air force superior maintenance practices

Members of the Royal Saudi air force visited the 33rd Maintenance Squadron's phase docks July 17-21 to learn how the maintenance unit docks conducts business and achieves its rapid aircraft inspection rate. The Saudi visit was fruitful, giving the RSAF more then they expected, said Master Sgt.