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  • Despite positive outcome, deployment challenges couple

    A deployed Air Force reservist who used his limited free time overseas to finish requirements to become a schoolteacher learned some lessons of his own about how separations caused by military service affect GIs and those closest to them.Prior to his six-month deployment to the Middle East, Master

  • Yellow Ribbon 'flicked on the light' for Reserve couple

    An Air Force Reserve couple said attending their first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event “flicked on the light switch” for them in understanding how to better prepare for the separation caused by military deployment.“In general, it’s knowing that these things are available to you,” said Tech

  • Airman teaches fitness during YR event

    Citizen Airmen often bring different skill-sets to the table, but one Airman used his specialized expertise to go even further by helping returning and deploying Airmen as they journey into a healthier lifestyle. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Lowery, a fuels cell specialist from the 911th Airlift Wing,