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  • Women's combat contributions evident throughout nation's independence

    Editor's Note: The following commentary was taken in part from Colonel King's Oct. 31 remarks as co-chair at the Heritage to Horizon Women's Training Symposium in Springfield, Va.  Colonel King is Dean of Students at AFIT.The 1970s were a time of great expansion for women -- not only in the military but in all realms of life. Glass ceilings

  • Carrying on a family tradition

    Many people have a hero of some sort; either real or made-up. Some people may consider their hero to be a famous person or a professional athlete, while others would choose a fictional character like Superman.  My hero is my dad. My dad, Chief Master Sgt. (ret) Richard R. Hyatt, was the 375th Communications Squadron superintendent at Scott Air

  • A warrior's transformation

    In October 2006, my number came up: the Air Force tagged me to deploy to Iraq to support the war on terrorism. I can't say I was happy. As a matter of fact, I didn't say much at all. I just sobbed. My husband and I are both active duty. We had a plan, and deploying was not part of it. I was going to finish my degree, we were going to expand our

  • Expect the unexpected during deployment

    When you are thousands of miles away from home, away from family and away from friends, the smallest events can remind you that you have no control over the things you left behind. The lack of control over events on the home front is even more apparent when big things happen -- that you could never, ever predict -- and you can't do anything to make

  • Driving Under the Influence - can you afford it?

    We've all heard the statistics and dangers about driving while intoxicated, but do we really realize what these actions could cost us? Here are three examples of individuals apprehended by the security forces for a driving under the influence arrest following the consumption of a six-pack of beer. Although disciplinary actions taken by a commander
  • Air Force Recruiter, Master Sgt. Carmelo Vega and his son.

    Proud to call my son an Airman, myself a recruiter

    Last week I had the great privilege of attending my son's basic military training graduation. I know that I am not the only Air Force member who has a son or daughter already in the service, but I want to share my recent experience. During my 17-year career I've had many successes and great experiences, but none come even close to seeing my son

  • Corner post of core values set long before boot camp

    Air Force core values aren't handed out at boot camp with with uniforms. Our core values do help us define our expectations, goals and standards, but we all learned values long before we put on the uniform. I learned a lot of my values growing up on a farm in Missouri. I particularly remember a simple corner post and the lessons I learned while

  • What were they thinking?

    I wonder what the friend was thinking. When he was talking on his cell phone to the young Airman freshly graduated from tech school, was he making plans for a get together, a barbecue, a night out on the town? Was he impressed at how excited the Airman sounded as he drove down the long highway toward his career in the "real" Air Force to maintain

  • Lt. Gen. North shares Independence Day message

    "The eyes of all America are upon us as we play our part, posterity will bless or curse us." These words from Revolutionary war hero, Henry Knox, hold as true today as they did 231 years ago. As we celebrate 231 years as a nation, America watches our US military and other governmental agencies support Iraq and Afghanistan and their leadership and
  • Senior Airmen Matthew Heath and Brian Tomlinson tie timber together to form a raft prior to crossing a pond with their gear June 12 during the 2007 SERE Challenge. Both Airmen are assigned as Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialists at Fairchild AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine)

    SERE Challenge shows pride is alive in the Air Force

    Pride is alive and well in the U.S. Air Force. I never really doubted it, because it's easy to see examples of pride in service every day: freshly pressed uniforms, shiny boots, good customs and courtesies. But like an excited kid conquering the latest and greatest video game, I just like to see the next level sometimes. I didn't think I'd ever
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