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  • Yellow Ribbon 'flicked on the light' for Reserve couple

    An Air Force Reserve couple said attending their first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event “flicked on the light switch” for them in understanding how to better prepare for the separation caused by military deployment.

  • Pace and Purpose

    I was at my daughter's soccer practice the other day and I heard her coach constantly saying: "watch your pace" and "pass with a purpose." The "pace" part of the comment was in relation to the team's speed of play. She wanted them to run faster, kick harder and shoot with more power -- all functions

  • Riding High

        Thirty-five years ago in Layton, Utah, a ten-year-old boy named Kurt convinced his dad to let him participate in a "Little Buckaroo's" rodeo. He won first place in the bare-back riding event and also beat out 50 other kids to catch the pig in the "pig chase". For his accomplishments, he received

  • 301st Fighter Wing participates in alternative fuel testing

    Four F-16 Fighting Falcons took off for a routine flying sortie; one of them flew powered by a different kind of fuel.Monday, Jan. 10, the 301st Fighter Wing began evaluating alternative fuel in its F-16 Fighting Falcons.The evaluation supports an Air Force-wide effort to reduce greenhouse gasses

  • 301st Fighter Wing members particpate in running clinic

    The aerobic run is a key part of an airman's score on the Air Force fitness test. This makes it important for airmen to know the best and most efficient way to run. To get a better understanding of running techniques, a group of approximately 30 airmen from the 301st Fighter Wing attended a running

  • 301st Fighter Wing 'fires the engines' with Top Fuel driver, crew

    Terry McMillen, Top Fuel Dragster driver with the National Hot Rod Association, and crew recently visited the 301st. His crew got a tour of the wing's hangar and F-16s, and got "front row seats" for a scheduled morning launch. The visit was a treat for McMillen and his crew, as well as for the men

  • True Journeyman

       All Jolyon Walker ever wanted was a good education and to be a good leader. His father was a poor farmer, so there were only a few ways to get to a good college. The path he chose was the military, and his decision to join turned out to be his burden, his guideline and the journey of a

  • Local enlisted Airman reaches for stars, just might catch them at AF Academy

    Senior Airman Chase Lehocky's dream since childhood has been to one day command a NASA space shuttle as one of its top astronauts. His recent selection to the Air Force Academy may just be his first-class ticket in making that dream a reality. The 301st Medical Squadron pharmacy technician has had

  • Diamond found in the desert sands

    In 2006, I was still an inspection mechanic with the 301st Maintenance Squadron. What a great organization! Being an aircraft mechanic was a really rewarding career choice. But, I had been doing that for 12 years and my mind began to wonder more and more about what else may there be in the Air Force

  • Honor to be with real heroes

    Project Engineer might not be the title you normally associate with your unit chaplain. But in Ted Nicholson's case, Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it would be, if you're a 301st Fighter Wing member of the Air Force Reserve. Chaplain (Maj.) Ted Nicholson deployed earlier this