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  • From recruit to recruiter: Staff Sgt. Alyson Silidker

    Staff Sgt. Alyson Silidker, 344th Recruiting Squadron enlisted accessions recruiter, began her journey 12 years ago when she graduated from a boarding school in Oregon. Silidker, originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, didn’t have a plan after graduation. Silidker knew she was ready to start her

  • Altus | Lucky in Love

    Sixteen years ago, two security forces Airmen arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, setting the stage for the two young defenders to meet and start building a relationship together. Little did they know, the lucky couple would one day become the Lucky couple.

  • "Grow Your Own" training brings couple to Laughlin’s flightline

    Two Laughlin maintainers, a husband and wife team, are both a product of a different facet of the Grow Your Own Program.Grow Your Own is a program which has brought more than 300 maintainers into the 47th Maintenance Directorate throughout its 30 year history.

  • Finding his balance

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Bell finds balance between his life on active duty and within the community.