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  • Airmen mentor cadets eight thousand miles a second

    The image was small but the smiles were big as four deployed service members connected to a classroom full of Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in North Carolina, more than 8,000 miles away.Video conferencing with Piedmont High School AFJROTC NC-955 in Monroe, N.C., Feb. 25,

  • Not just a fashion statement, Mustache March rooted in Air Force history

    A number of women don't like them, some children are even scared by them, and yet, Airmen still grow them every year. Mustache March is here.The tradition of growing mustaches in March isn't as clear as one would think from stories told."I suppose the first thing to consider with the topic of

  • Check Six offers combatives class for beginners

    A basic-level, weekly combatives course is being offered by Check Six faclitators.Split into two days, the classes will build upon each other. The weekly classes are on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7-9 p.m. in the Coalition Compound Gym."Check Six combatives is a voluntary self-defense oriented

  • Like Airman, like son: the Harper family legacy

    It's often said families fight, laugh and cry together, but it's not too often they deploy together.Father and son, Chief Master Sgt. Michael E. Harper and Capt. Michael J. Harper, are serving their third deployment together, or fourth depending on a person's definition of deploying together.In

  • Air Force volunteers and Army riggers work hand in hand

    The beginning of 2013 has proved to be a busy time for the 421st Quartermaster Detachment 4 riggers with a high demand of missions but they have come up with a unique solution to accomplish the everyday missions.The detachment has implemented the Air Force Volunteer Program to their weekly work

  • The Justice Files: Nonjudicial Punishment for February 2013

    Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice enables commanders to maintain good order and discipline in a fair and swift process without the negative implications for an Airman that are carried with a court-martial conviction. An Airman who is offered nonjudicial

  • New AFRC annex opens

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will open a new annex in the Blatchford-Preston Complex Mall Community Activity Center, March 1. The facility will be available to all service members, coalition forces and their families 24/7. In addition, the facility will be manned by AFRC staff from 11 a.m.