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  • Mind Games: Airmen battle bulge with mental prowess

    As the holidays begin, people have a tendency to get lost in the season and indulge in festivities. Often this means packing on the pounds. Even as the holiday season gets into full swing, the new year brings with it a new set of strict physical fitness standards for the Air Force.Revisions to the

  • Solo flights exhibit Iraqi student pilots flying skills

    An Iraqi student pilot in a Cessna 172 idles on the runway here waiting for the air traffic control tower to approve his ascent into the sky. A U.S. Air Force pilot instructor, who just stepped out of the aircraft, anxiously anticipates watching his protégé take a huge leap in his training by flying

  • Deployed chief reenlists for last time

    Chief Master Sgt. Veronique Nicklas, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group superintendent, reenlisted Sept. 26 for the final time before reaching 30 years in the U.S. Air Force. The reenlistment ceremony took place on the flightline here in Southwest Asia. "It was an honor and a privilege," Chief

  • SFS keeps Eglin safe in variety of ways

    Patrolling 724 square miles of Eglin reservation can seem like quite a task. Nevertheless, the 96th Security Forces Squadron, with their more than 500 members and 60 vehicles, does just that. With Eglin's unique missions and landscape, security forces responsibilities are equally unique and

  • Airmen medics take training to new heights

    Working through the sounds of beeping heart monitors, clanking metallic utensils, and the rustling of medical scrubs, an Air Force team of nurses, physicians and other personnel sharpened their skills during a medical evacuation training exercise here Sept. 3. "We're training in patient packaging,

  • Security forces develop Warrior Fit Test

    Throughout the few years the Air Force has placed additional emphasis in adapting a "Fit to Fight" state of readiness for all Airmen. The 96th Security Forces Squadron has taken this to a new level and developed a "localized Warrior Fit Test." "SFS have been trying to find innovative ways to ensure

  • New AAC Chief of Staff shares experiences from Iraq

    After more than 500 days in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Col. Lawrence Avery arrived here as the new Air Armament Center Chief of Staff in July. His longer than average Air Force deployment, began as a year-long deployment to Iraq as the Chief of Iraqi Air Force Programs in the Security