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A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Lt. Col. Nicole Malachowski has flown the F-15E as a member of five different fighter squadrons since 1999. Here, she shares her experience as the first female Thunderbird pilot, serving as a White House …
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By Kris Gonzalez, correspondent for www.army.mil A Rhode Island National Guard soldier gave his life to save an Afghan child. Sgt. Dennis Weichel Jr. died from injuries sustained when he was struck by an armored fighting vehicle after moving an Afghan boy …
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By Air Force Airman 1st Class Siuta B. Ika 49th Fighter Wing, www.defense.gov HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Staff Sgt. Lionel Garcia, a 49th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, saved the life of a San Antonio police officer …
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By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen T. Stewart, www.defense.gov Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Running late on his way to pick up a new fishing boat after work Feb. 14, Marine …
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By Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown, Army News Service From www.army.mil WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maj. Rhonda Cornum could see her breath when she awoke on the fourth day of ground fighting during Operation Desert Storm. It was February 1991, and the flight surgeon …
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