July issue of Airman magazine now available

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- The July issue of Airman magazine is now available to download and is viewable through a web browser.

In the cover story, titled “Arctic Vigil,” you’ll go behind the scenes with the 176th Air Defense Squadron and the Combat Alert Cell of F-22 Raptors that monitor the sovereign airspace around Alaska and intercept any potential intruders.

In the next feature, you will read about the private citizens who have rescued and restored President Dwight D. Eisenhower's plane, which was the first to bear the call sign 'Air Force One.'

Finally, you will spend time with a military couple that offers love, stability and a family to foster children.