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  • Air Commandos: Your ORI is complete!

    Just after midnight on Feb. 4, the 1st SOW completed an exceptional display of agility, flexibility, mission focus and operational readiness as we redeployed the last our forces from Operation Unified Response providing humanitarian relief in Haiti.Thank you for the tremendous effort.Less than seven

  • Airmen take time to take care of each other amidst Haitian chaos

    I've been in the Air Force for about six months. Of those six months, approximately four have been spent TDY for training, so really I only have two months of on-the-job experience.Now, I'm in Haiti. As a new second lieutenant in public affairs, I never expected to deploy so early in my career. I

  • Deployed Airmen dedicate flagpole to fallen comrade

    Being deployed this past September was a stark reminder of why we are fighting for the freedoms that we hold dear. The memories from the early morning hours of Sept. 11, 2001, often remind many Airmen why they joined the fight in the first place. More than eight years have passed since that tragic

  • Think twice before you post online

    Every Airman is an ambassador for the Air Force. What you say and what you do reflect not only on you, but on the Air Force as an organization. And now that more and more Airmen are actively using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, what you post matters too.It is the responsibility of

  • The Chaplain's Corner: Chanukah, the eight-day holiday of miracles

    As Chanukah, the eight-day holiday of miracles, approaches, I extend my sincere wishes for a happy and inspiring Chanukah. The message of Chanukah is important and timely for all Jews, but even more so to Jews living in surroundings with comparatively little Jewish vitality and activity. It is

  • Chaplain's Corner: It's a Wonderful Christmas

    A Christmas Parable: A man is climbing a mountain, at the top of which he hopes to find God. By ascending the heights, the seeker expects to leave all the cares and miseries of life behind in the valley. But while he climbs, God is coming down the mountain into the toil and grief of life. In the

  • Feeling the Squeeze

    Military aircraft fly in formation to provide mutual support in combat. Two aircraft are more effective than an aircraft flying alone, and a formation is more capable both offensively and defensively. Most tactical aircraft have a blind spot behind them, or in their 6 o'clock position. Good wingmen

  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month: There is help available

    What is domestic violence?Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners or former partners to establish power and control. It may include physical, sexual, emotional and economic abuse. It may also include threats, isolation, pet abuse,

  • Energy---Trick or Treat

    Halloween marks the end of Energy Awareness Month with the theme of "Energy Solutions...Fueling the Mission." As exterior lights burn bright with costumed crews haunting the night, check the bulbs and replace them with compact fluorescent light bulbs. This simple action represents a small step in

  • Energy Conservation, A Personal Commitment

    Energy independence has become a top national priority for the United States. Our national strategy calls for reducing demand and improving efficiency of current energy consumption while increasing development of sustainable domestic energy production. Every American consumes energy and, therefore,