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  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Beverly AdamsUnit: 703rd Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: Unit personnel reliability program monitorHometown: Collinwood, Tenn.Years in Service: Six yearsWhy joined: Before I joined the military, I was a correctional officer for two years in the state of Tennessee. I really

  • Airmen learn vital combat skills

    Crack, crack, crack.A whirlwind of excitement and confusion spurred around the camp. Gunfire echoed through the tents as the Airmen scrambled to find cover.They peered out from the safety of makeshift bunkers as they searched for the source of the sound.Reports flooded across the radio of a team

  • Man behind 52 FW mission sets priorities

    As a 5-year-old boy, he would sit on the sidewalk outside his home in East Peoria, Ill., to watch planes whiz by above him. The boy who never thought he would power aircraft like the ones he watched is now a pilot and then some. "My parents didn't have a military background," said Col. Dave

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman George PuhlmanUnit: 52nd Communications SquadronDuty title: Base knowledge operations managerHometown: Newport News, Va.Years in Service: Two yearsWhy joined: I joined to continue a family tradition within the military branches. I have family members in every service, so my life

  • AF brings back field of Airman's dreams

    On July 27, 2012, Airman 1st Class John Allen became a member of the U.S. Air Force softball team. Up until 2010, the 606th Air Control Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician from Smyrna, Tenn., had never even touched a softball, but having played baseball for 15 years, he missed

  • Aviation Detachment activated in Poland

    Spangdahlem Air Base activated a U.S. Aviation Detachment (AV DET) at Lask Air Base Nov. 9, 2012. The 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1 will be an enduring presence with 10 Airmen, but U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and C-130 Hercules crews and aircraft will rotate periodically for training,

  • USAFE Band strengthens bonds in Poland

    Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Concert Band are touring communities surrounding Warsaw for nine days, ending with a performance in the Polish Independence Day Parade.The USAFE Concert Band's musical selections include songs from the Broadway stage and Hollywood screen to the sound of New

  • Cody named next Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has named Chief Master Sgt. James A. Cody to serve as the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.Cody will assume his new position on Feb. 1, following the Jan. 31 retirement of current Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy. Roy's