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  • Operation Supplement Safety: "Whey"ing Your Options

    In the Air Force culture, physical fitness is being pushed more and more each day. It is considered a vital pillar to Comprehensive Airman Fitness.  With it playing such a huge role in an Airman's life and career, it makes sense that Airmen are reaching out to different resources to improve their

  • Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Darrell Pritchett

    Rank and name: Tech. Sgt. Darrell PritchettUnit: 69th Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Specialist ExpediterTime in service:  14 years, 7 monthsHometown: Hannibal, Mo.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force is important to me because of the opportunities I have had to

  • Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Kimberly Palacios

    Rank and name: Senior Airman Kimberly PalaciosUnit: 319th Comptroller SquadronDuty title: Customer Service TechnicianTime in service:  3 years,  3 monthsHometown: El Paso, TXWhy is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving in the Air Force is important to me because it means I'm part of the

  • Grand Forks AFB Senior NCO named among best defenders for 2014

    A Warrior of the North was recently recognized as one of the best security forces members in the Air Force.Senior Master Sgt. Jerald D. Thomas, the operations superintendent with the 319th Security Forces Squadron here, was named the Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff

  • Warrior fo the Week: Airman 1st Class Ian Bush

    Rank and Name: Airman 1st Class Ian BushUnit: 319th Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Command Support Staff JourneymanTime in service: 1 year, 5 monthsTime on station: 1 year, 1 monthHometown: Battle Creek, Mich.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Serving in the Air Force is important

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Jordan Kissinger

    Rank and Name: Airman 1st Class Jordan KissingerUnit: 319th Operations Support SquadronDuty Title: Airfield Management Shift LeadTime in Service: 2 years, 6 monthsHometown: Shippensburg, Pa.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?Most of my family members have served in the military in one

  • Piece of the Fight: Shining the light from the shadows

    It's the thing that pushes you forward when you want to go backward. It's the light at the end of the tunnel. It's the first thing you think of in the morning, and the last thing you think of at night. When you feel like giving up, but something keeps you from doing it, that's defined as your

  • 'Zeus saved my life': from beloved pet to determined service dog

    You might see one in the park or grocery store: a dog on a leash wearing a brightly colored harness.Its owner isn't wearing a uniform to signify it's a police or military working dog, so you go in to pet it. That's when you see the words on the harness: SERVICE ANIMAL - DO NOT PET.They don't bite or

  • Warrior of the Week: Peggy Howard

    Rank and Name: GS-7 Peggy HowardUnit: 319th Force Support SquadronDuty Title: School Age Program CoordinatorTime in Service: 22 YearsHometown: Houma, La.Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?I was born and raised as an Air Force kid. My father, my husband and my son served in the Air

  • Piece of the Fight: Chew on this

    Some people love them, some people hate them and some people are absolutely terrified of them. Once every year, though, we all have to set aside some time in our day to visit them. As members of the United States Air Force, we are all required to have an annual checkup with dental, whether we think