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  • Airmen honor former senior enlisted leaders

    Airmen gathered to honor the former chief master sergeants of the Air Force with a positional colors ceremony at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Gunter Annex Feb. 27. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody presided over the ceremony, and presented the Chief Master

  • Wolfpack recruiter responds to accident

    Tech. Sgt. Jesse Roen, 343rd Recruiting Squadron enlisted accessions recruiter, responded to the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck and Dodge pickup Feb. 4. Roen was traveling from Duluth, Minn., to Hurley High School in Hurley, Wis., via U.S. Highway 2 when he saw the accident just past

  • Airmen visit Air Force Enlisted Village

    It was a chilly weekend in the Florida Panhandle. With temperatures near freezing, 21 Columbus Air Force Base Airmen traveled to the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Fla. Jan. 24 to meet the widows living there and help them with a range of tasks around their homes.Armed with a variety of

  • Randolph student in the running for 2014 Military Child of the Year

    Thirteen-year-old Hunter Johnson, a Randolph Middle School student, is in the running for the 2014 Military Child of the Year Award. The award recognizes children from each military service branch who demonstrate leadership and resiliency in the face of military family life hardship. The

  • Civic partner helps make the rounds at Wilford Hall

    You've likely heard the phrase "don't reinvent the wheel" - that notion is exactly what's improving processes here at Wilford Hall.Executive staff members from the Baptist Health System visited the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Jan 30 to join 59th Medical Operations Group leaders for "lean

  • CrossFit to Fight: Squadron houses military affiliate gym

    There are more than 5,500 CrossFit affiliate gyms worldwide but one is making a difference in the lives of Airmen assigned to the 364th Recruiting Squadron.Located in a cinderblock warehouse loading area of the squadron headquarters is CrossFit 364 - a recognized military affiliate founded in

  • AFRS Broadcaster looks back on 30 years of service

    After being drafted into the Army at the tail end of the Vietnam War, Jimmy Spacek decided he wanted to take a different path in life."Three years was enough in the Army. I should have joined the Air Force," he said with a laugh.While Spacek never wore Air Force blue, he did serve nearly 30 years in

  • How Clarence got his wings - and a forever home

    His name is Clarence because just like the angel in "It's a Wonderful Life," he was waiting outside the gates to get his "wings."Clarence is the infamous Vance Air Force base "gate dog" who, until recently, made his home in the field outside the Baker Gate back in November and December.The dog now

  • Sheppard student pilot reconciles two identities, one career

    Thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic Ocean, jets streaked across the azure sky, captivating the imagination of a boy who would grow up to face two lives and one dream. 2nd Lt. Abraham Morland, an 80th Flying Training Wing Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training student pilot, held dual