Do you want to know what a hero is? Then read about CWO5 Cooper and marvel.

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Photo: U.S. Air Force Academy record-holder Dana Pounds placed second in the javelin throw

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Photo: Capt. Lyndsey Goodman performs to the military and Alaskan crowd at the Alaska’s Operation Gratitude concert June 27 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The concert was a part of Alaska’s 50 years of statehood celebration. Captain Goodman is with the 317th Airlift Squadron and was a contestant on American Idol.

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Photo: Quartermaster Seaman Amy Hover, assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), takes bearings as the ship enters port in Boston.

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“This is really what we call ‘deck-plate’ ministry,” he continued. “Get out and walk among those on the job during work hours.”

McKay emphasized that one of the most important services he offers to Troopers is complete confidentiality.

“What they say stays between us and God’s ears,” he said. “That’s our bread and butter – they can share what’s on their heart and mind.”

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After originally enlisting to become a combat medic in the Army Reserves nine years ago, 1st Lt. Khara Keegan, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., where she graduated and received her commission in the Military Intelligence Corps.

“I like my current job a lot, but the medical profession is where my heart is,” said the 26-year-old security officer.

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Though the General Mechanic’s Tool Kit issued to automotive mechanics is certainly adequate to meet the Army maintenance standard, mechanics will also tell you tools take much more abuse in the desert than they do in the United States. There are several reasons for this: the high operations tempo of the war fighting mission, the regular movement of Soldiers and units coming in and out of theater, and not least of all, the pervasive sand that hangs in the air, even on the clearest days.

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