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  • Be physically fit, not physically fat

    We've all seen it - Airmen squeezed into blues, rolling over shorts, or popping out of airman battle uniforms. Very likely, you've even seen it in the mirror at some point, because according to the Air Force Audit Agency's December 2008 audit report, 60 percent of active-duty Airmen were overweight

  • Emergency teams respond to fire

    Emergency Responders here were dispatched to a fire at a residence in base housing April 6. Staff Sgt. Cody Belt, 354th Security Forces Squadron, Delta Flight sergeant, was the first responder on scene. "There was smoke coming out of an upstairs window and a woman was screaming that her daughter was

  • Lieutenant spikes competition in v-ball tourney

    She looked across the battlefield and spotted six members of the enemy. In her mind she knew they were preparing to attack, but she was also prepared to return fire at a moment's notice. Second Lt. Lindsay Bengard, 18th Contracting Squadron contract administrator, recently returned from winning a

  • F-22 exchange pilot helps strengthen U.S., Australian ties

    A Royal Australian Air Force pilot assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has had the opportunity to fly the U.S. Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, as part of a foreign pilot exchange program. Squadron Leader Matthew Harper is an F-22 instructor pilot and the 90th EFS

  • Airmen provide key data link during Cope Tiger

    U.S. Air Force ground communications Airmen recently provided tactical data links for Thai, Singapore and U.S. Air Forces participating in Cope Tiger 2009. It was the most expansive use of deployed tactical data links during a multinational exercise. Data links allow fighter pilots to reliably share

  • Airmen bring joy to Misato children

    A team of Airmen, led by one of the base's own, has worked tirelessly to bring joy to children from the Misato Children's Home for the past ten years. Chiemi Karimata, 18th Force Support Squadron executive assistant, has been gathering volunteers to help the children throughout her employment at the