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  • Air crew brings home hurricane help

    Airmen from the 732nd Airlift Squadron traveled to Phoenix, Ariz., Friday night to retrieve some help with bringing back the power to the residents of New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Led by loadmasters Master Sgt. Kevin Keane and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Jackson, several Airmen

  • Over stacks of canned corn, Airmen build relationships

    Thanks to the strong backs and volunteer spirit of five Freedom Wing Airmen, a local church's food pantry was reorganized in less than an hour's time.Staff Sgt. Raul Rodriguez, a chaplain assistant with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, led the volunteers in helping move and stack hundreds of canned

  • Local Airmen start new Veterans Day tradition

    How to spend Veterans Day is an important decision for many Airmen in the 514th Air Mobility Wing.Many choose to don their dress uniforms and march down New York City's 5th Avenue. Others may opt for something more casual, such as taking advantage of the free meal provided to veterans by many

  • Medical pros offer one-stop shopping for medical requirements, wellness

    Do you ever feel like it's never ending? You show up to your weekend drill only to find a million things to do? Impossible schedules, numerous appointments, training requirements, pay problems, vouchers to submit. All this before you even sign in. When you do sign in, you learn that you're overdue

  • Freedom Wing Airman competes in Ms. Veteran America pageant

    She doesn't share her last name with Tyra Banks, however, Staff Sgt. Tyra Everett will soon "strut her stuff" not unlike the famous model and talk show host Oct. 7 at the first ever Ms. Veteran America Pageant held in Arlington, Va.After competing at one of four regional competitions held across the

  • Airmen become Olympic spectators during routine training mission

    Anything seems possible when you are a reservist.More than a dozen members of the 514th Air Mobility Wing learned that and more during a recent training mission to Prestwick, Scotland. The lucky Airmen found themselves at Hampden Park, a sports stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, sitting front row as

  • Mini boot camp fun – an era ends

    Wiping sleep from their eyes, kids gathered at Wacky World playground here at 7 a.m. on July 14, ready to begin a full day of military fun.The children were participating in the 514th Maintenance Group's 10th Annual Mini Boot Camp. Ranging in age from 3 to 14, the children received their military