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  • Air Force OSI: The truth is out there

    An Airman opens the door marked “OSI Waiting.” He goes in, picks up the phone receiver by a 2-inch-thick glass reception window and waits for someone to answer.“May I help you?” said a quiet voice.“Yes, I have an appointment with Special Agent Smith.”“OK, have a seat and I’ll let him know you’re here,” she replies. The line goes silent.The Airman
  • Training foreign forces in Air Force special ops

    The 6th Special Operations Squadron here is the only unit in the U.S. military with a wartime mission to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces. The squadron’s Airmen are constantly operating in the most dangerous corners of the world where terrorists, warlords and criminals thrive. In these environments, the air commandos in
  • With a will, there’s always a weigh

    With the prospect of being kicked out of the Air Force for failing to meet fitness standards, Senior Airman Brian Graack, of the 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, was forced with a tough decision: shape up or ship out.With five failed fitness tests looming in his past and with scores averaging between 30 to 40 points -- a poor rating --
  • Airman returns from deployment, back to motherhood

    Many parents dread the thought of their children leaving the nest, and some are portrayed as a bit crazed about their children leaving for the first time.Now imagine if it was not the children leaving the nest, but the parent. In today’s diversified military of frequent deployments, more and more mothers and fathers are being called away from home
  • Vietnam vet shares photography skills with next generation

    It’s just one of the stops; after picking up groceries at the commissary he ducks into the visual information office here. He never stays for long because his food would spoil and he doesn’t want to interrupt their mission.For 31 years he has walked in, dropped off his photography magazines to share with others and left. But it wasn’t until the
  • Airmen donate supplies to Afghans

    About 50 Airmen recently volunteered to organize a container filled with nearly 63,000 pounds of donated supplies for an additional mission here -- the adoption of a village.Airman sorted the supplies into groups for males, females, adults and children. The Airmen then traveled to a village several miles outside Bagram to distribute the supplies.
  • Langley offers mix of new, old aircraft

    When Air Force officials assigned the futuristic F/A-22 Raptor here, its first operational base, the service’s future met its past.Putting the next-generation air superiority fighter at the oldest continuously active air base in the United States provides a striking contrast. It is like seeing a computer on a desk next to an abacus, or like
  • Drop ‘em or not, pilots help ground troops

    The alarm went of precisely at 1:30 a.m., just as planned. Capt. Matt Bertelli scrambled out of bed and across the hall to knock on the door of his wingman, Maj. Tray Siegfried. Time to go to work in Southwest Asia.The two F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots of the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at a forward-deployed location settle into a routine
  • Airmen train to wear scarlet beret

    Every service in the military has its elite force. The Army has green berets and the Navy has SEALS. In the Air Force, the tip of the spear lies with combat controllers. Out of the 19,000 Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen, only 375 can claim the coveted title of combat controller.They are certified air traffic controllers who connect
  • From 1.5 miles to 61 marathons

    Once a year, all active-duty Airmen head outside to the track to tackle the 1.5-mile run as part of the annual physical fitness test. It is an event not everyone looks forward to. For some, running is something to do only when tested or being chased, but for an Airman here, pounding the pavement has become a way of life.Chief Master Sgt. David
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