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  • Staff Sgt. Cidelia Hagan checks kits during an inventory at Ali Base, Iraq, on Monday, June 12. She is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron communication focal point. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

    Communication focal point provides one-stop service

    In modern warfare, keeping good communication moving up and down the line can be critical to keeping the mission operating smoothly. A team of experts with the 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron provides one-stop service to customers with communication problems and requirements -- getting the right people on the job to fix the issue
  • Lt. Col. Bill Curnutte paused for a quick photograph outside the trailer where he lived at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, before taking off for a combat mission. Troy Curnutte, the colonel's son, lobbied the Air Force to present his father a Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions during a January 1969 rescue mission over Laos. (Courtesy photo/Troy Curnutte)

    Honoring a hero: a son's final tribute to his father

    The journey came to an end in the echoes of a 21-gun salute -- which shook Troy Curnutte back to the present.Moments before, he had allowed himself to drift away, to reminisce about his father and the times when they would talk and laugh together.A bugler started to sound Taps, and the man rose from his chair. Then he paid final homage to his
  • Margaret Ramey Watkins reminisces about the man in the portrait, her father, Brig. Gen. Howard K. Ramey. General Ramey was a founding member of the Order of Daedalians, a fraternal order of military pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

    Memories of father stay strong, even after 63 years

    She hasn't seen her father since 1943, but the years have done nothing to lessen the admiration and love she feels for him. "He's been gone 60-something years, but all my sister and I remember is a kind, sweet man," said Margaret Ramey Watkins, speaking of her father, Brig. Gen. Howard K. Ramey. In January 1943, General Ramey took command of the

  • Medal of Honor recipient shares experiences for Airmen at war today

    Today's Airmen are learning from each other. Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan yield invaluable information on ways to better fight and survive. In a previous generation, an American hero fought enemies in multiple combat zones. Under extraordinary conditions, this Airman rose above the usual call of duty, saved the lives of Airmen in combat, and for
  • Staff Sgt. Jayson Azua unloads incoming mail at a deployed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Azua is the 40th Air Expeditionary Group postmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)

    Letters from home

    There's a popular scene in old war films where Soldiers use the excuse, “I have something in my eye,” when they read a letter from home. That letter may be from a spouse struggling to raise the kids. Maybe the letter is news that a loved one passed away before the Soldier had a chance to say “goodbye.” In some cases, that letter may be a reminder
  • Members of the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group, Bagram, Afghanistan, pour concrete for a new ramp here June 5, 2006. The ramp will provide support for close air support aircraft, such as the A-10 Thunderbolt II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

    Red Horse creates legacies, one project at a time

    Senior Airman Casey Anderson removes his sunglasses to wipe sweat from his eyes.The areas behind the sunglasses, pale compared to the rest of his tan, are the only clean parts on his face. As operator of the cement-truck chute, he’s covered in cement -- from the top of his red hat to his steel-toed, desert boots -- and proud of it. He wears globs
  • Monique McCause and her two daughters, Bethany and Tenette, compare ponytails they are donating to Locks of Love at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Friday, June 2, 2006. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that takes donated hair and turns it into hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children who suffer hair loss from long-term medical care. Monique's husband is Tech. Sgt. Bruce McCause, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Williams)

    Mother, daughters share ‘Locks of Love’

    Five years ago, she watched a documentary that touched her heart. Today, she and her two daughters are hoping to touch lives. Monique McCause, 15-year-old Tenette and 13-year-old Bethany decided to grow their hair long, only to cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love. Their hair will eventually be made into hairpieces for financially
  • Maj. Matthew Conlan, who was seriously injured a year ago in a land mine blast in Afghanistan, is recovering in San Antonio with his wife, Becky, and son, Cameron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Michael A. Ward)

    Mine explosion puts two Airmen on different paths to recovery

    One year ago, two Air Force civil engineers were severely injured when a land mine exploded. The two were assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. One had his foot blown off. The other received serious damage to both legs. The explosion sent both men on separate journeys toward recovery. One
  • A Noman High School teacher gives last-minute instructions to the boys choir before it performs at the grand opening of its new school in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, on Friday, May 26, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Orville F. Desjarlais Jr.)

    From ashes, rubble rose a school

    Happiness is hard to find in this country at war. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and in 1980 Noman High School became a casualty of war after it was bombed. The school, located in the Parwan Province near here, had a proud past. It was built in 1921, and through the years some of the country’s top doctors, engineers and government

  • Preparation key to hurricane survival

    Last year the United States was traumatized during what many thought to be a routine natural disaster. Hurricane Katrina hit the shores of the Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to Alabama. Most people who live or grew up in that region are used to the hurricane season and didn't expect 2005 to be any different than before. They were in for a surprise.
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