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  • Warrior of the week: Airman 1st Class Quinton Pope

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.This week's Warrior of the Week is Airman 1st Class Quinton Pope, 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron communication systems networking, from Cincinnati, Ohio.Airman Pope's

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Steve Atkins

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.This week's Warrior of the Week is Airman 1st Class Steve Major Atkins, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron material maintenance, from Hinesville, Ga.Airman Atkins is a material

  • Father's love without regret (Part I)

    In 1994, then Senior Airman Roger Lammey, met his wife, Michaela in Las Vegas through a mutual friend.They later married and became a family which includes stepson Shakia Horn, 22, Dyshali, 16, and Akiano, 11.Mrs. Lammey worked as a registered nurse. Tragically, when she was 38-years-old she

  • Warrior of the Week: Tech Sgt. Erica Larsen

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.This week's Warrior of the Week is Tech. Sgt. Erica Larsen, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health flight NCOIC of preventive health assessment, originally from

  • More than a pilot: Providing air support from ground

    Editor's note: This is part 3 of a 3 part series about female fighter pilots and their various roles.Capt. Sarah Eccles, an F-16 pilot from San Antonio, Texas, like many aviators caught the flying bug at a young age. On her 15th birthday, her father surprised her by taking her to a Wright Flyers

  • Shaw's drug testing: The facts, rumors, myths

    Some things are constant in an Airman's career, such as changes of command, promotions and drug testing.Drug testing is one of the many responsibilities Airmen face. While it might seem like a pain, it takes a lot of hard work to keep military personnel tested. Shaw's Drug Demand Reduction takes the

  • Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Camille Regina

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.This week's Warrior of the Week is Senior Airman Camille Regina, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron structural maintenance technician, originally from Long Island, N.Y.Regina works

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Rose Price

    Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.This week's Warrior of the Week is Staff Sgt. Rose Price, 20th Medical Support Squadron NCOIC of resource management, originally from Panama City, Fla.She is responsible for

  • Shaw LRS wins Daedalian award

    "Shine in '09, for the win in '10," was the slogan for the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, two years ago, and the self-made prophecy came true as the 20 LRS was recently awarded the Air Force-level Daedalian Major General Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award. First introduced in 1962,

  • More than a pilot: Behind the scenes

    Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 3 part series about female fighter pilots and their various roles.Capt. Betsy Hand, an F-16 pilot, dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot ever since she saw the Thunderbirds fly at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. when she was 9 years old.From that time she began