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  • Just another day in rescue community

    I've been hunting plenty of times, but never as the prey. "We're here. Get out," said the survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist as he slammed the 4x4 pickup into park alongside a desert road at the Nevada Test and Training Range. He seemed like such a nice guy when we had met a few

  • AFE technicians maintain life support gear for pilots during Red Flag 12-4

    Five aircrew flight equipment technicians with the 23d Operations Support Squadron, from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., join 25AFE servicemembers from different units in support of the 273 Red Flag aircrew members during exercise Red Flag 12-4 here.Thirty one A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots with the 74th

  • For the love of airplanes

    Work was scarce in the small town of Williamson, W.Va. in the early 1950s. Most people had the choice between work in a coal mine or on the railroad. After graduating high school, one 17-year-old Williamson native decided he wanted more. "If you can guarantee me I can work on airplanes, I'll go in

  • Moody pilot perseveres, named Daedalian Exceptional Pilot of 2011

    After being told his grades weren't good enough to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, a young California native postponed his goal of following in his father's footsteps, who was a C-141 Starlifter flight engineer. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from California State

  • Personal trainer simplifies fitness

    "Give me a stability ball, a 10 pound set of dumbbells and a corner, and I will have anybody saying 'no mas' in 10 minutes," said the broad-shouldered man as he opened a small container filled with whole grain rice and broccoli. "You see, I don't need a gym to perform my craft."Known by his clients

  • SERE specialist ‘digs holes’, wins AF award

    For Staff Sgt. Joe Dittmer, 347th Operations Support Squadron, 2011 was a good year. For his efforts, he was named the 2011 Outstanding Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Airman of the Year at both the Air Combat Command and Air Force level. The SERE specialist also earned the John L. Levitow

  • AF’s best flight surgeon aims to help people

    Leaning over a small desk, the flight surgeon finishes reviewing a patient's medical file. The tall, dark-haired doctor has a warm, friendly voice that could make any patient feel at ease. She has worked in everything from small, spotless rooms, furnished with reclining, leather chairs, to the

  • Moody soars past energy goal

    Although, the Air Force is the largest energy user in the federal government, Moody is making several efforts to reduce energy consumption.The Department of Defense's goal for this year is to reduce energy consumption by 21 percent. Team Moody has surpassed that goal with a 23 percent energy

  • Wildlife biologists keep gators in check

    On a warm, sunny day in April, one man walks down a long, metal dock, which stretches out onto the dark waters of Mission Lake. Once he reaches the end, he leans against the railing and looks out onto the lake, in search of only one thing. Only about a minute went by when suddenly he brings a

  • Through my eyes: surving sexual assault

    "That night, my whole world turned upside down," said Airman Samantha Smith, a sexual assault survivor in the Air Force.On the night Smith was recalling, she became a victim of sexual assault and took her first of many steps down the road of recovery.That night, Smith attended a party with people