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501st CSW names 2012's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom -- In a gala event held at the RAF Croughton Crown Feb. 8, the 501st...

Monica Fullerton, 422nd Security Forces Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing’s Key Spouse of the Year during the 501st CSW Annual Awards at RAF Croughton Feb. 8. Fullerton initiated the Key Spouses Facebook page, where she reached 90 percent of the spouses. She also meets and greets new squadron spouses at billeting welcoming them to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Small ponies mark big celebrations for Year of Natural Scotland

Scotland’s outstanding natural beauty will be celebrated this year as the country showcases the...

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Through Airmen's Eyes: F-22 pilot physician takes safety to new heights

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series...

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jay Flottmann, a former flight surgeon and now fully qualified F-22 Raptor pilot and 325th Fighter Wing chief of flight safety, shown here in an F-15 Eagle, is the first pilot-physician to drive the F-22. (Courtesy photo)

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AF leaders: Sequestration, more budget cuts will be devastating

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Sequestration would leave the Air Force with untrained people, a lack of...

All you need is love

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February 13, 2013

Roses are red, violets are blue . . . Valentine’s Day is almost here, so what will you do?

While once a religious celebration of St. Valentine, the holiday has become a celebration of love. Tradition in the U.K. says that the first eligible...

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Tech. Sgt. Don McKenzie and Staff Sgt. Robert Walker, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, wire analysis, set up the automatic wire test set, on the MC-130 Jan. 22, 2013. The wire anlaysis shop is AFSOC's test bed for the automatic wire test set. This program provides special operations maintainers the ability to pinpoint maintenance issues in siginificantly less time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

Maintenance Airmen cut time with technology

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February 13, 2013

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- A group of Airmen here are part of a unique shop created to help identify maintenence issues in MC-130 aircraft faster.

The 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron wire analysis shop is a test bed for...

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An airman sorts incoming packages at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. U.S. Postal Service plans to stop Saturday letter deliveries will have not affect overseas military post offices. S&S photo.

Postal Service plans to limit deliveries will not affect military

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February 13, 2013

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — U.S. Postal Service plans to stop Saturday letter deliveries will not affect overseas military post offices, according to the military’s top postal official in Europe.

“Because the US Postal Service does not...

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