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  • I would do anything

    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 get

  • 934th FSS defeats 934 SFS in softball tourney

    More than 30 Airmen participated in a softball tournament hosted by the 934 Airlift Wing Fitness Center on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Members from the 934th Force Support Squadron defeated their competitors from the 934th Security Forces Squadron 13-12 in a round robin, one-pitch challenge to seize the

  • Yellow Ribbon, a bridge to a 'sea of goodwill'

    Airmen and their families from across the 10-state northern region gathered in Arlington, Va. for an Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon mobilization and reintegration event, Aug. 19-21, 2011.      Yellow Ribbon is a Congress-mandated, Department of Defense led reintegration program for

  • Angels in the air--Reserve Aeromeds increase odds of survival

    During the Vietnam War, it often took more than a month to get wounded U.S. troops back home to stateside hospitals. Now, it's down to 72 hours, thanks to the technological advances for the Aeromedical Evacuation crews across the country. The 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here is no

  • Serving the deserving--Reservist/spouse give a little extra each UTA

    As the C-130 shuttles land here Friday night before UTA, many of the Airmen on board have not eaten dinner. Until recently, shuttle riders had to buy a meal somewhere when the plane arrived. But since summer of 2009, there is now a generous couple who provide food for them nearly every month when

  • Bowling rolls back into spotlight

    The 934th Services Squadron Fitness Center hosted the annual base bowling tournament May 2 from 5-8 p.m. at the Burnsville Bowl. Four teams composed of airmen and civilians from the Services and Logistics Readiness Squadrons participated in the three hour event. Prizes were given for participation.

  • SERE training takes on new realism

    After two months of preparation, Staff Sgt. Adam Craft, the 934th Airlift Wing's lone full-time Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Specialist, and members of the 934th Operations Support Flight, converged to provide water survival training to aircrew members of the 934th AW April 17. The training

  • General's excuse blossoms

    It's origin, as the story goes, began many years ago when Brig. Gen. Jack Thames would go to the Officer's Club to get out of the house. His excuse was that he was going to take care of the flower garden which served as a good cover for the real reason, socializing with the members. It was the best

  • Cold weather doesn't freeze Flying Viking mission

    The Christmas snowstorm of 2009 that dumped about 16 inches of snow in the Minneapolis area was quite a mess at a very busy time of year. As it is well known in the North, a significant snow fall is usually followed by cold temperatures. Two weeks later, during the January UTA, the temperatures were

  • Operation Santa--Tradition preserved by Wing members

    For more than a decade, children from Eau Claire, Wis. have been treated to a special trip, flying to the "North Pole" to meet Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves during the 934th Airlift Wing's "Operation Santa." But this year, that tradition almost came to an end.Master Sgt. Jim Courneya, 96th Airlift