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  • Parachutes, lipstick: New jumpers carry on tradition

    What do parachutes, lipstick and Battlefield Airmen have in common?It's a tradition within the 820th Base Defense Group, in which veteran jumpers "decorate" the first timers. The "decorations" involve bright red lipstick used as face paint and often times a matching red helmet. "The tradition is to

  • 820th BDG Airman earns Jumpmaster star

    A single star above the Parachutist Badge represents years of training and hard work. To earn the Senior Parachutist Badge, a jumper has to be a graduate of a jumpmaster course, have a minimum of 30 total jumps, 15 with combat equipment, two during hours of darkness, one night jump as a Primary

  • Moody Airman runs past adversity

    After acing his Air Force physical fitness assessment in 2009, he wanted another challenge. He wanted to complete something that less than .02 percent of the U.S. population has ever done. Staff Sgt. John Music, 23d Component Maintenance Squadron security manager, decided he would run a marathon.

  • Flight engineer plays vital role in MEDEVAC mission in Afghanistan

    Editor's note: This story has been localized by the 23rd Wing Public Affairs office. The original story can be found at http://www.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123288358.The job description of an Air Force flight engineer reads like several specialty codes in one. As part of the aircrew on an

  • Moody CE Airman named Air Force best

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dallas Bozeman returned from an Afghanistan deployment to find he was nominated, and later won, the Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia non-commissioned officer category Award. Bozeman is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 820th Combat Operations Squadron. Here, he

  • 336th RCS: Recruiting only the best

    Almost 40 years after the military draft ended, the recruiters of the 336th Recruiting Squadron at Moody Air Force Base are tasked with filling the ranks of the U.S. Air Force with the most qualified youth the U.S. has to offer. "Our job is to build the most powerful Air Force in the world through

  • Moody lieutenant takes the initiative

    2nd Lt. Derek Dillard grew up around aviation. As a boy, he used to watch the planes take off and land at an airport near his home in Georgia. Both of his parents worked at the airport and they took many family trips during his childhood. Now a logistics readiness officer with the 23rd Logistics

  • Aspiring PJ honors Mom

    Instead of waking up to the sound of an alarm clock Aug. 5, 2008, Stevie Barnes woke up to the sound of his father yelling, "Call 911!" Stevie's mother, Master Sgt. Norma Barnes, lost her ongoing five-year battle with medical issues on what would have been his first day of senior year.Three years

  • Staying fit during the holidays

    The holidays are near and it's supposed to be one of the most wonderful times of the year. However, for many it can turn into one of the most stressful times. Don't add to holiday stress by having to spend more money on a new pair of jeans after gaining five holiday pounds. There are several ways to

  • Chief Lilly: Keeping it real for 30 years

    For the past 30 years, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Lilly has dedicated his life to bettering the U.S. Air Force through his straightforward approach to mentoring. As a foster child who grew up in Jersey City, N.J., Lilly chose a military career instead of the more common path of crime for minorities