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  • Single-parent dads deal positively with deployment

    Many would agree that parenting is one of the toughest tasks a person can do. If being a parent is difficult enough, try coupling that with a demanding military career and being a single parent. That same task just got a little harder to accomplish. According to Air Force Personnel Center figures,

  • Challenge coins a trademark tradition for American military

    Collecting coins or medallion bearing an organization's insignia or emblem is quiet popular among the people serving in today's military. Coins are given to people who provide outstanding support. Coins prove membership in a unit or career field. Coins enhance morale. Usually presented by

  • Online gaming circuit designed for military members

    Icemen who enjoy competing in online games now have the opportunity to join a new, free league just for servicemembers. Newtroop, a gaming circuit, was created by Senior Airman Ryan Williams, 381st Intelligence Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and is specifically for military members from all

  • Shadow Day gives students a taste of work

    Preparing high school students for the future can be difficult, at times even frustrating, but with programs such as Shadow Day preparation for the real world starts today. More than 130 10th-grade students participated in Shadow Day Feb. 8 - 9. All four branches of service took part with 39

  • Air Force Association turns Atterbury renovation into unique opportunity.

    Air Force Association turns Atterbury renovation into unique opportunity. As you've driven past Atterbury Circle the past week or so, have you asked yourself "What's going on with all this construction?" The answer is, a project to create a unique memorial to Airmen contributions to air and space

  • Wedding bells ring for couple at Elmendorf

    Wedding bells were ringing at Elmendorf Jan. 26 when an officer from the 611th Air Intelligence Squadron and his fiancee tied the knot in the 611th AIS conference room after he received news of a short-notice deployment to Iraq. Maj. Greg Soukup's notification came only 32 days before the large

  • That others may live

    Normally, when people hear about members of the 31st Rescue Squadron, they think of them as super heroes who act on a moment's notice, jumping out of aircraft in a blaze of gunfire to save a downed pilot. Combat search and rescue is more than what people see in the movies -- pararescuemen (PJs)

  • Bringing peace to Airmen in battlefield

    "My job is to bring peace to the lives of the Airmen on the battlefield," said Senior Protestant Chaplain John Sackett when asked what he feels is the best part of being a chaplain. Chaplains are the men and women that lend a helping hand to service members in need. But the question remains: what

  • Fire protection flight maintains readiness

    Training events give Airmen the opportunity to sharpen their skills. But for the members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services flight here, every day is a training day. FES flight members participated in a training event of their own Monday in which a hazardous material

  • Education

    The Air Force places a premium on knowledge-based Airmen. In order to cultivate a learning-focused force, the Air Force continually establishes programs for the education of its Airmen. Serving as the starting point and synchronizing all the availabilities for Airmen, the Education Services Office