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  • Vehicle security helps combat terrorism

    You're on your way home after a long, hectic day at work and the last mission of the day is a stop at the post office to check mail. It's a quick in-and-out visit, so instead of shutting off the engine and locking the car, you decide to leave it running while dashing inside. How many times have you

  • CSAF's Vector: Wingmen for Life

    One of my top three priorities is developing our Airmen and taking care of them and their families. It's a notion that's deeply rooted in our Air Force culture and heritage. "Taking care of Airmen" means more than just providing them with the training, equipment and quality of life they deserve. It

  • CSAF's Vector: Air Mobility's strategic impact

    On 12 May 1949 the Soviet Union tacitly admitted defeat and lifted its blockade of Berlin, ceding the first major Cold War victory to U.S. air power. Although Airmen would continue to fly Berlin Airlift sorties until 30 September 1949, by December 1948 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin recognized his

  • Memorial Day honors the fallen

    More than a million American service members have died in the wars and conflicts this nation fought since the first colonial soldiers took up arms in 1775 to fight for independence. Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine who died fighting in these conflicts was someone's son or daughter, father or

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force: Importance of Physical Fitness

    Our mission requires us to be physically fit. Being fit can prove to be the deciding factor between life and death for Airmen and their fellow Wingmen when combat actions require extreme physical exertion. Airmen must constantly hone their physical abilities to withstand and overcome the demanding

  • Memorial Day honors those who made sacrifice

    Next Monday is Memorial Day. For many, this marks the beginning of summer. Across the United States, communities will come together for parades and other festive celebrations. But let's not forget why Memorial Day is a national observance. It's a day of remembrance for those who've given their lives

  • A New Service Dress Uniform

    As Airmen, we have many opportunities to represent our Air Force to the American public, our sister Services and Allies. Many of these opportunities are formal occasions where we don our service dress uniform for Joint school graduations, promotions, retirements, memorial services, host nation

  • A tragic wake-up call for U.S. Forces, Japan

    The weekend of May 11-13 was quite simply one of the deadliest ever for U.S. Forces in Japan. We suffered the tragic loss of four of our active-duty team members. While the circumstances of the three separate incidents are all under exhaustive investigation, some things are already clear: · These

  • Seat belts: don’t leave home without using them

    General George S. Patton, actor James Dean, Princess Diana of Wales, race car driver Dale Earnhardt, and 1980 Olympic hockey team coach Herb Brooks all have something in common. With the exception of Dale Earnhardt whose seatbelt was defective, they all died in automobile accidents and none were

  • New UAV wing stands up

    As unmanned aerial vehicles become more important to the global war on terrorism, the Air Force has reactivated the 432nd Wing to be the first MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper wing in the Air Force. The new wing is located at Creech Air Force Base, near Las Vegas, Nev. Over the next three years, the