Winter 2007 quarterly issue of Airman available online

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SAN ANTONIO (AFNEWS) --  Read about how Airmen are rebuilding hope by mentoring Iraqi soldiers, see how warfare is evolving thanks to valuable training in the field, discover how Balad hospital is thriving thanks to deployed servicemembers, and learn how one family is receiving much-needed support from the Air Force to care for their 3-year-old son with leukemia.
These features and more highlight the winter quarterly issue of Airman magazine, now available in print and online at http://www.af.mil/news/airman/.

Rebuilding hope at Camp Habbaniyah -- Located 55 miles west of Baghdad, a team of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines works to provide stability for hundreds of Iraqi soldiers at Camp Habbaniyah, the major logistics hub and basic training recruitment center for Iraqi forces.

An evolution in warfare -- Storming villages and calling in air strikes are all in a day's work for controllers on the ground, but many never get to refine those skills outside of the AOR. Atlantic Strike, the U.S. Central Command Air Forces' semi-annual training event, gives them just that opportunity.

Duty brings out the best -- In any given month, more than 200 deployed men and women volunteer an average of 2,500 hours of free time and days off to help the staff and patients at Balad Air Base's Air Force Theater Hospital in Iraq.

Living with leukemia -- Three-year-old Zachary has leukemia -- acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Through the good and bad times, Zachary has some constants - the love and commitment from his parents, Capt. Christopher and Kimberly Moore, and the support of the Air Force.

The unknown tale of John Yingling -- Retired Maj. John Yingling knows his stuff. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he has been a part of many historical military events. In fact, during his tour in Korea, he made fighter pilot history.

Compassion in Colombia -- In the business of saving lives, sometimes the number of lives that need care can be overwhelming. This was the situation an Air Force medical team found themselves in while working at the Hospital Toribio Maya, a small clinic located in the remote town of Popayan, Colombia.

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