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  • Chief cycles through cancer

    Lee Cooper has always been a tough guy. But on the day this chief master sergeant found out he had prostate cancer, he sure didn't feel that way. "I was supposed to be Superman," said Cooper. "I was a dad, a husband and a chief ... there wasn't supposed to be anything I couldn't fix or do." Fast

  • Pillars of Resiliency: Social and Family

    *Editor's note: This article is the first part of a four-part series that will cover each of the four pillars of resiliency. The articles will run each week during the month of September. The pillars of resiliency are designed to provide balance in one's life. There are four pillars: social and

  • Helo, TRF training ends with LF recapture

    It is an unusually hot morning in Wyoming. The only sound is the gusts of wind blowing across the amber plains surrounding the captured ICBM launch facility guarded by hostile men armed with an array of weaponry -- men who do not belong at the LF.Gradually, the sound of UH-1N "Huey" helicopter

  • Former-AFGSC Airman among AF's 12 best for 2013

    For many Americans, the year 2008 brought the beginning of a new era in the country. Foreclosure signs lined the streets of many neighborhoods. Layoffs became the norm for even the most experienced American workers creating a tough job market for new college graduates with no experience who now

  • Delicate electronics create massive firepower

    The B-2 Spirit is the most feared weapons system on the planet, but it would not be if not for the 509th Maintenance Squadron avionics back shop team.The avionics team works around the clock repairing equipment to ensure the B-2's internal system maintains the capabilities needed to perform

  • B-52 CONECT: A reboot for the Digital Age

    One thing is certain: it's not your father's B-52.The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been the U.S. Air Force's star long-range strategic heavy bomber and premier standoff weapon for more than 50 years. For generations, the B-52, or "the BUFF" as it is affectionately known, has successfully executed

  • The Dirt Boyz are in the trenches

    As dirt is being kicked up into the air, sounds of heavy machinery fills the air as roads are being graded and crushed concrete is being moved.Roads are the main traveling source for any vehicle transportation, but when they are rugged, it makes it difficult to travel and reach the intended

  • 'Mighty Eighth' Independence Day bombing mission

    The only one of its kind among U.S. forces in the United Kingdom at the time, a squadron of light bombers from Eighth Air Force made its World War II debut on July 4, 1942, as the first U.S. Army Air Force unit to bomb targets in Europe.Six crews from the 15th Bombardment Squadron - which was

  • From the Frontlines: Airman 1st Class Nathan McMahon

    Pilots are responsible for operating aircraft to complete their assigned missions, but they cannot get the planes off the ground without all the pieces in place.Airman 1st Class Nathan McMahon, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron journeyman, is one of many Airmen responsible for just

  • The warrior's way

    (Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series about Armed Forces members involved with mixed martial arts)By day, he's on the flightline turning wrenches on B-2 Spirits, enabling them to maneuver in and out of enemy territory unnoticed when called upon by her leaders. By night, he's on the