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  • Major wins Bronze Star for combat heroism

    By placing service before self, a 347th Logistics Readiness Squadron major earned the Bronze Star for combat heroism in the global war on terrorism. Maj. Freddrick Hughes, Jr., 347th LRS chief of combat readiness and acting director of operations, was awarded the medal for his dedication during an

  • Spare change makes difference

    The 347th Medical Group recently proved the old cliché "every little bit helps," during a month-long fundraiser for a Team Moody family member. The 347th MDG gave a check for $1,051.60 to Tammy Turnmeyer, fitness center manager, to assist with her son's medical expenses. The money was raised

  • Mustang keeps retiree "horsing" around

    A switch in "mustangs" helped a civilian employee here take a life-long passion to new levels of "horse"power. After 21 years riding horses and bulls, Buddy Chapman, 347th Services Squadron, traded in his rodeo gear for a mechanic's toolbox. While stationed in Germany, he lived at a horse farm that

  • Moody civilian says goodbye for second time

    For Thomas Neale a simple choice to join the Air Force led to an unexpected career. The 347th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst, who entered active-duty July 28, 1961, ended his 45-year military and civil service career when he retired April 28. In an era when many men were being drafted into the

  • Playing the Pro: Slices of life

    (Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series on Moody’s Quiet Pines Golf Course.) As springtime grips Moody with warming temperatures and the first signs of green are appearing in the grass and trees, more and more people will find a magnetic pull toward local golf courses. As an average

  • Moody tax volunteer puts skils to test

    Although people look forward to the big refund checks they’ll receive, tax season may be a time to dread because of the massive amount of paperwork required. Dianne Crider, a Moody tax center volunteer, sees it as a time to put her skills to the test. Five years ago, Mrs. Crider decided to volunteer

  • Retired chief shares life’s journey as PJ

    I am wounded, but I am not slain. I shall lay me down and bleed a while, then I shall rise and fight again. This Scottish proverb motivated Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Fisk to continue his Air Force involvement after his retirement, as he did when he visited Moody recently and spoke at the Annual Award

  • Airman ‘keeps faith’ during hard times

    After losing a leg in a helicopter crash, Lt. Col. Juan Alvarez lived by the motto “keep the faith” to help him through difficult times in his life. “Keeping the faith” was the theme of Colonel Alvarez’s speech at Moody’s annual Prayer Breakfast Feb. 3. As the guest speaker, the colonel spoke to the