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  • Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Two: Chaos

    Manhattan was burning.With the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001, at 9:03 a.m., the world stood still as all eyes turned to New York."If you peaked out the window you could see the buildings smoking," said Manuel Fajardo, who watched

  • Patriot Files: that day in September | Part One: Shock

    An expanse of dark blue water rushed beneath the Boeing 767 window a woman's voice trembled through the static of the Airfone in her hands."I see water and buildings," she said as the airplane flew over the Hudson River, toward Manhattan, New York. "Oh my God! Oh my God!"The last words of flight

  • Top locks for your social media accounts

    Throughout the month of June roughly 968 million people actively used Facebook every day. Between family photos, quirky status updates and videos of cats, social media users are locked in a constant struggle to maintain their individual privacy in a world that is rapidly

  • Losing sleep: CSAF shares what keeps him up at night

    He couldn't sleep.The sheer thought of disappointing his team: his wingmen, his brothers and sisters in arms, is the thought that keeps him up at night, striving to forge a better U.S. Air Force.Driven by his determination to be the best wingman he can, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III said it's all about

  • 'We are family, we are different'

    "I had no idea what being a military spouse was all about."Betty Welsh smiled, and explained how she grew from a girl who lived with her family until she was 22, into an Air Force spouse and wife of Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff."I love to travel, and thought my life as a military

  • ONE: Zelda's tower

    The room began to shake.Pens and pencils clattered along instrument panels as a dull roar drowned out all other sounds. Inside the room, a dark-haired woman stood motionless, watching the ground below from her lofty tower.Her eyes followed as a B-52 Stratofortress sped past her window, its long

  • Flat tire

    A steady stream of cars and trucks sped past along the highway as she looked down at the flat tire which seemed to embody everything going wrong in her life.She felt her belly move, as the baby inside shifted position. Not long to go before the big day, and her husband was in the hospital with

  • Top 6 'stays' to beat the heat

    1. Stay Indoors."Limit your exposure to the sun during extreme temperatures. Sunburn slows the skin's ability to cool itself. If you are outside, use sunscreen with a high SPF (Sun Protection Factor) rating. Use sunscreen, regardless of your skin tone," said Tech Sgt. LeeGale Irving, 501st Combat