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  • Facing Fear: Aeromedical Evacuation team helps wounded New Zealand troops

    Shrapnel, open chest wounds, missing limbs - they'd seen it all before. On this flight, Captain Esma Etan and her aeromedical evacuation team from the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., had to care for an invisible wound. The injured soldiers aboard her

  • Serving God, Country, and Congregation

    The pastor knew that talking wouldn't be enough to incite his parishioners to action. Outside the walls of the church, there was a war going on, and every able-bodied person would be needed if their cause was to prevail. To let the men and women of his parish know he was not just a man of empty

  • Not Standing Idly By

    The thing that 1st Lt. Charles Ferree, an Air Force pilot with the 9th Air Force, remembers most about Dachau was the stink."The smell burned my nostrils and permeated my pores," he commented. The only way he could get rid of the smell, he said, was to burn his uniforms.Ferree was stationed in

  • Where it's always in season: Military highlights of St. Petersburg

    There's little doubt that Tampa is a military-friendly town. However, many are unaware that the sandy beaches and busy communities of St. Petersburg across the bay are home to men and women who serve their country. With approximately 50 reserve members of the 927th Air Refueling Wing living in,

  • Getting everything back: 927th Reservist pursues comission in the Army

    All servicemembers pledge to give their life to the military. It's not every day that you run across someone who the military has given everything to in return.For Staff Sgt. Leonardo Velez, a personnelist with the 927th Operational Support Flight here, that is exactly the case. A spouse, education,

  • Commentary: Tips For New Airmen

    I was recently asked by a new Airman what 'tips' I could give him to be successful in the Air Force. After taking a few moments to reflect, my response was, "Do the right thing at the right time for the right reason for the right people."Do the right thing. Always. Hold yourself above reproach, do

  • Shoot, Move, Communicate

    "The first thing you do in a firefight is find cover," said Tech. Sgt. Walter Dworak, as the acrid smoke of gunpowder surrounded him on the firing range here July 15, 2012. Dworak is a veteran of three combat tours - two in Iraq, one in Afghanistan - and knows what it takes to survive a shootout.

  • Keeping It Clean

    Washing antiques wasn't something Mark Cole thought he would be doing when he joined the Air Force Reserve. These planes are a piece of American history, even though they still fly combat missions. After all, the plane Cole maintains rolled off the assembly line the same year Alaska was made a

  • 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Welcomes New Commander

    Colonel Thomas Pemberton, commander of the 927th Operations Group, turned over command of the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to Lt. Col. Deborah Saltmarsh during an assumption of command ceremony at the 45th AES headquarters July 13, 2012.The outgoing commander was Lt. Col. C.J. Newhouse, who