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    Commentary: Unrest in America

    To the Airmen who are mourning, angry, or weary of the battle against racial prejudice, discrimination, bias, and systemic discrimination, Chief Wright and I recognize your pain. As the Air Force's military leadership, we reflect on and acknowledge that what happens on America's streets is also resident in our Air Force.

  • Air Force announces new officer developmental categories

    In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials here announced Oct. 21.
  • A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron receives fuel Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location. U.S. and Coalition aircraft provide unmatched combat capability in support of U.S. Central Command military objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

    AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete

    Thanks to early detection by Air Force Materiel Command aircraft maintenance and engineering professionals and quick implementation of a fleet-wide time compliance technical order, C-130 maintainers have inspected and verified the viability of 108 of the 123 affected aircrafts’ lower center wing joints, or “rainbow fittings,” allowing for their safe return to service.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force #18 Kaleth O. Wright visited several units at Tinker Air Force Base and toured the 137th Special Operations Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base July 30-31. During his visit, Wright received an overview of Tinker missions with an emphasis on Airmen's contributions to readiness through innovation and their impact throughout the Air Force. Wright also delivered a presentation focusing on Wingman and total force resiliency at an Enlisted All Call at Rose State College. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

    CMSAF Wright talks resiliency and readiness at all call

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright discussed resiliency and readiness with an auditorium filled with Tinker Airmen during an All Call held at the Hudiburg Chevrolet Center during his base visit last week.“The primary reason for me to do base visits is coming out to see what a base is capable of and get the understanding of your
  • Lt. Col. Bryan Branby, chief of the 911th Airlift Wing Program Integration Office, Laura Branby, his wife, Kara Branby, Jill Branby, and Kurt Branby, his children, pose for a family photo at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2019. Branby’s family joined him for his retirement ceremony to celebrate the long career he has had in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

    36 Years of Service, Lifetime of Memories

    After 36 years of service, the Air Force bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bryan Branby on March 22, 2019. Branby had always wanted to join the Air Force. His father was a pilot for the F-100 Super Sabre and this was all Branby wanted to do as a career. “To me that’s like going into the family business,” Branby said.
  • Colonel Michael J. Underkofler is the Chief of Staff for the Air Force Reserve Command's 22nd Air Force Dobbins ARB, GA assisting with the supervision of the Reserve's air mobility operations and other vital mission sets to include undergraduate pilot training, flight test operations and a highly mobile civil engineering response force.

    A Contagion Spreads: Air Force Kudzu

    The zealous desire by some Airmen to acquire then boastfully use post-nominals is as noxious and invasive in the Air Force as the destructive weed kudzu is in the American countryside. It detracts from the study of the profession of arms, hampers the delivery of required services, and delays individual mastery of core career field competencies.
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