Story and photos by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Weighted barbells slam to the ground with bangs and clanks, as sweat drips onto them from the exhausted faces overhead. With no time lost the barbell is jerked up once more for another repetition. Thirty-six warrior Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, and U.S. […]
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Story and photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
“Humans are very resilient,” said the red-haired, uniformed woman. “People are a lot stronger than they think they are, and have the capacity to endure horrific circumstances through the sheer will to survive.” Maj. Neysa Etienne has seen people endure some of the worst situations. She is the 86th Medical […]
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by the International Affairs Specialist Team
Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense and the Air Force have placed renewed emphasis on professionalizing the security cooperation enterprise, as indicated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. This decision highlights defense leadership’s resolve to more effectively build alliances with international partners. In his October letter […]
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Photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
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Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain — In Sevilla, Spain, a small base is operating with a big mission: supporting military aircraft and personnel during contingencies so they can reach their destinations within Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Morón Air Base is a special, flexible base which expands from a skeleton […]
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Photos by Spc. Dashaad Boyd
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by Shireen Bedi
Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — From periodic health assessments to regular dental exams, every Airman should know the importance of maintaining their Individual Medical Readiness at all times. What many may not realize is that medical readiness is a multi-layered, collaborative approach among many Air Force Medical Service teams to ensure […]
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by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton Jr.
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The Ramstein and Vogelweh fitness centers annual Biggest Loser program is scheduled to begin Jan. 20 at the Southside fitness center on Ramstein Air Base. “The overall goal of our Biggest Loser program is to get people to become active and provide different avenues to explore fitness,” said Summer Whisennand, […]
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by Margaret Cayce
Kaiserslautern High School Public Affairs Intern
When Senior Airman Yumi Podjuban, 86th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, joined the Air Force she knew nothing about the honor guard, but gravitated toward the special duty because she felt it was a good way to give back. Overseas, the honor guard program is comprised solely of volunteers, and […]
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by Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
SOUTHWEST ASIA — Today, the 70 nations and four organizations that comprise the coalition that is dedicated to the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria reflect on progress made in 2017 and look forward to 2018, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported Monday. The […]
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