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  • Get outside and play

     It is the perfect time with the weather getting nice to take this wise bit of advice from your parent or to act on that wisdom you share with your own kids.Fitness has become a top priority for most Airmen and it is a very attainable goal for almost everyone. For most it can be as easy as taking

  • Reserve 130 wings participate in Operation Toy Drop

    by Senior Airman Elizabeth Van Patten94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs12/17/2012 - DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Aircrews and C-130s took off from here Dec. 7 to join up to eight other aircrews and approximately 6,000 paratroopers from around the world as part of the 15th Annual Randy Oler

  • Picnic pavilion promises to be place for fun

    Imagine a place where you could pitch some horseshoes, play some volleyball, maybe listen to some music or just relax with some friends on a beautiful Minnesota afternoon. That reality is coming this spring with a new picnic pavilion now under construction. The pavilion, near the Fitness Center,

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: Ultimate wingman helps save friend's life

    by Airman 1st Class Jake Eckhardt375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs(This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)An Airman here who noticed the suicidal signs of a friend reported the problem and

  • Korean War defining conflict for new Air Force

    While July 27th is one of the lesser-known days of remembrance for the U.S., for the Air Force, recognizing the signing of the Korean War armistice on this day in 1953 marked an era when the service came into its own.The 1950s heralded a decade of innovation, with inventions such as power steering,

  • Shegstad 'captures Minnesota' and more

    Capturing images of children is the spark that drives her photography, said aspiring professional photographer, Tech. Sgt. Nicolette Shegstad, the formal training non-commissioned officer in charge, 934th Airlift Wing Training here. Her interest in photography began when she was a little girl, but

  • Heroes meet

    In the wind and rain of a gloomy UTA Saturday, with no fanfare, music or speeches two heroes met face to face for the first time.Almost three years ago Air Force Reserve Capt. Robert Wilson, pilot 302nd Airlift Wing. Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. donated lifesaving bone marrow to then 7 year old

  • Critical care in the air, CCATT trains to save lives

    Five critical care nurses from the 934th Airlift Wing's Critical Care Air Transport Team, participated in a training flight over northern Minnesota, Feb. 5. Capt. Don Brock, the mission clinical and operations coordinator for CCATT, organized the training flight for a crew staffed by Lt. Col. Ed

  • I would do anything, part III

    This is a three-part series on what some people (including the author, a 40-something-year-old Air Force captain with a bit of a body issue problem) will do to lose weight and inches in an attempt to get the perfect body without doing the obvious - eating less, exercising more.I'm a chicken when it

  • I would do anything, part II

    Editor's note: This is a three-part series on what some people (including the author, a 40-something-year-old Air Force captain with a bit of a body issue problem) will do to lose weight and inches in an attempt to get the perfect body without doing the obvious - eating less, exercising more.I'm not