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  • Reservist cares for, honors fallen service members

    Moving a small brush lightly, Mable Justice applies a coat of makeup to the face of a young soldier. She pauses, studying her work, and then touches up several spots on his cheeks and brow with a flick of her wrist.The room she's in is large, cold and sterile - all white walls, stainless steel and

  • "Pros from Dover" rewrite Red Flag's playbook

    "There's no shame in getting sick," Maj. Christian Fiore said with a smile during an unofficial pre-flight briefing, May 3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. "Just use those little bags that we give you and keep on." The 326th Airlift Squadron pilot from Dover Air Force Base, Del., was joined by fellow

  • Marching in memory

    Just before dawn on March 17, I stood with my friends and fellow "port dawgs" Staff Sgt. Veronica Natal and Abby Helton, among nearly 6,000 participants awaiting the start of the 24th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March.Every year White Sands Missile Range, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Army Morale

  • Florida Citizen Airman is crimefighter, counselor

    Rounding up criminals wearing a bullet proof vest and a U.S. Marshals badge is a full time job for one Citizen Airmen.However, Master Sgt. David Say wears another uniform and has a different set of responsibilities as a first sergeant at the 920th Rescue Wing's Operational Support Squadron.Say wears

  • A heart full of notes

    A little girl with a big heart and creative imagination dances and twirls through the living room. With her mouth she hums a tune, running her fingers up and down the plastic pipe connected to her mother's vacuum cleaner as she pretends to play a flute. Her goal, to become the best flutist she can

  • Broken Airman relearns walking, runs marathon

    On the morning of October 4, 2010, an enjoyable commute to work came to a crashing halt for motorcyclist and Air Force Reservist Tech. Sgt. Thomas Cowan.Cowan, the developmental and training flight facilitator for the 920th Rescue Wing, said it was a beautiful morning, so he just jumped on his

  • Aeromedical missions are about saving lives on the fly

    The C-17 Globemaster III ramp drops and 20 Reservists rush on to transform the plane into an air hospital. They work together to latch in place the metal frames that will hold litters carrying supplies and patients.As stretchers full of defibrillators, bandages, and fluids are loaded into the plane,

  • Helping fellow Airmen: a job and a passion

    Airmen of all ranks and career fields are encouraged to help one another whenever possible; it's the concept of being a good wingman. For many Airmen, helping others is part of their job, but for Senior Airman Faith Morgan, it's more than that - it's a passion.  Morgan, the executive assistant to

  • Home Station Check inspections keep wing's C-17s in the air

    Taking care of the C-17 Globemaster III entails more than just an occasional washing, oil change and spot check of the plane. It takes the experience of a diverse maintenance team to go over the aircraft inch-by-inch, checking every nook and cranny for defects.Every 120 days, a Home Station Check or

  • Survivor not taking gift of giving for granted

    When one experiences a traumatic life event, it can either strengthen or weaken personal resolve to face such an event's challenges and give hope and inspiration to others.As Airmen of the 908th trained and took care of regular military requirements during the January UTA, few were aware of one