• 3rd Wing looks back at ‘tremendous’ 2014, forward to new year

    As a new year starts, the 3rd Wing has already begun to gear up in support of exercise Sentry Aloha, an annual aerial combat exercise focused on offensive and defensive counter measures. However, before they begin the many operations they will support in 2015, Air Force Col. Charles Corcoran, 3rd

  • Airmen vie for top load-crew distinction

    "You just have to do it right and do it slow," said Airman 1st Class Dominic Hobbs, an aircraft armament systems specialist with the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit.That advice works - as long as your definition of "slow" is less than 35 minutes.When loading 2,000 lbs of explosives and hundreds of

  • Australian exchange pilot recalls road to Raptor cockpit

    With his left eye covered, a teenage William Grady peered across the examination room at a stark eye chart, his dream of becoming a Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot hanging in the balance."E," he said tentatively, identifying the 20/200 letter easily enough before moving on. "F, P, T ... O

  • Former Airman sentenced to 18 years in drunk-driving death tells story

    He was born into an Air Force family, moving around from Florida to Okinawa to Oklahoma. He played outdoors - climbing trees and swimming. In high school at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, he taught swimming lessons before his father, an Air Force major, retired to Shawnee, Okla."My parents were

  • JBER saves through alternative energy

    In today's technological age, no matter what medium is used, most modern conveniences require energy to operate.The U.S. as a whole largely relies on natural gas, coal and oil for energy. Alaska has fairly unique requirements due to the arctic environment.The federal government has set goals to

  • Airman continues the family business

    Dana Walker is from a family focused on science. Her father and her siblings have careers in different sciences and Walker herself chose to become a meteorologist in the Air Force."I could have done practically anything and I picked weather," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Walker, 3rd Operations Support

  • Life-changing steps through a life-changing class

    The path to fitness is delineated by ideals, goals and aspirations. A fitness plan can help those looking to lose weight or live healthier lives navigate toward a better body. However, designing that path and getting to the goal is usually easier said than done.The Health and Wellness Center

  • JBER agencies show troops ways to save cash

    On many military installations, it's easy to tell when a unit has returned from a deployment - new cars abound on the roads as cash-flush service members enjoy the fruits of their labor.But many Soldiers and Airmen can get in over their heads with credit - and the overwhelmingly young demographic