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Providing eyes for another
(This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) The rope cinched tightly around my waist. Patricia...
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The past year has been full of emotional highs and lows for Maj. Adam Davis and his wife, Adrianne, after enduring and surviving, as he points out, two explosions near the finish line of the Boston...
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Against all odds
When it comes to caring for their children, most parents will go above and beyond. Whether it's a scraped knee, or a fever, mom and dad always try to make it better. But what if you found out your...
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Finding light through darkness
Keeping a secret that defines you, that has shaped your life for nearly three years now and is sure to shape the rest, a secret that you go to sleep with every night and wake to every morning is...
View ArticleLife in Military Family Teaches Resilience, Kids Say
This is the eighth in an occasional series of blogs by Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo for Operation Live Well. Loredo is the senior enlisted advisor for the Army's Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness...
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Airman serves with pride, joins Air Force after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) Between sips of an iced coffee, Airman 1st Class...
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Grief sessions help Airmen heal
When a person goes through loss, they may be instantly overcome by grief, or it might take days, weeks or months to set in. The emotions may flood in at once or come in manageable stages. When a person...
View ArticleWounded warrior finds new place in the AF family
Faith and trust in what we cannot see. Those words are etched into his skin, right above a scar that, by itself, embodies the journey he has undertaken. The spider web of pink lines starts midway up...
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Cancer survivor leads Air Force survival school
-- "I'm thankful that it was me and not my wife or kids," said Col. William "Bill" Thomas, on his diagnosis with throat cancer while studying at the Air War College in February 2011. According to the...
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Lessons in compassion
"Without mercy, man is like a beast. Even if you are hard on yourself, be merciful to others." - Quote from Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 film, Sansho the Bailiff. On Aug. 20, 2012, I woke at 2:30 a.m. My...
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Tyndall Airman conquers cancer
Being resilient is something the Air Force strives for in every Airman, but when true resiliency is needed, some Airmen find it within themselves. Senior Airman George Lintala, 325th Logistic Readiness...
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Air Force mental health programs encourage seeking help
The number of Airmen seeking mental health care has increased over the last five years-- and this is a trend Air Force leaders encourage, according to a lead psychiatrist with the office of the Air...
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Seeking Help: Combating prescription drug abuse
Editor's Note: This feature is part of a 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs series on "Airmen seeking help". I felt nothing. I was just going through the motions day-in and day- out. It all changed once I...
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Angel of the Battlefield: One year later
More than 2,000 service members have died and almost 20,000 have been wounded fighting in Afghanistan. Becoming one of those statistics was not what Senior Airman Taylor Renfro had in mind when she...
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Tinker Airman receives ACC award
A Tinker Airman is the Outstanding Department of Defense Service Member with a Disability Award winner for Air Combat Command. Tech. Sgt. Chad Molenhour lost his leg in a near fatal motorcycle accident...
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'Never Quit' brings resiliency message to Barskdale
Members of the 307th Bomb Wing were able to meet a couple of America's top athletes here during the American300 Tour 'Never Quit Series. Three-time Olympic skier Emily Cook and U.S. Paralympic Curling...
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JB MDL daughter raises money for cancer research
It takes a village, or in this case, a base to raise a child. When the 12-year-old daughter of Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Kress was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2013, her village came to her...
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Sergeant's fight with testicular cancer leaves scars
Master Sgt. Sean Arnold takes most things in stride, even being diagnosed with testicular cancer. The 60th Operations Group resource manager said he's "not even remotely shy about this," cracking...
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First sergeant, mother learns meaning of resiliency
She had just endured perhaps one of the greatest endeavors of her life, returning home after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. A single mother of four, Master Sgt. Shalien Edmondson was finally...
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"Solicit help; don't hide"
Over the years, the term "Wingman" has evolved in the Air Force. The traditional military definition of a Wingman refers to the pattern in which fighter jets fly. There is always a lead aircraft and...
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