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Military, civilian aviators join forces to improve airspace safety

Features

  • Face of America: Liberty Wing Airman serves as world diplomat

    When Air Force reservist Tech. Sgt. Dawn Scott dons her sage-striped Airman Battle Uniform and combat boots, she represents the United States of America. As a civilian, she slips into a business suit and pair of pumps to do the same. Sergeant Scott, 512th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply

  • Dobbins reservists play cirtical role in airlifting wounded warriors

    Their mornings start with a briefing in a small building on the edge of the flightline. Wearing tan flight suits, the five Airmen receive their weapons and begin going over their checklists. These Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron are not preparing for a standard combat

  • BIMAAs ensure readiness of Air Force's strategic reserve

    As the Air Force's operations tempo changes, so does the role of Air Force Reserve individual mobilization augmentees. Today, these Airmen called IMAs, are the Air Force's strategic reserve. They serve whenever, in whatever capacity necessary to complete the Air Force mission. At times, IMAs

  • Citizen Airmen fly president-elect on civilian job

    As civilians, three Citizen Airmen got the chance to meet their future commander in chief before President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Col. Pete Maynard, Maj. Jon Bryant and Maj. Irby Rivera flew as commercial airline pilots on Mr. Obama's last charter

  • Athlete uses iron will to help others reach goals

    An Air Force reservist who completed an Ironman United Kingdom competition last year is using her experiences to help physically disabled individuals realize their full potential. "For me, the Ironman is an event that has me train, be fit and represent the Air Force in an extraordinary way," said

  • Delays don't deter Westover doc from following dream

    Lt. Col. (Dr.) Colleen E. Kelley was headed into the military in 1983, but a fall out of a tree delayed her service for 17 years. Westover's chief of flight medicine received a military scholarship for medical school when the accident put her on crutches for six months. Then, medical school,

  • Air Force reservists defend base in Iraq

    Members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here are putting to rest any misconceptions about how involved Airmen are engaged in the fight on the ground in Iraq. Kirkuk Regional Air Base is currently the only installation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility where Air

  • Gift of life - reservist donates kidney to fiancé

    Master Sgt. Laura Perry gave her heart to her fiancé in 2005 after a chance meeting at the NCO club on Lackland AFB, Texas. Three years later she gave him the gift of life. Sergeant Perry, an air reserve technician with the 512th Civil Engineer Squadron here, donated her kidney to her fiancé and

  • Chief's challenge motivates Airman to run in marathon

    During a temporary duty assignment to Robins AFB, Ga., I met "that" guy who makes everyone else look as physically fit as Jabba-the-Hut on a stair-climber. Over the next few months, a challenge made by this seasoned athlete would reinvent my views on challenging myself, overcoming obstacles and

  • Tragedy propels brothers to train for AF Marathon

    Charlie Witt and his brother had plans. When Charlie retired from the Air Force in September 2007 as a master sergeant after a 20-year career, he and his brother agreed to run the 2008 U.S. Air Force Marathon together. An avid marathon runner who completed the U.S. Air Force Marathon in three hours