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  • 'You either win or you learn': a tale of resilience

    She traded tax forms in a sterile office for strikes and grapples in an auditorium surrounded by peers cheering her on.On Feb. 20, 2016, Mariah Johnson, a 52nd Force Support Squadron value-added tax officer, realized that she took the first step to making the sport her own. She entered her first

  • 52nd LRS Airmen fuel forward ready now

    F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron don't have the luxury of pulling into the gas station to fill up. It takes a dedicated team to provide thousands of gallons of fuel to the F-16s and other essential equipment across base. The 52nd Logistics Readiness

  • KC-135 Stratotanker fuels 480th EFS in Greece

    The first time the U.S. Air Force attempted to refuel an aircraft in flight, aircrews successfully stayed aloft for 151 hours. That was over 85 years ago, and the U.S. Air Force today, has made quite a few innovations since then.A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron,

  • Munitions Airmen lock'n'load FTD success

    What do you call an airplane that has no munitions? An airplane!Jokes aside, the 52nd Fighter Wing doesn't just fly airplanes; the 52nd FW flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.That same airframe, assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and the Airmen entrusted with flying,

  • 52nd LRS intramural basketball team repeats as champions

    Sweat drops on the basketball court under the hot fluorescent lights of the room. The beads fall to the ground almost in rhythm with the basketball as a member of the 52nd Maintenance Group intramural basketball team dribbles the ball down the court. As the time on the clock ticks down to 0.0, the

  • CMSAF #8: 'There's a reason you serve'

    A 17-year old Sam Parish enlists to a seven-year old Air Force December 1954. Fast forward a few years, Parish is the youngest seven-level skill in his career field and promotes to chief master sergeant at the age of 31.In 1973, Parish is selected as the Air Weather Service Senior enlisted Advisor,

  • 'Keep calm and Saber on'

    Many German citizens attended a New Year's Eve street party in Cologne, Germany, with expectations to ring in 2016 in style; however, their celebration ended with tragedy. Breaking off into groups, various male assailants formed rings around young women, groping them and stealing their possessions.

  • USO: "Until everybody comes home," 75 years of service

    "The United Service Organizations strengthens America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation," - USO mission statement"Not by machines alone will we win this war,"- Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United

  • 'Skid monster' ensures driving safety

    A blue sedan zooms down the autobahn, trailing a maelstrom of snow and ice behind it. Dave had just finished work; it was a long and tiring day and there was nothing more he wanted to do but go home and lie on the couch with a warm, wool blanket.He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose and shut

  • First Four spreads holiday warmth with German youth

    The crisp winter air vibrated with shouts and squeals from the children below. The grey cobblestones of St. Vinzenzhaus' courtyard echoed loudly with the children's rapid shuffles and scuttles. Smiling, Leon jumps high into the air as he reaches with all his might, his left hand extended to almost