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  • AU faculty address improvements to public K-12 education at ADC Summit

    Within the military, members are in a constant state of flux. Transitioning from one assignment to the next is hard enough, but adding school-age children into the mix creates additional challenges.
  • Staff Sgt. George Garrett, 56th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, writes down information on a flight progress strip in the Air Traffic Control Tower July 15, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

    Air traffic controllers maintain safety of pilots

    Every career in the Air Force contributes toward the overall mission to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. Air traffic controllers do their part through ensuring the safety of pilots and aircraft that go through their airspace by making quick decisions and monitoring different variables.
  • Perolio was presented the Silver Star in connection to military operations against an armed enemy in Afghanistan Jan. 11, 2018, during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

    Special Warfare Airman receives Silver Star for heroism in Afghanistan

    Tech. Sgt. Michael Perolio, an assessment and selection instructor assigned to the350th SWTS at JBSA-Lackland was awarded the nation's third highest medal for his heroic actions in combat during Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
  • Maj. Matt Tucker, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A pilot, smiles during his a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C., on July 8th, 2019. For the PBSC donation, a needle is placed in one arm to extract blood which is run through a machine that separates the different components. Stem cells and platelets are stored while red and white blood cells are returned to the donor.

    33rd FW F-35 pilot helps save a life through donation

    Many Americans choose to donate blood, platelets, and more all around the country every day. One Nomad decided to go above and beyond to help a total stranger. Maj. Matt Tucker, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A pilot, recently received a call that changed his life and the life of a man he had never met. Tucker had shown up as a 9/10 bone marrow match through a registry he had tested for many years ago.
  • Everett Brooks, 2d Weather Squadron, Detachment 4, integrated systems mechanic, poses for a photo April 11, 2019, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Brooks has worked at the Holloman Solar Observatory since 1995. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening)

    Holloman Solar Observatory mechanic actualizes childhood dream

    He is part of a team who gathers data on solar phenomena – that of solar flares, emissions from the sun, radio and optical interference. Everett Brooks, 2d Weather Squadron, Detachment 4, integrated systems mechanic, specializes in maintenance on the Solar Observing Optical Network and is responsible for inspecting the other two sites around the world, which are located in Australia and Italy.
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