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FEBRUARY 25, 2021 VOLUME 15, #8
COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP • CSMNG.COM
50th FSS to host inaugural Winter Wilderness Games
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COMMENTARY
Celebrating Black History Month Maj. Monica Mason, U.S. Air Force Academy, air officer commanding of Cadet Squadron 35
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From the ground up
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Week in photos
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JTF-SD hosts facilitator
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VITAL TRAINING STAR Delta’s Operating Location Alpha supports OPERATION NOBLE DEFENDER EXERCISE SERIES PAGE 2
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conducts aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, over Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021, during Operation Noble Defender. Operation Noble Defender is a North American Air Defense Command air-defense operation that allows dynamic training for operational readiness in an Arctic environment. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Farnswort