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  • 15 seconds: A rude awakening

    Gut-wrenching screams, the shattering of glass, and the unforgettable sounds of metal twisting and bending all around me as my truck rolls over and over again. I thought those were going to be my last memories.April 12, 2012, started out like any other Thursday for me. I woke up early enough to take

  • Journalist recalls travels with Robin Williams

    U.S. service members truly lost a friend with the death of Robin Williams on Aug. 11.Williams made multiple USO tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Kuwait and other bases in Southwest Asia to give Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and DoD civilians a little taste of home.It was

  • Tobacco use harms military readiness, official says

    Because tobacco use is harmful to military readiness, the Defense Department has an added responsibility to curb its use, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said Aug. 12, noting that service members are more likely to use tobacco products than civilians.Tobacco use can lead to

  • Voting now open for American Airman Video Contest

    Voting for the 2014 American Airman Video Contest is now open and runs until Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. CDT.The contest launched July 1 for all total force Airmen to showcase their Air Force stories in short selfie videos."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share

  • Amputee football team takes on NFL alumni of Texas in San Antonio

    The Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Team will challenge the NFL Alumni of Texas in a "Game of Honor" flag football game Sept. 10, beginning at 6 p.m. at Toyota Field here."Many of us with the WWAFT were cared for here in San Antonio at Brooke Army Medical Center and at the Center For The Intrepid,

  • Wounded warriors wrap up Warrior Games training

    Over 60 wounded veterans from across the country participated in the final Warrior and Invictus Games training camp here Aug. 3-7 to prepare for the fall games, motivate others and take a healthy step toward recovery.The athletes competed in track and field, basketball, volleyball, swimming,

  • VA offers Health Care Benefits Overview 2014

    The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a publication with the latest information available regarding benefits through the Veterans Health Administration.Health Care Benefits Overview 2014 is designed to provide veterans and their families with the information they need to understand VA's health

  • New TRICARE website design easier to use

    On July 24, TRICARE.mil unveiled a new design to give TRICARE's 9.6 million beneficiaries clear and easy access to benefit information. Users now have more ways to browse the site, said TRICARE officials. According to a TRICARE Communications announcement, the newly designed website offers easier

  • AFAF donations reach 93 percent of 2014 goal

    In spite of economic difficulties for active duty and retirees alike, Airmen have contributed more than $6 million to the Air Force Assistance Fund during the annual fund drive.Although the AFAF drive has yet to garner this year's $6.4 million goal, contributions from the 79 AFAF campaigns around

  • Face of Defense: Amputee pilot inspires fellow Airmen

    In 2009, a young Air Force lieutenant in pilot training thought his dreams of flying in the Air Force were crushed after a recreational boating accident resulted in the loss of his right leg.Despite the accident, Capt. Ryan McGuire, now a 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, became the first airman to

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