“When I was at Bagram Air Field three years ago, my commander and I commandeered about 30 pies and took them to the different Airmen and NCOs who were working on the flightline.”
— Senior Master Sgt. Lindsey Swan, 99th Medical Support Squadron family health clinic superintendent
“I plan on spending time with my family and friends on Thanksgiving. My wife usually cooks a big dinner and we have snacks in between.”
— Master Sgt. Steve Kim, 99th Air Base Wing Chapel superintendent
“I’m going to serve Airmen lunch at the Crosswinds Dining Facility and then go to the fire department to join the firefighters for a meal. Then I’m going to a dinner with my immediate family and mother at the Wynn Las Vegas downtown.”
— Col. William Norton, 99th Mission Support Group commander
“I plan on spending Thanksgiving with my fellow Airmen and friends, Airman 1st Class Stanley and Airman 1st Class Cummings.”
— Airman 1st Class Tyler Harris, 99th Force Support Squadron fitness center journeyman
“I’m going to Indiana with my family so that my wife’s parents can meet our new daughter.”
— Master Sgt. Joshua Shepherd, 57th Wing flight safety
“My favorite memory is coming home from a deployment on Thanksgiving in 2011 and surprising my son. I had my best friend bring him to the airport and he had no idea why he was going. It was great.”
— Tech. Sgt. Jessica Carroll, 99th Communications Squadron quality assurance supervisor
“For Thanksgiving, I would spend it with my aunt and uncle watching football and then we would go to my grandparent’s house and have dinner with the family.”
— Airman Adrien Gilbert, 99th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst journeyman
“We’re going to have dinner with our friends and maybe watch a football game.”
— Staff Sgt. Mike Collingwood, 57th Maintenance Squadron munitions controller, and Staff Sgt. Megan Collingwood, 57th MXS line delivery dispatcher
“When I was a little kid, I went to my grandparents for Thanksgiving and all of my family would come from either in-state or out-of-state but it was really nice to see everyone together.”
— Senior Airman Tyler Haigh, 99th Security Forces Squadron pass and identification technician
“Usually for Thanksgiving, my family would eat turkey for dinner and we would spend time together watching football.”
— Senior Airman Maury Lowe, 99th Communications Squadron client systems technician