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  • 9th MXS edges out 48th IS, takes Intramural Basketball Championship

    The 9th Maintenance Squadron defeated the 48th Intelligence Squadron 37-34 to take the Intramural Basketball Championship Feb. 22, at the Harris Fitness Center."The whole game was a defensive struggle, but we came through in the end," said Airman 1st Class Quameir Harding, 9th MXS player and coach.

  • Taking care of each other

    Every day I come into work wondering what the day has in store for me. How many times my phone is going to ring? How many times will my priority list change? Most importantly, how many "Airmen" am I going to help today? I have been in the service for almost 16 years, but this last year as a First

  • Tobacco use in the Air Force

    It is encouraging to see the impressive shift in the United States regarding tobacco use. I can recall going to see my doctor as a child and having him in the exam room smoking his cigar. We used to see smoking in the workplace, restaurants, airplanes, cars, TV commercials, movies, and all

  • Language as a weapon

    "To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for, that which could have been, their finest

  • Beale Airman recognized as 12th AF Outstanding Performer of the Year

    Senior Airman Andrew Groff, 9th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, has been selected as the 12th Air Force Outstanding Performer of the Year Award winner, Airman Category. Every year hundreds of Airmen are recognized for their achievements, but only one is selected for this

  • CARE modifications place pilots at better elevation

    While mechanics from Lockheed Martin upgrade the cockpit structure of the U-2 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, it looks like a pile of parts at the local junk yard. However, the modifications allow the aircraft to fly just as true as before while improving pilot safety and

  • Masked for Protection

    The 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight recently issued respirator masks to investigators trying to determine the cause of a building fire here Jan. 21.The full face respirator is designed to help provide respiratory protection against certain airborne contaminants,