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  • SOG combat controller named best in Air Force

    Staff Sgt. Jeremy King, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, was recently announced as the top Combat Control Airman in the Air Force for 2009.The recently promoted sergeant earned the award after a year that included supporting combat operations in Afghanistan and

  • STS Airman earns distinguished rescue award

    Members of the Air Rescue Association named Senior Airman Salvatore Portelli, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, as the association's 2010 Richard T. Knight Award winner during a recent ceremony at the ARA's annual reunion in Sacramento, Calif.The award is named in honor of

  • DOD officials unveil smart phone mental health application

    A free smart phone mobile application that will help servicemembers, veterans and family members track their emotional health is now available, Defense Department officials announced this week. The application was developed at the National Center for TeleHealth and Technology at Joint Base

  • Armed Forces men's soccer team selected

    Top athletes from the Department of Defense came together in the Florida panhandle Oct. 19-24 as the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Forces' best soccer players competed for the 2010 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship. The Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship tournament was used

  • Airmen finish 860-mile trek for fallen comrades

    Their journey is over, but their cause unfortunately goes on.Their feet hurt with each step. Their skin burned under the oppressive sun. Their clothes were drenched with sweat, and they were exhausted from each carrying a 50-pound rucksack across five states. Yet their spirits remained as high as

  • Special operations members garner awards

    Twelve members of the Air Force special operations community recently received annual awards presented by Lt. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements. The awards ceremony recognized the 2009 United States Air Force Combat Rescue Officer of the Year,