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  • Students listen as NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Michael Hopkins describes what it is like to see the Earth from space, at night, during a video teleconference at RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom, Sept. 23, 2014. Hopkins described space as an amazing environment which makes the impossible, possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jarad A. Denton)

    Conversation with an astronaut: RAF Alconbury students get glimpse of 'final frontier'

    From education and training to future missions to Mars and even possible contact with extraterrestrials, students from the elementary, middle and high schools at RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom, asked questions and chatted with a NASA astronaut during a virtual conference, Sept. 23.
  • Air Force Capt. Kelly Cook, left, a pilot who flew early generation fighter bombers, shakes the hand of another officer circa 1950s. Cook was a member of the Iowa Air National Guard when he was called to active federal service in support of the Korean War. Cook was later declared missing in action in 1967 after his F-4C was shot down over North Vietnam. (Courtesy photo)

    POW/MIA: Daughter of missing Vietnam-era pilot shares story of loss

    The name, rank and service of Col. Kelly Cook are imprinted on prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action bracelets to this day -- he is still missing.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III gives his keynote speech at 2014 Air Force Association's Air and Space Symposium and Technology Exposition, Sept. 16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

    Top Airman discusses Air Force future

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III spoke about the importance of embracing change and creating an adaptive Air Force at the 2014 Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Sept. 16.
  • Retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, spouse of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, speaks during the 2014 Spouse and Family Forum at the Air Force Association Air And Space Symposium Sept. 15, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Athena discussed the main points of being an Air Force Spouse touching on connecting with others, communicating through new age mediums and supporting the younger generations in their ways of communication.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

    Key leader spouses share challenges, lessons learned

    The spouses of senior Air Force leaders shared words of encouragement and emphasized the need for resiliency to an audience of fellow military spouses during the 2014 Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Sept. 15, here.

  • TRICARE shines a light on suicide prevention awareness

    Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for Americans, and military veterans make up 20 percent of suicide deaths each year. TRICARE works with the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, the Department of Defense’s oversight authority to reduce the impact of suicide on Service members and their families, to provide mental health resources to all TRICARE beneficiaries.
  • Max Rohn, a retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, winds up to throw a discus during training for the inaugural 2014 Invictus Games at Mayesbrook Field Sept. 8, 2014, in London. The Invictus Games is an international Paralympic-style, multi-sport event designed for wounded service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

    US Team prepares for inaugural Invictus Games

    Wounded warriors from the U.S. and 13 other nations came together here Sept. 8 to participate in their first team training for the inaugural Invictus Games.
  • Senior Airman Daniel Ibarra, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Lazaro Ibarra pose in front of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Aug. 27, 2014, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Ibarra’s are a father and son deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Daniel is a loadmaster with the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Chief Ibarra is a flight engineer with the 303rd ERQS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka)

    Deployed together: Family supports rescue missions in Africa

    “It is strange to hear him on the radio talking to us back and forth while on the planes,” Chief Ibarra said. “A lot of the guys make jokes saying, ‘Is that you, Laz, or your son?’ since we kind of sound alike.”
  • Senior Airman Paul Stewart and his wife, Lindsey, pose with their daughters, Anna, left, and Emily. Stewart delivered the couple's second daughter, Emily, July 20, 2014, when they were unable to make it to the hospital in time. Stewart is a 509th Maintenance Squadron low observable structural maintainer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester)

    Airman delivers under pressure

    Most baby delivery stories seem to follow the same storyline. In the early stages of labor, the mother begins her contractions and heads to the hospital, then some odd amount of hours later, the baby is born.
  • Airman 1st Class Nana Sefa is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Following this deployment, Sefa, a native of Ghana, will see his wife for the first time after being apart for two years. Sefa is a 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management analysis craftsman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

    Airman's service helps unite his family

    Being away from family is nothing new to Airman 1st Class Nana Sefa, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan on a six-month tour; after all, it's only a quarter of the time he has spent away from his wife. Sefa, a 455th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management analysis craftsman, deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, understands that being away from family is difficult, as he has experienced separation his entire life. Growing up in Ghana, his father left for America when he was only four years old. After his father was gone, Sefa constantly moved around Ghana taking turns living with his mother, grandparents and at boarding schools.

  • AF announces scouting award nominees

    Air Force officials recently announced the Airman nominees for the 6th Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Award.

  • Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said Aug. 21.

  • Know your POV shipping entitlements

    Many service members may not know of their entitlements when shipping personal vehicles as they move overseas or return stateside, according to U.S. Transportation Command officials.

  • President pledges support to veterans

    The administration is moving ahead with changes to the VA. Obama signed the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act, which provides money to hire staff and allows veterans who live more than 40 miles from VA care to see doctors outside the VA.

  • Spiritual resilience fuels the heart, soul

    Similar to a sine wave, everyone has ups and downs, but it's their spirituality that gets them to the next day. No matter the faith background, where a person is from or who their family is, everyone has some sort of spirituality to lean on during both the hard times and the fun ones.
  • D’Marrion Otten, a Make-a-Wish foundation wish recipient, salutes to show appreciation for the people that worked together to make his wish of becoming a superhero for a day come true Aug 15,2014, at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif. Make-a-Wish partnered with Travis Air Force Base, the Coast Guard and the Solano County Sheriff's Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amber Carter)

    Travis AFB makes boy superhero for a day

    As he puts on the uniform that resembles military desert camouflage, he is no longer a child -- he is a superhero. His mission is to use his extremely advanced fighting skills developed during his 11 years on earth to defeat the bad guys and rescue the good guys. His superhero instincts lead him to the inside of an aircraft with bad guys lurking behind every corner and his getaway helicopter awaits him outside.

  • Changes to academic degree and developmental education expectations

    Air Force officials announced actions designed to set clear expectations, restore Airmen's time and refocus officer promotions on job performance. The Air Force has addressed long-standing perceptions that to be promoted, officers must complete an advanced academic degree, and those officers selected by a promotion board to attend developmental education in-residence, are expected to first complete that same level of developmental education by correspondence.

  • Service members receive RAND military workplace survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.
  • Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers speaks with other members of the Fairchild Military Family Summit panel during the opening discussion with audience members Aug. 14, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. This Congressional Military Family Caucus afforded military family members the opportunity to discuss various issues in an open forum, then later broke off into sessions discussing specific topics such as education, healthcare and transitioning from military life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mary O'Dell)

    CMSAF, Congressional representatives discuss military family life

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody participated in a Congressional Military Family Caucus at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 14, affording more than one hundred military family members the opportunity to discuss various issues with congressional representatives and Air Force leadership.
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    CSAF Call to Airmen: 2015 Reading List

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III has issued a call to all Airmen, to help create the 2015 CSAF Professional Reading Program, asking for submissions that center on the profession of arms and more specifically the Air Force core values: Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.

  • CHIEFchat: ACAs and the future Enlisted Performance Reports

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addressed the Airman Comprehensive Assessment, or ACA, how it influences enlisted performance reports, and how those reports will affect future promotions during his latest CHIEFchat at Defense Media Activity, here.
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