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  • Mixed Martial Arts, competing through dedication and training

    Airmen around base use various outlets to better themselves physically. Some workout with friends, others play sports. But some Airmen, like Tech. Sgt. Jerry Nelson, 603rd Air Operations Center personnel Recovery Controller, simply beat people up.He does this by practicing and competing in mixed

  • Sister before self

    The day he found out about his sister's condition, he knew he would go through any lengths necessary to help her.Now seven months later, Tech. Sgt. Simon Garcia, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron project manager, is scheduled to fly home Dec. 1st and enter the last phase for a major operation

  • Shining a light on SAD

    What are some thoughts that go through your mind when you think about the winter months?As it gets darker and colder, some people tend to get a little sadder than in the bright, sunny days."Seasonal affective disorder is a variant of major depressive disorder where the depressive episodes show up

  • Project Rudolph gives back to fellow heroes

    A gentleman sits in an uncomfortable chair at the airport waiting for the plane to board. It's nearly Christmas and he is heading downrange again. While thinking about his family, the smiles on his kids' faces as they play with their new toys, he hears a voice. "Merry Christmas, sir," said a woman

  • Teamwork makes new MMA victors in the cage

    The bell rings, signaling the start of Kombat Komplett 7, Nov. 17, 2012, in Baumholder, Germany.This was the moment of truth for two Airmen from Spangdahlem who had been hard at work training for their first mixed martial arts competition. These Spangdahlem MMA team fighters worked out three times a

  • Hey, Shirt! Got a minute?

    Bringing one's abilities, knowledge and talents to help Airmen is what most first sergeants would say their primary duty is -- being someone for Airmen to look up to and emulate is a bonus."I get the opportunity to be in a position where I have to be an example for my Airmen," said Senior Master

  • One Airman's passion leads to an Incirlik gaming group

    When playing games and always being allowed to win, there eventually must come a time when losing is inevitable. One hardcore gamer found this out when he was 7 years old playing against his mother."When I was younger, board games interested me because I won," said Senior Airman Jason Rimer, 39th

  • SFS, Portuguese contractors secure Lajes together

    One of the unique facets of any unit's mission at Lajes Field is that it requires partnership with our Portuguese hosts. The 65th Security Forces Squadron's mission is no different, as they join with the Esegur Security Team, a contracted security company. Together, they work to ensure military

  • From call of duty to wedding vows, Incirlik Airmen stay connected

    It's late on a Saturday night, you're thumbs-deep in helping fight off another swarm of enemy soldiers. While listening to your teammates give instructions through a headset, the mission is accomplished with help from halfway around the world.This is how Tyler Wilson, 9, son of Master Sgt. Robert

  • Families unite through WWII bayonet

    Clyde Sparks never spoke much about his time in the U.S. Army. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where he earned a Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered in Luxembourg. It was his silence that always marked him as a veteran of the Second World War.It wasn't until Staff Sgt. Scott Martin, who is