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  • Staff Sgt. Humphrey Chadbourne, 66th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, stands by his cruiser with an automated external defibrillator machine at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., March 12. Earlier this year, Chadbourne was the first to respond to a medical emergency where his rapid and decisive actions ultimately saved the life of a contractor who suffered a heart attack on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)

    Hanscom defender saves a life

    An average day on the job quickly turned to a matter of life or death for one Hanscom defender, whose fast action saved the life of a subcontractor who suffered a heart attack while on base.
  • SSgt Martavious Miller assists as aide of the deputy commander during a Christmas party hosted by the commander and his family at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, November 11 2019. (photo by Scott Ash)

    Behind the scenes

    For one Airman, the Air Force offered an opportunity to attain a higher education. What he did not expect was the in-person schooling on leadership he receives each day as the enlisted aide at the Air Force Materiel Command.
  • AFMC CC immersion

    The chance to be greater

    Lee, born in Massachusetts, spent his childhood in numerous locations in the U.S. as part of a military family. His motivation to join the military increased as he observed his father serving 21 years in the Coast Guard.
  • Col. Lance Clark, AFIMSC Detachment 9 commander, presents Chief Master Sgt. William Ewing with a gift during Ewing’s retirement ceremony.

    Retiring Det 9 chief recalls life-changing mission

    For Chief Master Sgt. William Ewing, who recently retired as Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Det. 9 senior enlisted adviser, a selfless decision to join an explosive ordnance disposal team on a mission in Iraq became an experience he will endure the rest of his life.
  • Senior Airman Prince Jarbo, 412th Comptroller Squadron, conducts checks on travel claims at his desk at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 4. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Resiliency, drive keeps Airman focused on future goals

    Natural disasters and civil war: two life-altering events that would equate to monumental challenges for almost anyone. But for 23-year-old Team Edwards member Senior Airman Prince Jarbo, not only did he fight through those challenges, but he has also thrived and saw those events as opportunities to improve himself.
  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members lower the NASA/Army Tiltrotor Test Rig (TTR) into the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel in the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The TTR was developed to study advanced tiltrotors and develop databases for design code validation. NFAC craftsmen not only install test articles in the facility wind tunnels, but they also operate and maintain the wind tunnels. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Craftsmen keep largest wind tunnels in the world running at peak conditions

    They are considered indispensable.Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe their contributions every day agree the craftsmen employed there are not only integral to the work at NFAC but play a vital role the Arnold Engineering Development Complex mission as a whole.“They are
  • 2nd Lt. Chad Cleary, a program manager with the Egress and Survival Branch, entered the Air Force after graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brian Brackens)

    Merchant Marine Academy graduate excels in Air Force acquisition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE – Living and working at sea is an experience that 2nd Lt. Chad Cleary says helped prepare him for his current career in Air Force acquisitions.A program manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Human Systems Division in the Agile Combat Support Directorate, Cleary’s military career started in 2014, as a
  • Employees with disabilities offer unique perspective

    Employees with disabilities offer unique perspective

    Each October National Disability Employment Awareness Month organizers seek to educate people about disability employment as well as to recognize the contributions of employees with disabilities.
  • Master Sgt. Paul Willson (left) leads his group in physical training on the San Onofre Beach during the Marine Corps Staff NCO Academy at Camp Pendleton, California.

    AFIMSC Airman earns USMC leadership school distinction

    For Master Sgt. Paul Willson, attending the advanced Marine Corps Staff NCO Academy at Camp Pendleton, California, was the natural thing to do.
  • Airman 1st Class Aws Hussein, 66th Comptroller Squadron financial management technician, points to a computer screen while reviewing operating procedures with Staff Sgt. Josh Pimentel, 66 CPTS financial management supervisor, on Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, Oct. 10. Hussein served as an interpreter for U.S. troops in Iraq before immigrating to the U.S. in 2013.

    Translate the idea of trust

    Uncertainty waits outside the wire. Incoming fire, attacks and ambushes are a moment away. To survive in a war zone, U.S. troops must rely on their teams, putting their trust in their equipment, their wingmen and their interpreters.
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