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  • 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

  • Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Maximiliano Estrada

    Name: Senior Airman Maximiliano EstradaUnit: 319th Force Support SquadronDuty title: Installation Personnel Readiness ManagerTime in service:  2 years, 8 monthsTime on station:  2 years, 3 monthsHometown:  Fresno, Calif.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Being born in a different

  • The Walking Dead: Are you becoming an alcohol zombie?

    Deteriorating bodies still in motion, a scenario no one wants to see; yet it is happening to Airmen throughout the Air Force every day.Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Drunk and Disorderly offenses plague the military today, but even more devastating is how these Airmen's bodies are handling

  • Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives: Lt. Col. Nancy H. Love

    Lt. Col. Nancy Harkness Love's pilot career began in 1930 when she earned her private pilot's license at the age of 16. In 1932, she earned a limited commercial license at Poughkeepsie Airport at the end of her freshman year in college. In 1934, she landed a job, in Boston at Inter-City Air

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Anthony Kelly

    Name: Airman 1st Class Anthony KellyUnit: 319th Communications SquadronDuty title: High Frequency Global Communication System CoordinatorTime in service: 1 year, 10 monthsTime on station:  1 year, 3 monthsHometown:  Worcester, Mass.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Personal growth and

  • Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives: Staff Sgt. Esther Blake

    Staff Sgt. Esther Blake, also known as the first woman in the Air Force, began her active duty military career in 1944 when she joined her sons in uniform in the Army Air Forces. She later joined the Women's Army Corps when she was informed that her eldest son, Lt. Julius Blake, was reported missing