Deployed wounded warrior completes back-to-back tours
Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Katherine SpessaTech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130 Hercules debrief NCO in charge,...
From cotton fields to airfields
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“I’ve come a long way from picking cotton in the fields with my grandfather.”
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Leroy Mazell Smith, has lived...
A commander’s story of survival
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Lane T. PlummerCol. John Boudreaux suffered a critical sudden cardiac arrest in 2016. He was dead for...
Unique rehab center gets injured Airmen back on duty
Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.Wayne Strube, a former Air Force security forces patrolman, coaches Army Staff Sgt. Lennis Lebarge...
Refugee to Airman
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Ridge ShanTech. Sgt. Odette Youkhanna Esho, 56th Communications Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of knowledge management, stands...
I was abused, reasons I ignored it
Courtesy photoDomestic Violence Awareness Month, observed in October, was established to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of those abused.
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Overcoming the shadow of death: An Airman’s fight against depression
Air Force photographStaff Sgt. Srun Sookmeewiriya, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of reports, holds up a picture of him and...
Through tragedy, loss and amputation, Airman learns ‘new norm’
Air Force photograph by Susan A. RomanoStaff Sgt. August O’Niell, an Air Force pararescueman, briefs members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center...
Surviving Khobar Towers: An Airman’s Story
Courtesy photographPresident Bill Clinton shakes 1st Lt Michael Harner’s hand during a visit with the survivors of the Khobar Towers attack at Eglin...
California surfing clinic assists wounded warriors’ recovery
DOD photograph by EJ HersomNavy Seaman Emily Wallace reacts to a moment free from her severe pain during a surf therapy session for...