March issue of Airman available

(EXCERPT) SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Read about recent changes at the Air
Force Academy and take a look at airmen serving in Southwest Asia --
from the airmen fresh out of training to the medical staff who save
lives in Baghdad. These features and more highlight the March issue of
Airman magazine, now available in print and online at

http://www.af.mil/news/airman.

Snowflakes in the Desert

Although many desert bases are the same, they also are unique. Airmen
find unusual solutions to the same problems, and overcome adversity in
different ways. Such is the case of two bases in Southwest Asia
heavily involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom on the one-year
anniversary of the operation.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0304/desert.shtml

A Time for Healing

In the wake of the highest number of reported sexual assaults in its
49-year history, the Air Force Academy is making sweeping changes to
reverse a negative culture and climate at this institution steeped in
tradition. Senior leadership and cadets are standing tall, refusing to
let their institution s reputation tarnish, but only time will tell if
these changes will be enough.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0304/healing.shtml

From Classroom to Combat

In his first mission in Afghanistan, an A-10 pilot finds himself
pulling the trigger of a Gatling gun. In only her second overseas
deployment, a senior airman discovers herself refueling fighter
aircraft over hostile territory. During war, combat experience
replaces classroom learning in a heartbeat. The final exam is just the
beginning.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0304/combat.shtml

Night Watch

Doctors, surgeons, nurse anesthetists, nurses and medical technicians
work around the clock seven days a week at Camp Sather, Baghdad
International Airport, Iraq, in the largest Air Force medical squadron
in the country. They provide the best medical care the field has to
offer, often saving lives.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0304/night.shtml

Keeping the Serpent at Bay

For decades, the brown tree snake has wreaked havoc on the Guam
ecosystem. However, a joint venture between the defense and
agriculture departments to contain the snakes on the island is netting
dividends that may protect Hawaii and other Pacific islands from a
future invasion.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0304/serpent.shtml

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