Story by Senior Airman Paige Weldon | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 02.11.2025
I stood sharp, crisp and motionless as family members, friends and wingmen mourned around me. I disconnected from myself and all feelings I typically reserved for funerals. I am no longer Senior Airman Paige Weldon, here, I am a body, playing a role, putting on a show. When the time was right, I followed the commands without a second thought of the sorrow surrounding me. I am a ceremonial......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Victoria Nelson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 01.10.2024
Tech. Sgt. Sarah Davidson, the NCO in charge of the Public Health Office with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, was selected as the 2023 Air National Guard Public Health NCO of the Year....
Story by Staff Sgt. Lee Murphy | 153rd Airlift Wing | 12.09.2023
Senior Airman Perrin Winden, of the 153rd Airlift Wing's Operational Support Squadron, exemplifies quiet heroism. In a routine day's work, his military training kicked in when a surveyor began choking. With unwavering commitment, Winden administered the Heimlich maneuver, saving her life. His humility and selflessness define him as a true hero, emphasizing that heroes are ordinary individuals......
Story by 2nd Lt. Jonathan Padish and Master Sgt. Roland Sturm | 181st Intelligence Wing | 12.04.2022
Two airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing provided critical care following a roll-over vehicle incident that resulted in two people being trapped upside-down in their truck. Staff Sgt. Marlena Hargraves and Senior Airman Janelle Bonitati were traveling home at the end of the duty day on Dec. 3 when they saw smoke rising from the scene of the incident and rushed to assist....
Story by Staff Sgt. Holly Hansen | 141st Air Refueling Wing | 01.26.2021
After being away from his family for almost four years, Senior Airman Stephen Mwangi finally reunited with his wife and son on Dec. 19, 2020, at the Spokane International Airport. Through service in the Washington Air National Guard Mwangi realized his dream of U.S. citizenship and was able to bring his family 'home.'...
Story by Staff Sgt. Rose M Lust | 141st Air Refueling Wing | 01.08.2021
It was nearly 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10. Just about the start of the duty day for Master Sgt. Kelly Long, an asset management supervisor with the 141st Logistics Readiness Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Long was on his way to work the final night shift of a weeklong exercise Team Fairchild was conducting....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Padish | 181st Intelligence Wing | 09.14.2020
HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Airmen assigned to 181st Services Flight of the Indiana Air National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing engaged in a series of training activities to maintain their readiness in military and domestic response operations at home and across the world on Sept. 13 here. The purpose of the training was to ensure equipment is in a......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Padish | 181st Intelligence Wing | 08.02.2020
HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. — Serving in the military can mean performing multiple roles. For one Airman, that includes both overseeing fleet vehicle logistics and — when duty calls — getting his hands dirty turning wrenches. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bob Osborn, a ground transportation specialist assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, is......
