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  • Weapon's Airman rocks frontier with cover band

    It's been nearly 24 years since he picked up a guitar for the first time but this weapon's crew chief is showing no signs of slowing down. Tech. Sgt. John Kehres, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has been performing with his band, Dystopia, for the past two years in the Fairbanks area. They have

  • Double Take: Twins share date of birth, date of rank

    As if being identical twins didn't make it difficult enough to tell the Birchenough brothers apart, their mother felt it necessary to dress them alike. It became so confusing; their kindergarten teacher couldn't tell them apart, so they started to wear name tags. They hated them. They were the only

  • Personality Profile: Iceman redefines disability

    Mike Nafploitius is one of many Eielson Department of Defense civilians who work diligently every day to support the Iceman Team. His story is like many others' who live in the Fairbanks area and work at the base; he has successfully raised five children, step-fathered another three, lives with his

  • A day in the secret life of the IG

    As a sharp noise cuts through the fog of sleep, he turns over and hits the button to turn off the alarm clock. The clock reads 3 a.m. and despite his weariness Maj. Jason Settle pulls himself out of bed to prepare for the day ahead, starting with his morning prayer. As he eats a bowl of cereal, he

  • By the letter: Airmen help students by being pen pals

    How do you help children improve their writing skills and teach them about the Air Force at the same time? A teacher in Florence, S.C., and an Airman at Osan came up with a plan to do just that, starting a pen pal program between Airmen and 2nd grade students. Veronica Flowers and Tech. Sgt. C.J.

  • Missions begin with crew chiefs

    Getting America's most lethal and technologically advanced bomber platform over a target begins with the Airmen on the ground. The crew chief's that make sure the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is ready to strike where the combatant commander deems necessary say there's anything but a "typical" day in

  • Defenders; part 1 of total force package series

    The lone insurgent crawls on his belly toward the perimeter of the base. He is protected from observation by the thick jungle terrain. The mass of trees intermingled above his head form a protective canopy for his movements; the moonlight is all but obscured by rolling, lightning filled clouds on

  • Flying on your stomach: Part 2 in a 3 part behind the scenes series

    Napoleon once surmised that an army marched "on its stomach" to what amounted to about 10 - 12 miles a day. What would he have said about a modern military making a foray from one end of the globe to another? Meet the men and women who make sure the flying mission can also proceed "on its stomach"

  • Deployers mark 60th Anniversary, successful deployment

    The two lines of battle square off on the appointed field of honor during a warm, humid and sultry evening here. As the tropical moon peeks through the rolling clouds, which are moving out to sea after the evening thundershower, the standing water evaporates like steam around the opposing