Meet Technical Sergeant Bowen Hudnall. As a Flight Line Crew Chief at the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, West Virginia, he is the backbone of aircraft readiness. From nose to tail, Hudnall ensures every aircraft is meticulously maintained and...
Before Lt. Col. David “Bush” Efferson’s first combat mission, he climbed into his aircraft, worked through his preflight routine and steadied himself for the moment ahead. Then he looked up and saw his father, Brig. Gen. Bob L. Efferson, leaning against a staff car, watching from a distance without interfering. For Bush, the image captured the kind of leader and father his dad had always been: close enough to support, disciplined enough...