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  • DLT dependent "Battles On" to BCU football after season ending injury

    After a knee injury sidelined a Desert Lighting Team dependent half way through his high school senior year football season, hope of playing football at the next level seemed lost.Tyler Wright, Cienega High School Bobcats defensive tackle, sustained a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his

  • Being blessed by benevolence

    Jeannette Mare, founder and executive director of Ben's Bells Project, flew in a Hometown Hero flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, April 11.After 11 years of service, Mare was awarded the Hometown Hero Award for the resilience she displayed following a personal

  • USMES provides a starting line for beginning athletes

    Every work area has at least one. One person who brings their lunch to work neatly packed into plastic containers. The same person changes into their fitness apparel at work before they leave for the gym. You may ask yourself "How does someone achieve that level of dedication toward being physically

  • D-M first sergeants stand for Airmen

    Things are not always as they appear, especially when it comes to D-M's "diamond wearers". In the U.S. Air Force, first sergeant is not a rank, but a special duty held by a senior enlisted member who reports directly to the unit commander. This billet is held by individuals of pay grades E-7 through

  • Into the wild blue yonder

    The Military Personnel Exchange Program allowed a Sailor to switch places with an Airman, giving the Sailor a chance to experience the Air Force.Navy Lieutenant Commander Eric Anderson, 354th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, transferred from the Electronic Attack Wing Pacific at

  • D-M Airman is top dog

    Staff Sgt. Lori Lemay, 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, has accomplished a lot in the past couple months. She has had a permanent change of station to D-M from F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and graduated from Airman Leadership School, but perhaps the most

  • A-10 Thunderbolt training mission photos

    The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. The aircraft can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low ceiling and visibility conditions. The wide combat radius

  • April: National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month

    It's been 40 years since former President Richard Nixon signed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.Child abuse is still a major concern and, each year, the month of April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge the importance of families and

  • Relax with Family Advocacy

    There is a common misconception that Family Advocacy only handles abuse cases, but that's not true.On 3 March, the Family Advocacy Office held a relaxation class as a part of CAF Day. I participated in this class and was honestly skeptical. I thought it was going to be one of those "let's all sit in

  • The German Bulldog

    A North Atlantic Treaty Organization officer was given the opportunity to foster a bilateral relationship through the Exchange Officer Program which ends today.German Air Force Maj. Andreas Jeschek, attached to the 354th Fighter Squadron as an A-10 Thunderbolt pilot, has been part of the program