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  • Former OV-10 Bronco pilot reminisces about aircraft

    I don't think he was any more Navy than the man on the moon. But as long as we got the gas, that's all that counted," said Randy Roberts as he recalled the risky task of refueling in Cambodia during the Vietnam War."There was a little strip with no tower and the procedure was to fly down the runway

  • Surviving the odds

    As the dust settled confusion began to set in. Unable to see or hear, the 16-year Explosive Ordnance Disposal veteran tried to make sense of what just happened. As the disorientation slowly began to wear off, the Technical Sergeant realized there had been an explosion. He could not feel his left arm

  • Finding 'perfect peace' amid chaos

    "I have seen it firsthand, the difference that it makes when your eternity is secure," said Chaplain (Maj.) Jeff Struecker, U.S. Army (Ret.) after recounting how prayer helped shape the outcome of his personal experiences during the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.Struecker, who served as an Army Ranger in

  • How to market yourself for employment

    This is the final segment in a two-part series on effective job search techniques, resume writing and interviewing. Please look for the first installment -- covering setting goals, conducting a job search and networking -- at www.hilltoptimes.com.Once you've found a few potential job openings it's

  • No Airman left behind--pursued by anxiety

    A young man lifts weights in a crowded gym. All of a sudden, a lion appears in the doorway, locks eyes with the young man and bursts into full pursuit.That surge of adrenaline and panic is what one Airman here felt while performing normal everyday tasks."I'm going through this feeling of a lion

  • An idea once planted grows exponentially

    As the need has expanded, so has Linda Larsen's outlook as she continues her efforts with Operation Adopt a Ghost. The nonprofit enterprise started when her son told her some National Guard Soldiers weren't getting any mail and began with just four names and has expanded over time to nearly 2,000

  • Searching for a job effectively

    This is the first in a a two-part series on effective job search techniques, resume writing and interviewing. Please look for the second installment -- covering resume writing and interviewing techniques -- in next week's edition of the Hilltop Times.In today's world conducting an effective

  • First African-American senator in late 1800s represented Mississippi

    Some might say my office is a mini-museum of African-American history. There's a Tuskegee Airmen statue and President Obama's framed picture on top of a bookshelf. On a lower shelf, there are African American coin and stamp collections. I have framed autographed pictures of the Tuskegee Airmen

  • Leader shares AOR experiences

    Lt. Col. Anthony Maisonet, commander of the 75th Security Forces Squadron held a Warrior Call on Oct. 18. Maisonet talked about his roles and responsibilities while he was deployed at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan.In Feb. 2010, the colonel went on his second deployment, this time to Kandahar Air

  • Strength in sharing what you can give

    Team Hill members who attended the Combined Federal Campaign launch Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Hill Aerospace Museum, got an enthusiastic message on service from Meg Johnson. Constrained by a wheelchair, Johnson delivered her speech on wings of enthusiasm, fighting an echo in the sound system, but