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  • Taking a step outside of their AFSC: Honor Guard NCO in charge

    With a sharp click of a heel and distinct command, a line of disciplined honor guardsmen begin to fold the American flag with grace, precision and determination. The rendering of military funeral honors for veterans is not only mandated by law, it’s the responsibility and duty of Air Force Honor

  • War or the Cage

    The day’s pent-up energy reaches a climax, his lime green “autistic kids rock!” t-shirt stands out in the bustling room, a clear sign that Tyler McGuire has entered the cage. Standing across from him is his opponent whose goal is to take him down.The crowd buzzes with excitement as Staff Sgt. Tyler

  • Taking a step outside of their AFSC: Career Assistance Advisor

    Whether arriving at their first duty station or nearing the end of their first enlistment, Airmen are required to receive face-to-face training with some of their base’s leading experts on all things Air Force.These experts meet in forums such as Informed Decision Briefings, First Term Airman Center

  • Taking a step outside of their AFSC: Airman Dorm Leader

    Arriving at their first duty station can be nerve racking, stressful and hectic for many first-term Airmen. As checklists to in-process pile up, acronyms start to fly and reality sets in, new Airmen can feel lost and overwhelmed.For the 428 Airmen living in the Fairchild dormitories, the four-man

  • Cyber security vital to base operation

    While securing information is important for everyone, it is even of greater importance to Airmen and military dependents who have potential access to sensitive information that could be harmful were it to fall into the wrong hands.

  • Korean War vet takes a trip down memory lane

    “There was a war to fight, and if the young people weren’t going to fight in it, who was?”George Prentiss a Korean War and Air Force veteran, spoke these very words when talking about the time he decided to join the air force in 1950.Prentiss worked in a mail room and as a soda jerk in Boston before

  • Through the smoke

    Ash fills the air of southwest Oregon, producing clouds that reach up to 16,000 feet overhead. To the naked eye, it is an opaque mass hiding any view of the burning ground below; to the crew of the RC-26, everything is visible.

  • Serving others through SERE

    Born in Dayton, Ohio, Elizabeth “Liz” Russell was used to not staying in the same location for very long. Her father was a salesman for the government, selling transducers for spacesuits and submarines.

  • Airman loses father, gains Air Force family

    A five year old asks his mom to see his dad. “Later,” his mom replied. Hours later, police officers show up on their doorsteps to deliver some bad news: his dad had died.