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  • What's your sign?

    Quick. What was Tom Cruise’s call sign in “Top Gun?” How about Anthony Edwards, his backseat radar intercept officer in the F-14 Tomcat?Most fans of the military film are quick to respond with Maverick and Goose. But where do call signs like these come from, and just how are pilots

  • 2005 hurricane season begins

    Forty years may seem like a long time, but not long enough for people in Florida. The 2004 season was the first time since 1964 that Florida was slammed by four hurricanes in one season and caused $1.7 billion in damage.This year’s hurricane season, which began June 1, may prove to be just as

  • Airmen deploy with four-legged partner

    Some people bring stuffed animals with them when they deploy. Some Airmen even bring the real thing.Staff Sgt. Thomas Burns and his 9-year-old dog, Ogar, deployed three months ago from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The Belgian Malinois and his handler are part of the eight-person military working

  • No courtroom needed, all decisions made in ring

    Intense noise from the crowd, tension of the impending final decision and the intimidation of the boxers do not matter to a boxing judge. The focus stays on one thing -- the punch.“When you take your seat at ringside, the only things that have your attention are the boxer and his punch,” said a

  • Airmen fight cancer, build support group

    At 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 30, Master Sgt. Dee Ann Poole received the call that changed her life. It came from her doctor’s office; the nurse had called to inform Sergeant Poole she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.“I was breathless,” she said. “My conversation with the nurse was a blur. It didn’t

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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