Pearl Harbor survivor speaks to Air Commandos
Hurlburt Field - “How do we react to anything out of our comfort zone? With resiliency.”
Fighting back
Eglin Air Force Base - The Women’s Equality Day committee hosted two women’s self-defense events at the fitness lab here Aug. 16 and 17.
Veterans of Foreign Wars announces kick-off of annual $30,000 scholarship competition
Commander Mike Dorris of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Spectre Post 11367 announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition, according to a VFW press release.
Only the best protect the rest
The warm dark nights of Hurlburt Field are peaceful - besides the humming of aircraft, it’s quiet around here.
Defenders are sharp as a DAGRE
Hurlburt Field - The clouds cover the moon on a pitch black drizzling night. The quiet footsteps of Air Commandos approach a compound. Their mission: find and capture a high value target.
53rd’s weapons evaluation goes west
Hill Air Force Base, Utah – The 53rd Wing brings its Weapons System Evaluation Program to Hill Air Force Base and to the Utah Test and Training Range for fighter and bomber aircraft weapons evaluations.
Twin Airmen compete to be best
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina - Throughout their childhood, the identical twin Soffera brothers were raised with a competitive spirit.
Whether playing sports or focusing on academics, they set the bar high for themselves and continue to do so as Airmen, striving to be the best they can be.
Military woos new clientele to online shopping
For mature veterans like me who associate military base exchanges mostly with the ones in Vietnam that featured unrefrigerated cases of beer stacked on wooden pallets, a surprising new benefit is dawning.
ROTC, LDS team up to Cram the Van
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teamed up with the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC unit July 27 to help with the Cram the Van project.
Weather techs earn base StormReady certification
Hurlburt Field - Hurricanes, tornadoes, torrential downpours: the Florida panhandle experiences it all. How does Team Hurlburt make sure severe weather doesn’t stop the mission?