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  • Vance | Student pilot expands career opportunities by LEAPs and bounds

    2nd Lt. Calista Torbenson, a student pilot at Vance Air Force Base, was selected as a 2022 Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar, and will begin the program after completing pilot training. LEAP allows Airmen and Guardians to enhance their abilities in a language and work with partner nations

  • Behind the lens: The whole picture

    When photography was first invented, it was used solely to document. Slowly, photographers began to use the medium for artistic purposes. They still accurately showed what was happening in a scene, but started to use lighting, angles and viewpoints to capture the whole picture.

  • New Holloman postmaster sworn in

    A new postmaster was sworn in during a ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 19, 2022. Richard J. Merrick, who has 18 years of experience working in the U.S. Postal Service, was formally recognized as the new postmaster at the ceremony after accepting the position in June 2022.

  • Maxwell | Inside the 908th: Fire Protection

    Being responsible for lives and mitigating tasks in a chaotic environment can put the average person in distress. However, the 908th Airlift Wing doesn't seek out average. If you possess a stellar attitude paired with a desire to serve and protect, then you should consider becoming a Fire

  • Keesler | All I have are the memories: The story of a WWII veteran

    World War II veterans are living history, and at 98 years-old, one Keesler veteran is full of life.Retired Chief Master Sgt. Mel Jenner, Army Air Forces radio operator and aerial gunner, recently visited the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he toured the museum and