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  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Jacob Lanzer

    Name: Airman 1st Class Jacob LanzerUnit: 319th Civil Engineering SquadronDuty title: Electrical Systems ApprenticeTime in service: 1 year 6 monthsTime on station: 1 yearHometown: Memphis, Tenn.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force provides me the means of having a

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Jamal Walker

    Name: Airman 1st Class Jamal WalkerUnit: 319th Comptroller SquadronDuty title: Commander Support StaffTime in service:  2 yearsHometown: Columbus, Ga.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you? Upholding a family legacy and seeing the vision of all things coming together.What moment or

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Tyler Jones

    Name:  Airman 1st Class Tyler JonesUnit:  319th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title:  Vehicle Maintenance ApprenticeTime in Service:  1 year, 9 monthsTime on station:  1 year, 2 monthsHometown:  Cassville, Mo.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force is important

  • Find the good things: Airman survives cancer

    Senior Airman Myiah Castillejo has always been a driven, competitive person who never had a reason to skip going to the gym.Her active lifestyle began with soccer when she was young, as well as track and field and indoor cycling from elementary through high school.Unsatisfied with her slight figure,

  • Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Ryan Bacskai

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Ryan BacskaiUnit: 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 27Duty title: RQ-4 Maintenance InstructorTime in service: 11 yearsTime on station: 3 years, 4 monthsHometown:  Aurora, Colo.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Security for my family, and a sense of serving something

  • Weaving the Story of Women's Lives: Col. Ruth A. Lucas

    Col. Ruth A. Lucas was born in Stamford, Conn., Nov. 28, 1920.Lucas was educated at what is now Tuskegee University in Alabama in 1942, studying on a scholarship and majoring in education with a minor in sociology.After graduation, Lucas enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1942.

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Andy Moore

    Name: Staff Sgt. Andy MooreUnit: 319th Air Base Wing Command PostDuty title: NCO-in-charge of C2 SystemsTime in service: 7 yearsTime on station: 2 ½ yearsHometown: Adairsville, Ga.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?For me, it's the ability to impact lives on a large scale; being a part

  • Hawk spots its prey

    Soaring through the atmosphere over 11 miles above the ground, a hawk glides nearly effortlessly, training its razor-sharp eyesight on its prey. The hawk circles and monitors the activity below, in anticipation of the right time to strike. However, instead of acting alone, this particular hawk sheds

  • Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives: Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm

    Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm was born June 23, 1921, in Portland, Ore. In July 1942, she enlisted in the Army, soon after the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established. The following year, she attended Officer Candidate School at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa, and received a commission as "third officer," the