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  • 67-plus years of airpower

    What does the Air Force want for its 67th birthday;  new state of the art fighter jets, more unmanned aircraft, new maintenance facilities or how about additional satellites to launch into space?The answer is none of the above. What the Air Force really wants for its birthday is for all Airmen to

  • POW/MIA: 1,482 Airmen still missing

    Nearly 1,500 Airmen are still missing and unaccounted-for from various conflicts, and there are more than 83,000 Americans still unaccounted-for across the Defense Department.Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacrifices and service of prisoners of war,

  • Amputee Airman defies odds, returns to active duty

    His sons say he has a robot leg, the doctors and nurses call it a prosthetic, but to him, it's what has allowed him to overcome the odds and continue doing what he loves.Staff Sgt. Rey Edenfield was enjoying a typical day off in October 2013, when a fateful decision took his leg and threatened the

  • Invictus Games come to a close, US places in team events

    Roughly 26,000 people showed up to give the inaugural Invictus Games an enormous sendoff and pay final respect to all the athletes involved here Sept. 14.The ceremony proved festive with musical acts, food vendors, remarks from well-known celebrities and a speech by Prince Harry of Wales.Prince

  • Invictus Games: Airman takes silver in powerlifting

    A retired Air Force staff sergeant took silver in the heavyweight powerlifting category here Sept. 14, in the final day of competition at the inaugural Invictus Games.Melissa Coduti had her medal up before her final lift even took place, pressing 52 kilograms (114 pounds).Coduti said despite having

  • American Airman video contest winner announced at AFA

    The American Airmen Video Contest is over and the votes are in: The winner of the video contest is Air Mobility Command finalist Tech. Sgt. Brian Williams, 87th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, with 1,814 votes.Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A.

  • Invictus Games: USA Team wins first wheelchair rugby match

    The first wheelchair rugby game during the 2014 Invictus Games went to the United States as it grabbed an early lead and never relinquished it here Sept. 12.USA Team beat Australia 14-4 to advance in the tournament with a 1-0 record. "It was a pretty good game," said Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jacob

  • USA team wraps up second day of Invictus Games training

    Members of the Invictus Games U.S. team finished their second day of training by practicing road cycling at Lee Valley VeloPark here Sept. 9.Competitors on both upright solo and recumbent bikes tested out the one-mile road circuit to familiarize themselves with the track before the Invictus Games

  • US warrior athletes hit the pool in preparation for Invictus Games

    USA team athletes, who will compete here in the inaugural Invictus Games, took to the pool the morning of Sept. 9, to fine tune their technique and get familiar with the water they will compete against 13 other nations in.The countdown is on and the wounded warriors are in Day Two of their three-day

  • US team prepares for inaugural Invictus Games

    Wounded warriors from the U.S. and 13 other nations came together here Sept. 8 to participate in their first team training for the inaugural Invictus Games.The games take place Sept. 10-14 at the site of the 2012 summer Olympics and will feature athletes competing in various Paralympic-style events,

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