U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Pakenas, 1st Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat camera journeyman, voices over clips of Airmen across the Air Force fighting daily to defend their country, asking what motivates them, from Joint Base Charleston, Charleston South Carolina, Dec. 30, 2025. Throughout the world, U.S. service members daily face a wide spectrum of challenges and difficult tasks, each building their own experiences and victories with those they fight alongside. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Rachel Pakenas)
U.S. Air National Guard modular airborne firefighting systems, MAFFS, activated to enhance wildland firefighting capabilities amidst wildfires in Southern California.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Antigone Bagtas, 628th Force Support Squadron, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, discusses her time working in a mortuary as a part of Services and the difficulties and rewards of the career field.
Slocum is a key spouse for the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. She’s married to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Slocum, a 1 CTCS aerial combat camera craftsman, who’s currently deployed supporting U.S. Special Operations Command Africa.
Being on her own has intensified the emotional rollercoaster of new motherhood for Slocum as she tackles late-night feedings, diaper changes and the overall...
The 1st Combat Camera Squadron’s Training Flight director, retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tim Bailey, has been one of the unit’s keys to continuity for nearly 20 years at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.
