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  • Alaska Military Youth Academy cadets salute during a uniform inspection. The AMYA Challenge program is a 17.5 month, quasi-military residential and non-residential high school which uses military values and methodology to reclaim the lives of Alaska’s at-risk youth. (Courtesy photo from Roman Schara)

    JBER Airman mentors at-risk youth through military-style program

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated in a survey 15 percent of America's youth are drinking alcohol before age 13, 35 percent ingest marijuana before age 16, and 17 percent drop out of high school.   Programs and agencies litter the frontlines of this battle for America's future, each fighting to shed light on the lives of
  • Fireworks explode behind a C-130 Hercules during Celebrate America, July 2, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Celebrate America is an annual event that provides military members and their families the opportunity to enjoy games, food and bands before culminating in a fireworks display over the Yokota airfield to celebrate Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

    Airmen celebrate Independence Day throughout Pacific

    Fireworks explode behind a C-130 Hercules during Celebrate America, July 2, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Celebrate America is an annual event that provides military members and their families the opportunity to enjoy games, food and bands before culminating in a fireworks display over the Yokota airfield to celebrate Independence Day. (U.S. Air
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth, 36th Wing commander, applauds as new U.S. citizens are recognized during a naturalization ceremony July 2, 2015, in Hagåtña, Guam. Twenty-four immigrants, originally from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, received their U.S. citizenship at the District Court of Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)

    Independence Day ceremony welcomes newly naturalized U.S. citizens

    The commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, welcomed 24 new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony July 2 here.   During the ceremony at Guam's U.S. District Court, Brig. Gen. Andrew Toth congratulated immigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam on their
  • A rainbow flag is placed in the ground for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month during the Picnic in the Park at Nussbaumer Park, June 27, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than 200 flags were handed out to members of the 354th Fighter Wing and members of the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N. Taylor/Released)

    Airmen celebrate LGBT pride month throughout PACAF

    A rainbow flag is placed in the ground for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month during the Picnic in the Park at Nussbaumer Park, June 27, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than 200 flags were handed out to members of the 354th Fighter Wing and members of the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Elmore, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron lead load crew member, uses an F-6A Robot to pick up a water bottle during a job swap at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2015. This robot is a tool used by explosive ordnance disposal Airmen for remotely interrogating suspect packages, picking up munitions, and other operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordyn Fetter/Released)

    Trading places: EOD, weapons load swap jobs

    Airmen from the explosive ordnance disposal flight and weapons load crew section swapped jobs here June 23 and 25. The exchange provided the Airmen a chance to tour each other's facilities, use their equipment and learn about one another's daily duties."This opportunity allows us to see what else goes on in the Air Force," said Staff Sgt. Brandon
  • Senior Airman Presley Griffith, 36th Mobility Response Squadron executive assistant, offers a free football spring practice camp as volunteer coach at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A former high school quarterback, Griffith is working toward his goal of becoming a high school football coach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)

    Game changer: Airman gives back, grows as mentor to high school football team

    As the sun hangs in a warm glow over the Pacific island, a group of Guam High School football players eagerly reach for a chilled bottle of water as they take a break from football drills at Andersen Air Force Base.A few moments later, they are summoned back to the field and queue up to run several yards before reaching for a wide pass from across
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Greene, is just one of more than 30 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocates who are the first line of support for victims of sexual assault. The victim advocate offers support to their clients, facilitates their decision making, informs them of their rights, serves as a liaison among agencies, accompanies their clients to appointments, offer crisis intervention, conducts safety planning and works with other helping and law enforcement agencies until their services are no longer needed or requested. Greene is assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron as a firefighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

    Victim Advocates lend helping hand

    During a feedback session, he was told to start looking for volunteer opportunities. Soon after, he received an email about a program asking for volunteers; he applied without knowing what he was getting into. Suddenly, the 20-year-old Airman found himself a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate.For the past seven years, Staff Sgt.
  • Master Sgt. Vernon Davenport has the tattoo of his late grandfather, J.D. Davenport, a World War II and Korean War veteran, to symbolize their close relationship during his childhood. Davenport was abused and neglected by his parents and spent the summers with his grandparents, who helped raise him before they passed. Davenport is the first sergeant of the 35th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

    Diamond in rough: Airman's recovery from haunted past

    Growing up, many of his childhood nights were spent staring through a gaping hole in his bedroom ceiling. He didn't know how it got there, but sometimes it served as a pleasant escape from the surrounding chaos. It gave access to the wide open Oklahoma sky and he positioned his mattress in the corner of the room to watch the stars crawl across it
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manoj Khatiwada, 21st Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, stands in the terminal at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2015. Manoj joined a team from the 36th Contingency Response Group to assist U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development operations by assisting with communicating with the Nepalese Army as they process relief supplies following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the region April 25, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

    Airman returns home to Nepal earthquake

    When Senior Airman Manoj Khatiwada was asked to join a team of Pacific Air Force Airmen traveling to Nepal to assist the government with relief operations following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, he was filled with mixed emotions."Returning to Nepal for this mission was an emotional moment for me. I didn't know how I would react seeing the city where
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, gives her opening comments prior to PACAF's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training day, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Apr. 28, 2015. The training is an annual training requirement for all Airmen and addressed a number of topics ranging from defining sexual harrassment to eliminating sexual assault in the Air Force through professional, respectful behavior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Stewart/Released)(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Stewart/Released)

    PACAF SAPR training focuses on victim response, changing culture

    Headquarters Pacific Air Forces members participated in sexual assault and prevention response training April 28 here as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April.The training focused on proper victim response and changing the Air Force climate toward sexual violence."The theme of this month is 'Eliminate Sexual Assault. Know
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