Story by Airman 1st Class Christopher Lyons | 1st Combat Camera Squadron | 12.19.2024
“I better get up and take some Tylenol or something before this headache kicks in,” I said. “Let me take care of myself before I have to answer for whatever it is I’m sure I’ve done.”...
Story by Airman 1st Class Tristan Truesdell | 341st Missile Wing | 05.17.2019
There are numerous military-centric holidays and celebrations sprinkled throughout the year, including National Military Appreciation Month, but what is it?...
Story by Airman 1st Class Tristan Truesdell | 341st Missile Wing | 05.13.2019
For every missile field tour, Airmen flock to missile alert facilities to successfully and securely conduct operations.
Story by Senior Airman Jonathan Padish | 181st Intelligence Wing | 05.05.2019
Popcorn, cotton candy and carnival rides. Throw in a tricycle relay race, and you have the makings of a very atypical drill weekend. May drill weekend has been different than most, though, but for good reason: the 181st Intelligence Wing opened its doors to Airmen and their families to welcome home recently deployed Airmen and say thanks to their loved ones for supporting their Airmen. The......
Story by Airman Austin J. Prisbrey | 377th Air Base Wing | 11.01.2018
Multiple Air Force initiatives are working toward a common goal; Empowering Leaders and Airmen to increase morale, cohesion, and readiness by recognizing when Airmen need help, decreasing barriers to help-seeking, and creating a culture in which Airmen and their families thrive....
Story by Airman 1st Class Delaney Gonzales | 325th Fighter Wing | 08.13.2018
As new recruits in Basic Military Training, Airmen are taught the concept of wingmanship. Everywhere they go, they cannot leave their wingman behind; recruits march together, eat together and even sleep together. Wingmanship is the cornerstone of Air Force core values....
Story by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II | 377th Air Base Wing | 07.16.2018
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Editor’s Note: none of the events referred to in this commentary happened at Kirtland. Silence befell the dorm, a place that was never quiet. OSI agents were carefully processing the room before permitting me to document. Shaolin the DVD was at its menu screen, the music from the motion picture eerily playing on repeat the whole time I was in the room. The......
Story by Senior Airman Benjamin Valmoja | 47th Flying Training Wing | 06.01.2018
The term “family man” is used a lot today in America. But what makes a “family man”? One particular chief master sergeant thinks a family man is all about how one treats others. To Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, who is retiring after completing a 30-year career in the U.S. Air Force, being a part of the Air Force family for more years than not, and taking care of Airmen is just as much......
