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  • Flawless Execution

    Six pilots of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, were flying home from Afghanistan in a thunderstorm as the air craft began to run low on fuel. All they could do was hang tight and wait for a KC-135 Stratotanker to arrive to refuel them.This dilemma began on

  • Flight of the ‘Question Mark’

    On Jan. 1, 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft with a crew of five climbed into the southern California sky. This aircraft, dubbed the "Question Mark," was not history's first air refueling mission, but it played a crucial role in the beginning of air refueling efforts and the development of the

  • Flying above the rest

    "As I have come along in my career I've always set my standards higher than the norm," said Master Sgt. Timothy Sewell, 6th Operations Group C-37A flight engineer senior flight examiner.Sewell began his Air Force career in 1995 as a crew chief at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Near the end of his

  • Flying classrooms – teaching future leaders in the air

    Leadership – a quality that may come instinctively to some, can be learned. Since military members are charged with the responsibility of taking care of and connecting with the men and women serving alongside them, this quality is one of the priorities of military service. Many leadership courses

  • For Lieutenant leadership isn't just an action, but an attitude

    The late Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi once said that "Leaders are made, they are not born." This quote never rang more true for 1st Lt. Kim Atkins, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."Both my grandfather and dad served in the Army as infantrymen,"

  • For the love of pigs

    The thought of a military member owning a pig may seem a bit peculiar, but for one soldier at MacDill Air Force Base's U.S. Central Command, owning two pigs turned into over 300.Roughly two years ago, Army Lt. Col. Frank Dunaway and his wife Tiffney, embarked on a journey that they could have never

  • Force Shaping - Be in control of your destiny

    It's no secret that the Air Force is downsizing its force in order to reduce the Department of Defense's annual expenses. But just because the Air Force is letting some Airmen go, does not mean they are not welcoming new personnel to join the Air Force Reserve.The Air Force Reserve is an exciting,

  • Former AF flier brings message of 'victory over adversity' to MacDill

    Getting what you want out of life is about overcoming obstacles, the biggest of which can be those self-imposed barriers built on a foundation of complacency, fortified by doubt and hardened by an unwillingness to forgive.Such is the wisdom of one retired Air Force Col. Richard Toliver, who was at