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  • Stables help ease boarding costs

    When a family or friend adds a new a new furry addition to the family, most would assume a furry "Fido" or a fat cat like Garfield. Not too often do people think about getting a horse as a pet.Horses are grazers and like room to roam. Trying to find a place to board a horse might be a burdensome

  • Det. 2, 318th COG reaches 10 year anniversary

    The year was 2004 when Col. Larry "Turbo" Thompson, Air Force Information Warfare Center commander, decided to bring life to his vison of information operations integration into the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. Thompson gathered his key leadership and started on the path to bring requisite

  • Airman turns career around after confinement

    Boxed in by cold white brick walls and murky blue carpeted floors with nothing but a rickety desk separating his twin-size bed from a closet full of rank-less uniforms, Airman Basic Council Jones had hit the lowest point of his young life in October 2007.Seven months earlier, Jones arrived at

  • Chaplain assistant follows the voice of God

    When one thinks of a security forces member, images of a weapon toting, straight-to-the point Airman who only talks when pulling someone over may come to mind.Staff Sgt. Isela Gonzalez, 99th Air Base Wing chaplain assistant, decided security forces was not her calling, but instead, it was to serve

  • Fed coyotes dangerous to Airmen

    Coyotes may look like a smaller, slimmer version of a German Shepard but they can be a health and safety hazard if they become too familiar with people."Six years ago there was no coyote problem on Nellis Air Force Base," said Master Sgt. Joshua Shepherd, 57th Wing safety NCO.The base is a safe area

  • Stand-out teen strives to inspire

    Most average high school kids' priorities are linear; wake up on time, decide on an outfit, make it to school on time, do homework, hangout with friends, and participate in a few extracurricular activities. Rarely does community service make it on the list, but for one outstanding high school

  • Aviation pioneer in Las Vegas

    During World War II, aviation opportunities literally exploded as the military trained hundreds of thousands of individuals to fly, opening the door to many who might never have had the chance before. Among this group were women pilots, many of whom trained and flew as civil service pilots with the

  • AFAF gives all Airmen a chance to pay it forward

    It's Sept. 12, 2005. Senior Airman Dennis Hutchison is recovering from a hard day's work on the flightline of Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, when he receives a call that tragedy had struck."I got a notification from my family that my father had passed away," Hutchison said. "I immediately

  • Fitness trainer inspires with infectious personality

    When working out with Nikki Harris Warrior Fitness Center fitness trainer, one can't help but be drawn into the infectious atmosphere that surrounds her.  Determined to do her absolute best, Harris has adopted a boisterous teaching style of which inspires those she teaches to do their very best."I