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FEATURES

  • First sergeant, mother learns meaning of resiliency

    She had just endured perhaps one of the greatest endeavors of her life, returning home after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. A single mother of four, Master Sgt. Shalien Edmondson was finally home, but unbeknownst to her, the threat to her life would remain.While on leave just a few weeks upon

  • The phantom renegade: 90-year-old vet recalls service in World War II

    As a 17-year-old, retired Lt. Col. Bill Getz paid part of his tuition to a private military high school by working in the kitchen.On Dec. 7, 1941, the senior was completing his kitchen police duty when the superintendent of the school informed the room that Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was under attack. The

  • From trainer to communicator

    "When I was at Basic Military Training, I told my instructor 'I'll be back down here someday,'" recalled Tech. Sgt. Matthew Orlando, 6th Communications Squadron client systems supervisor.Orlando was a military training instructor for Air Force BMT at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, from 2009 to

  • Training for the elite

    "It is a great honor to earn the title of a Phoenix Raven," said Senior Airman Jeffery Beilman, 6th Security Forces Phoenix Raven. "Upon graduation candidates receive a designation number from Air Mobility Command Headquarters, only the elite are awarded a number."Phoenix Ravens are specially

  • Anything but a tanker: the first KC-135 story

    Three static displays of retired aircraft lie exhibited at the entrance of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Each model symbolizes a different phase in the base's history.While many members of McConnell drive past the displays on a daily basis, they may not know the history of the tanker standing

  • Airfield Management

    Team Dover personnel conduct thousands of missions each year to locations around the world. In order for these missions to be successful, they require fully operational runways. It is the job of the 436th Operations Support Squadron's airfield management to ensure the airfield is ready for all Team

  • Brothers in arms: Chief knows pain, resiliency

    Teofilo Evans and Alfonzo Evans grew up with the same dynamic as most brothers do, combative, but underscored by a deeply rooted bond rivaled by no other relationship."We were usual boys," Alfonzo said. "We fought like brothers, but he was always the older brother. He was the rock in my life."The

  • Chief comes from humble beginnings

    Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly.Most find it a stressful, grueling time when they learn to operate on little sleep and be part of a team of people with varying personalities."I remember saying to myself, 'This is great! I hope they keep me

  • Maintenance Quality Assurance: Ensuring safe flying missions

    "Everyone's role is important; no one person or career field can make the "big Air Force" meet its goal on its own," expressed Staff Sgt. Clifford Coleman, 6th Maintenance Group aircraft fuels systems technician. "But, my role is to strive to be the best Airman, wingman, supervisor, and family

  • Flying above the rest

    "As I have come along in my career I've always set my standards higher than the norm," said Master Sgt. Timothy Sewell, 6th Operations Group C-37A flight engineer senior flight examiner.Sewell began his Air Force career in 1995 as a crew chief at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Near the end of his