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True Warrior: An Airman's fight
The distant roar of hundreds hungry for action pulses through the compound, rumbling the stone walls of a dimly lit waiting room.Shoulders hunched, a fighter walks down a hallway, with a grey hood draped over his perspiring head. Mounted lights pass over his face in pale strips of sterilized trepidation with every step he takes down the corridor.He
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4/20
2015
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Spangdahlem's force support secures TSP success
U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently launched its theater security package to show the U.S. Air Force's air capability and NATO's continued support to its European allies as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.Yet its transition to Spangdahlem represented a feat accomplished by more than just the arrival of attack aircraft.The 354th Expeditionary
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4/09
2015
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Child's dream turned pilot's reality
First was the silence, then anxiety took hold. There was nothing the 12-year-old boy could do, except hold his father's hand and wait for the ... boom!The jet flew past and the audience exploded with excitement, screaming for the next performance. However, the child did not move. He only reached out toward the vanishing jet as if he could grasp a
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4/02
2015
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Universal language breaks barriers
With many languages around the world, communication can be a challenge between nations. One group of Airmen makes it easier with the use of an international language--music.The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band Touch 'n Go ensemble works to spread joy and raise morale for audiences across Europe, Africa and various deployed
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3/27
2015
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Materiel Management Flight "You don't fly without supply"
Sitting under the glow of fluorescent lights inside an office, or facing the punishing elements checking identification cards at the front gate, or turning wrenches on the flightline provide the back drop for many Spangdahlem Airmen.But for a handful of Airmen in the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight, a typical day starts
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3/23
2015
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Joint command helps Airman jumpstart same-sex marriage
Editor's note: Due to the sensitivity of the joint intelligence mission, the last names of personnel have been removed in this article.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabrielle knew she wanted to marry Lucy, Anglia Ruskin Peterborough University nursing student, the moment they met.After six months of dating, Gabrielle, Joint Intelligence Operations
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3/20
2015
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To shoot or not to shoot
Excessive use of force by law enforcement is a topic which has plagued U.S. headlines more than once in the year 2014. While the civilian police force is responsible for deescalating a situation at the lowest level, the military is held to the same standard.Although tackling issues with no harm to others is the intent of all U.S. Air Force security
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3/11
2015
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Wing serves as 'one team, one fight' during training deployment
Naturally, any movement of aircraft and personnel from one base to another requires all the efforts of a team focused on a single mission.The recent flying training deployment between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces Jan. 16 through Feb. 13 at Souda Bay, Greece, represented no exception. The deployment aimed to develop and improve air readiness
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3/09
2015
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A chaplain's story: legacy, life, love
As a young boy growing up in West Palm Beach, Florida, Matthew Boyd understood he was destined to serve. With two granddads in World War I and a father's return home after World War II, he simply knew he was born to be a warrior.Now a major in the Air Force, Boyd continues the family tradition of service, not on the battlefield firing his weapon or
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2/24
2015
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Greek-US interoperability leaves lasting roots in Souda Bay
For millennia, the island of Crete has served as a launch pad for legends, both historical and mythical.Another milestone would be recorded in the history of the more than 3,000-square mile island; but it would not be etched by the Greek god Zeus's lighting bolts on slabs of marble, but through contrails in the sky forged by F-16 Fighting Falcon
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2/23
2015
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