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  • Passion. Perspective. Persistence.

    The decision to join the military isn’t one to be made lightly. Whether you join for school, travel, or to escape the mundane life in a small town, service is admirable. For one Mighty Ninety Airman, the draw is building a better life and giving back. Born in bustling Brooklyn, New York and raised

  • He walks 2 km while carrying 85 pounds

    Eighty-Five pounds rest upon his shoulders as a team chief while walking to the site of the explosive ordinance. Wearing a suit, while meant to protect your life, makes little tasks more difficult, but the act becomes routine and easier to manage with practice. While deployed, Tech. Sgt. Brian

  • Warren Adventures: Skiing and Snowboarding

    "Please don't let me fall," I whisper to myself as the ski lift approaches the top of the mountain. That would just ruin my day. Besides my slight fear of ski lifts and their lack of harnesses, my ski trips with the base outdoor recreation center are the highlight of my winters here in the

  • New partnership encourages kids to explore great outdoors

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Activity, or AFSVA, is partnering with the National Park Trust, or NPT, to bring the Buddy Bison Great Outdoors Challenge to military families at installations.The Buddy Bison program encourages children and families to participate in

  • Feeding our defense

    There are a number of careers in the Air Force that require Airmen to work a great distance from base. The jobs range from security forces to maintainers and a number of responsibilities in between. Whether the Airmen are in the missile field for one shift or several days, they all rely on one

  • A little brass turns into a lot of bucks

    When an Airman has an innovative idea to help improve the Air Force, leadership wants to know so they can potentially help the Airman move forward with the idea. The Spark Tank competition, which kicked off in Sept. 2017 and concluded with a winner in Feb. 2018, allowed Airmen and government