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Aug. 31, 2021
SkillBridge aids transition to civilian life for separating service members

Would you like to work for a civilian organization for up to six months prior to your separation from the armed services at the government’s expense?
Aug. 10, 2021
Honoring those who served

Five verses, three days, and one goal – an acrostic that spells out HONOR. The Honor Guard Charge is a sacred creed memorized by every ceremonial guardsman since the 1980s. Upon arrival to the Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard building, trainees are immediately tasked with their first assignment: to
Sept. 25, 2020
Dignified Service: Reservists provide support for Rep. John Lewis' funeral

Several members of Congress, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, relied on the Air Force Reserve for transportation support to attend the funeral of Rep. John Lewis at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta July 30.
Aug. 26, 2020
Business Woman and Citizen Airman

“Aim high…fly, fight, win” is the Air Force motto that Senior Airman Kiyani Breaux has taken to heart the moment she walked off the bus in 2016 for Basic Military Training in Lackland, TX. Twenty-three year old reservist Breaux, a force management technician with the 927th Air Refueling
Oct. 18, 2019
Fighting the fires of the future

MacDill’s first-ever Future Firefighters Club of America, is a Youth Center program that could change a child’s life forever.After six months of planning, MacDill’s 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighters also joined the program to personally teach MacDill’s youth
Oct. 11, 2019
ATC Airmen oversee MacDill from “best view in Tampa”

While the majority of service members at MacDill perform 24/7 day-to-day operations on the ground, a select group of individuals oversee the area above our heads.
Aug. 23, 2019
Total Force maintainers road trip for KC-135 recovery

The skies were calm over the state of New York as a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, cruised through the veil of blue, en route to a deployment. All of a sudden, un-commanded flight control movements began to inexplicably shake the aircraft. As the pilots rushed to
June 10, 2019
Citizen Airman and Key Spouse' core values build lives

Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All You Do… not just the core values of the U.S. Air Force, but also values that Master Sgt. Timothy Bley and his family live by. Bley, the superintendent of the 45 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s communications section, has served in the Air
March 27, 2019
Two brothers one mission

The phrase “One Team, One Fight” is a morale booster in the Air Force where cohesion and camaraderie are the cultural norms. This motto came as second nature to the Williams brothers.1st Lt. Richard “Beau” Williams, Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing and Capt. Cory
Feb. 15, 2019
AMC command chief shares personal path to conquering life’s steepest mountains

Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene walked toward his office desk, which blocked the corner of a third-story window overlooking Scott Air Force Base. As he moved, he waved his hands and talked about his plans to rearrange his new office at Air Mobility Command.

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