Dental advice: Only floss the ones you want to keep

Few things compare with the pain of a toothache. It hurts to eat; the hot and cold sensations shoot through your teeth and any relief is temporary. The only thing worse is the fact you have to go to the dentist to make it better. "People do come in and say they hate us," said Staff Sgt. Tamika

Pinewood Prep school flies Kyrgyz flag to honor Birdek School

A U.S. preparatory school in South Carolina which "adopted" the Birdek School in Kyrgyzstan recently flew the Kyrgyz flag as part of their educational and cultural awareness curriculum. It also served as a visual reminder of their "sister school," and brought the 830 kindergarten through 12th grade

Transit Center Airmen lend a helping hand

Airmen brought smiles to the faces of dozens of children during a visit to the Belovodsky Orphanage April 13, 2010, in Belovodsky Village, Kyrgyzstan.The visit to the Manas Area Benefit Outreach Society-sponsored orphanage, organized by Lt. Col. Neal Linch, the Transit Center's humanitarian

Sunset refueling ops in Southwest Asia

KC-135s forward deploy with 380th AEW

Deployed Airmen read to sons, daughters through reading program

Staff Sgt. Gavin Ramos was as animated as he could be in front of a camera recording his every word and action while reading "Tikki Tikki Tembo," a story set in ancient China that is about a boy named "Tikki tikki tembo no-sa-rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo" who gets caught in a well.On April

455th Airmen contribute to Operation Care humanitarian aid

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron recently adjusted office space to accommodate more than 1,100 pounds of humanitarian aid sent here. The donation, 38 boxes of shoes, was facilitated by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ronald Knight, 455th EAPS, an air transportation operations center

'Combat Kings' back to work in Afghanistan

For the first time in five years HC-130P Combat King aircrews here answered an alert call in Afghanistan as Airmen from the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron delivered medical supplies to Herat April 9."I was here five years ago when we wrapped up the last of the HC-130 missions here," said Lt.

Hazardous material response training close-up

Deployed Dragon Lady swoops in low for a closer look at counterinsurgency

In J.K. Rowling's fantasy novels about the adolescent Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Coat of Arms is emblazoned with the Latin term, "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," which translated; means "never tickle a sleeping dragon." Recently, the U.S. Air Force has awoken a dragon to attack the danger of