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  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Barrier art creates bold statement for medical group

    Barrier art. It's everywhere at Balad Air Base. It's an outward expression of unit pride and esprit de corps, and it may just be the 21st century equivalent of World War II aircraft nose art. Nearly every unit on base has some form of barrier art, but it wasn't until recently that the 332nd

  • 10-year-old girl spends day as KC-10 pilot

    It was a foggy day in San Francisco when a 10-year-old girl flew a KC-10 Extender under the Golden Gate Bridge.Katie Powell, daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Chris Powell of the 60th Operations Group, was named Pilot for a Day May 19 and given an inside look at the daily life of pilots at

  • Precision engagement team hits the mark

    Cloaked in secrecy and veiled in silence, they wait patiently for a sign. Working as a team, the spotter silently communicates with his partner. As the sharpshooter looks through the scope, the world shrinks to one small target.It doesn’t matter the object is a half-mile away because he is confident

  • Running strong: Airman celebrates 50th birthday with 50-mile run

    Most people eat cake and ice cream on their birthday, have a nice quiet family dinner, go out to the club, or have a birthday party at their house. Master Sgt. Paul Roeske, 39th Communications Squadron base communication security manager, on the other hand, decided to run 50 miles around the track

  • Phoenix Raven Airmen are a special breed

    Students in the Air Mobility Warfare Center’s Phoenix Raven program here face many challenges in their quest to attain a coveted security forces Raven patch. The course, taught by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, originated in the late 1990s after a need was seen to better protect military