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  • Finding calm, condolence in commemorating hero

    I don’t remember looking out into the audience, nor do I remember the actual moment I preached. I was not cognizant of anyone, my feelings, thoughts, nerves or emotions. My hero’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery came and went.All I knew was the family needed me as their spiritual leader so,

  • Special Tactics Airmen culminate 830-mile ruck march to honor fallen brethren

    Aches, blisters, exhaustion, pain…830 miles, five states, 11 days…are a minute price to pay to honor the fallen. The push to continue on for these Air Commandos come from their communities’ legacy of never forgetting a fallen comrade, from the pride instilled within themselves, and from reaching

  • JBSA, Lackland ISD promotes STEM programs

    Col. Robert W. Trayers Jr., Air Force Recruiting Service vice commander, and Lt. Col. Steven Lamb, 502nd Installation Support Group vice commander, viewed two of Lackland Independent School District’s award-winning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs Feb. 13, 2019, at

  • Courage, resiliency leads to life in the Air Force

    It was during Operation Desert Storm the sergeant first witnessed the destruction of war; it continued until the deadly invasion of 2003 and was followed by the life-threatening civil war in 2006.But he wasn’t an Airman, yet.  He was a citizen of Baghdad, Iraq, where he was born and raised.As a

  • AETC's 2018 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized

    Air Education and Training Command honored 11 Airmen and eight civilians as the the command’s 2018 winners of the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Feb. 26, 2019. The OAY awards are presented annually, recognizing the top officer, enlisted and civilian members of the command. Winners will compete at

  • Father, son share Air Force journey

    For some, joining the Air Force at a young age may seem like the only option, but for others it only gets better with age. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Moises Garrido, 19th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, decided to follow his dream and serve alongside his son by

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