May issue of Airman available

May issue of Airman available

(EXCERPT) SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Read about how Airmen at Tyndall and
other locations protect America s interior, take a look at the new Air
Force basic training, and learn about Airmen who maintain lesser-known
bases throughout South Korea. These features and more highlight the
May issue of Airman magazine, now available in print and online at

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

Embracing Korea

Miles away from the nearest Air Force base, a handful of Airmen learn
to live among the South Koreans eating Asian food, living in off-base
apartments, using public transportation so they can equip forces
during times of crisis. Getting an assignment to a collocated
operating base isn t for the faint of heart, but the people who work
at these locations are not your standard Airmen.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0504/korea.shtml

Eyes on the Skies

During the Cold War years, a group of Airmen huddled around radar
scopes keeping their collective eyes on the U.S. borders for signs of
intruders. Because of Sept. 11, 2001, these Airmen at Tyndall Air
Force Base, Fla., and other locations now keep their focus inside the
borders.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0504/eyes.shtml

Warthog s Fini-flight

When an A-10 Thunderbolt II flying over Baghdad was seriously wounded,
these medics of the aircraft maintenance world responded. They did
what they could, but the aircraft s existence still lies in the
balance.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0504/warthog.shtml

Aiming High Academically

From the Air Force Band studios at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington,
D.C., to the rugged survival school at Fairchild Air Force Base,
Wash., 17 people with Ph.D.s and professional degrees are among the
enlisted ranks. They re following on the heels of others, and more
Airmen are behind them.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0504/academ.shtml

A New Intensity

Things have changed for Air Force basic trainees. The war on terrorism
and a global commitment to defend the nation s interests demand a new
intensity, and a series of tough new challenges in basic training is
helping prepare Airmen for life in the air and space expeditionary
culture.

http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0504/intensity.shtml

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Managing Editor, Airman Magazine

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