Share This blog focuses on a Senior Airman that has done something out of the box. Senior Airman David Salinitri, a public affairs specialist for the Air Force Special Operations Command, has taken the challenge to go through combat controller training for documentation. He is wearing a helmet cam to show the world firsthand what [...]
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ShareIn two separate bloggers roundtables last week, two Air Force leaders, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, touched upon some important topics that Airmen and families might be thinking about. The Year of the Air Force Family is over, but the lessons learned from it are [...]
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ShareBy Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti I’ve had a lot of memorable experiences during my 26 years in Air Force uniform. Way, way up there was attending today’s White House ceremony in which President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to the late Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger. Or, really, to his survivors: stepson [...]
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ShareBy Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell, IV, U.S. Army, Commanding General of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan On the 63rd birthday of the Air Force as an independent service, I am reminded of one word – flexibility. The Airmen serving in Afghanistan as a part of the NATO Training Mission prove this concept. [...]
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ShareBy Staff Sgt. Michael Keller, 1st Combat Camera Squadron As an aerial combat photographer from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, I have had some really great experiences and flying with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” is definitely among them. Even though we were added to their mission plan on a short notice, we were [...]
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