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Nov. 21, 2023
Chief reflects on first Foundations IOC

On Nov. 16, 2023, we celebrated a momentous achievement, as 31 newly graduated Airmen, guided by six exceptional instructors, took the stage. Their accomplishments marked the successful completion of 32 hours of instruction for the inaugural initial operational capability of the Junior Enlisted
Sept. 8, 2022
Never forget! Holm Center commander reflects on living through 9/11 Pentagon attack

Huddled around the television, we all watched events unfold in New York City. After the second plane impacted, someone threw out the idea that the Pentagon would have made a good target.
March 30, 2022
The Freedom To Serve - The New Tactical Cap

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --The Freedom to Serve - it is possible when we can show up for service as our true, authentic self. With the approval of the Air Force Tactical Cap, it is now more possible for many Airmen.
Oct. 6, 2020
I’m a Believer: One Chaplain’s Testimony that ASIST Works

Chaplain (1st Lt.) Paul Ringheiser is a traditional reservist assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. As a civilian, he is an Assistant Fire Chief at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Upon beginning the ASIST course during BCC, he said initially he felt the training
Feb. 11, 2019
Operation Argument (‘Big Week’): The beginning of the end of the German Luftwaffe

During the week of Feb. 20-25, 1944, what became known as “Big Week” in Air Force history, Eighth Air Force and the Royal Air Force from England and Fifteenth Air Force from southern Italy conducted strategic bombing raids against German aircraft factories and other industrial targets. These raids,
July 16, 2018
Field Manual 100-20: The ‘Declaration of Independence’ for tactical airpower

On February 14, 1943, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, commander of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa, launched a major offensive against Allied positions at the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, North Africa. Within days, the rapid advance of the Afrika Korps, supported by German aircraft, nearly overran
April 10, 2018
OTS: ‘The assignment I never knew I needed’

Sometimes there are things in life that happen to you that are so unexpected that you fail to comprehend their inherent value. Such was the case for me in my assignment to Officer Training School. OTS was an assignment that I was not expecting and had entirely no interest in; however, since
May 22, 2017
Air University after 70 years

On March 12, 1946, Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, the newly selected commander of Air University, formally dedicated Air University at then Maxwell Field. Three years earlier, senior U.S. Army Air Forces leaders with victory in the current war in sight, conceived the idea for a postwar “university of
Jan. 12, 2017
Step up: Don’t be afraid to be a Mitchell, Doolittle, or Arnold

The U.S. Air Force is sitting at a nexus in which the world is becoming increasingly dangerous and complex, and our nation is asking us to do things that keep us busier now than ever before, yet we have fewer people now than at any point in our history—just over a third of what we had in the 1950s!
Aug. 19, 2016
Calling all millennials: Fight for your reputation

As the debate over a massive generational gap within the military becomes more prevalent, members within different generational groups should pause and consider what each contributes to mission success, rather than what makes one better than the other. Yes, I am technically a millennial; however, I

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