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  • Sheppard in Photos

    Whether as high as climbing to the top of an electrical pole or flying high in an F-16, the sky isn't the limit for the Air Force.

  • Becoming a student to be a better teacher

    When Staff Sgt. Britteny Griffith, a 316th Training Squadron linguist instructor at Goodfellow, was presented with the opportunity to return to school full time to complete her bachelor's degree, she was thrilled.

  • Volunteer firefighters from a volunteer force

    A large smoke cloud billows up from a cabin in West Virginia, it was a backdraft situation. The grandfather told his grandson about the fire as trucks pulled up to help tame the flames.

  • Starting on the right page

    Renovations and a rework of how students are introduced to the world of Cryptologic Language Analysists is underway at the Presidio of Monterey, and it is being led by two of its senior enlisted members.

  • Finding the best linguist for the job

    The Defense Language Institute is helping recruiters find higher quality linguists by providing recruiters the tools and information they need to help spot potential linguists and streamline their training process.

  • From cockpit to saddle, Columbus AFB Airman excels in both

    She grew up a horse loving and riding kid in Northern California and put her dream of riding professionally on hold when she enlisted and later commissioned into the Air Force. It wasn’t until 2013 that Maj. Andrea Matesick would discover she could still be an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot in the world’s