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  • Surgical technician: Helping people is its own reward

    For U.S. Staff Sgt. Nicholasa Partida, New Horizons surgical service technician, "helping people, in general, is its own reward," she said. As a surgical service technician, Partida finds herself in operating rooms assisting surgeons and specialists as they perform necessary, and sometimes

  • From Poland to US to Belize: Engineer travels globe

    Starting at a young age, a strong work ethic was instilled in Piotr Wilk. Born in Poland, he moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York, at 6 years old. For the 13 years before he joined the U.S. Air Force, he worked construction with his father. "A strong work ethic - that's been driven into me

  • US, Honduras military; NGOs provide support to Honduras schools

    Joint Task Force-Bravo, non-government organizations Clean the World, Bridge Ministries and Kick For Nick Foundation, the 21st Honduran Military Police Battalion, and the Honduran National Police formed a partnership to distribute soap kits, backpacks, tooth brushes and tooth paste, soccer balls and

  • RQ-4 Global Hawk arrives at Misawa

    The first-ever RQ-4 Global Hawk to touch down in Japan arrived at Misawa Air Base May 24. The remotely piloted system was brought to Misawa AB to support U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions and contingency operations throughout the Pacific theater, and is scheduled to

  • Chaplain builds relationships, supports New Horizons team

    Emotionally stirred by the events of 9/11, a man in seminary graduate school found himself wondering where his calling in life would lead. "I remember where I was," said U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Matt Clouse of his whereabouts on Sept. 11, 2001. He was visiting his mother and heard the news

  • Deployed SNCO watches daughter hear for first time

    "I'm very thankful for technology," said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Emily Smith, New Horizons legal operations superintendent. "Still, my motherly instincts took over, and it brought tears to my eyes not being able to reach out to her."Smith watched via video chat as her 3-year-old daughter, Renee,

  • Urology team deploys to support New Horizons

    A U.S. Air Force surgical team has deployed in support of New Horizons Belize 2014 and will be conducting urology procedures and surgeries through the end of May at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, Belize. The team consists of urologists, a urology resident, an anesthesiologist, a

  • Royal Saudi Air Force Commander visits D-M during Exercise ANGEL THUNDER

    The Royal Saudi Air Force's Commander visited Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, for a first-hand look at Exercise ANGEL THUNDER May 8 to 10. Lieutenant General Pilot Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, commander of the RSAF, led the Saudi delegation during the visit. The visit included a tour of the 612th Air and Space