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  • PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Eddie Canino competes in the 2001 National Indoor Speed and Figure Skating Championships here. He is an F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics technician with the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at nearby Eglin Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

    Eglin Airman has real need for speed skates

    Twenty nine mph does not sound fast. But on a pair of in-line skates, that is moving pretty well, and an Airman here just cannot get enough of it.Airman 1st Class Eddie Canino, an F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics technician with the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, started skating as a youngster and said he has never gotten his fill.“I was real

  • SNCO’s selfless behavior protects Airman, family

    An Airman’s failed suicide attempt and subsequent disappearance from here recently highlighted why taking care of people is one of the distinguishing qualities of a true leader, and why wearing the rank of senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force is a distinguishing symbol of leadership.Senior Master Sgt. Oakley Coleman, 65th Mission Support
  • SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- First Lt. Kellie Courtland leads her running team, "The Spa Girls," around the base. The lieutenant set a goal of running 1,500 miles before she leaves here. She said running in the extreme heat and humidity has helped her train for competing in the states. She has completed four marathons while serving as the officer in charge of the subarea petroleum office for Joint Task Force-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Lieutenant leaves ‘footprint’ at Soto Cano

    At this Central American base, one Airman is taking the phrase “going the extra mile” to the extreme. First Lt. Kellie Courtland is going an extra 1,500 miles to be exact, one of three goals she set for herself when she arrived at Joint Task Force Bravo here. “So far I’m at 1,263 miles,” she said. As the officer in charge of the JTF-Bravo subarea
  • SEATTLE -- Rob Drake and his pilot instructor, Senior Airman Christy Helgeson, sign the word for "perfect" in the plane he had a solo flight in. Airman Helgeson taught Mr. Drake, who is deaf, how to fly. She is a reservist with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at nearby McChord Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Beauchaine)

    Airman teaches deaf man to fly

    With planes taking off down the runway behind her, the flight instructor begins talking more loudly while illustrating a point to her student. Then she remembers he cannot hear a word she is saying. He is deaf.Senior Airman Christy Helgeson met Rob Drake at a local flying club, where she is an assistant chief pilot. A week after they met in
  • RAUTECA, Honduras -- Hundreds of patients line up in the afternoon heat here waiting for a free medical examination from U.S. military medical practitioners. The patients come from miles around to take advantage of a temporary free clinic set up as part of a medical readiness exercise in the town. The 18-person Air Force and Army contingent of pediatricians, dieticians and medical technicians came from the San Antonio area for the eight-day humanitarian exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Medics provide human touch

    Viviana Vigil woke her children early and dressed them. Then they ate a meager breakfast of tortillas and beans. It is all they had.As the sun broke over the mountainside village of La Luna where the family lives, she gathered her children and led them down a trail toward the bigger village of Rauteca.It was an important journey and a big day for
  • SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Army Master Sgt. Lorenzo Zamora helps Senior Airman Ben Roundtree prepare for a rappel training exercise here May 3. As an additional duty, Sergeant Zamora serves as rappel master and noncommissioned officer in charge of the base's search and rescue team. The team is Army run, but relies heavily on Airmen and Marines to accomplish their mission. Sergeant Zamora is the Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces support platoon leader. Airman Roundtree is assigned to the base fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Volunteers provide search and rescue for Central America

    Search and rescue operations at this Central American base are not ordinary.Instead of the typical Air Force pararescuemen enveloped in heavy gear, the SAR team here is Army run. It encompasses people from all services, an assortment of career fields and numerous volunteers.“It’s an additional duty,” said Army Master Sgt. Lorenzo Zamora, platoon
  • SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Staff Sgt. Karal Schofield (left) and Tech Sgt. Michael McCarthy, transient alert technicians, check a KC-10 Extender from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The huge tanker flies the weekly flight from Charleston, which brings in new Airmen here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Airmen keep Soto Cano’s runway running

    Staff Sgt. Michelle Cox said she hates it when a plan falls apart because when that happens, it can easily end a vital mission. And at this small base in the heart of Central America, all missions are important.Missions can fail because people lack training. Sergeant Cox said that bothers her since she is chief of airfield management training
  • SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- New buildings going up here will replace the more than 270 wooden structures called "hooches" where Joint Task Force-Bravo troops presently live. Construction is ongoing for 44 four-unit apartments. Officials said they also plan to build seven dormitories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Soto Cano getting permanent makeover

    After decades of living in wooden structures called “hooches,” troops at this small “temporary” base soon will get new homes as part of a military construction project.The new buildings will replace the base’s 270 hooches with 44 four-unit apartment buildings and seven two-story, 72-occupant dormitories, said Capt. Geoffrey McManus, 612th Air Base
  • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Capt. Cliff Bayne looks for souvenirs in a market off Plaza Morazan, the capital city's main plaza. The captain is serving a four-month tour at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, where he's a logistics officer for Joint Task Force-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    For U.S. troops, Tegucigalpa’s good life has its dangers

    American servicemembers visiting this capital city from nearby Soto Cano Air Base come to rest, relax and get a taste of the good life.On weekends, they succumb to the pampered lifestyle lavished on them at hotels, restaurants, discotheques, tourist sites and shopping areas. It’s a life many don’t often experience.So it’s easy to understand why
  • MACARACAS, Panama -- Tech. Sgt. George Lyon (right) instructs Marine Lance Cpl. Leaphy Khim on construction site protocol here. Both are deployed to Joint Task Force Armadillo, part of New Horizons 2005, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored readiness training humanitarian exercise. He is a power production craftsman with the 349th Civil Engineer Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

    Reservists set example at New Horizons 2005 camp

    In a camp tucked away in southwest Panama, two Airmen are leaving a lasting impression on their fellow servicemembers and the local people they meet. Master Sgt. Steve Axie and Tech. Sgt. George Lyon have grown to call it home, but three months ago, the two arrived to build a base camp on a horse pasture provided by Panamanian officials. They were
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