• Oct. 28, 2024

  Breast Cancer Awareness Month: An Airman’s journey of strength, support, survival

  Lt. Col. Jennifer Sayers tells the story of her fight against breast cancer.

  
• Oct. 6, 2023

  Commentary: Leadership lessons from my deathbed

  On August 15, 2022, I asked to relinquish command after only 15 months in the seat. My commander, having watched my health rapidly decline over the past few months, to include losing large chunks of my hair, agreed.

• May 15, 2023

  Breaking silence: Shattering the taboo of mental health

  As members of the Air Force community, it’s important that we prioritize our mental health and encourage others to do the same. 

  
• Oct. 13, 2022

  Air Force Memorial turns 16

  Honoring the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its heritage organizations, the U.S. Air Force Memorial turns 16.

  
• May 9, 2022

  A day in the life: CMSAF Bass visits Robins AFB

  Staff Sgt. Terrell McWilliams, 78th Comptroller Squadron Commander Support Staff noncommissioned officer in charge, shadowed Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass for a day while she visited Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

  
• Jan. 13, 2022

  A Culture of Modernization is a mindset, not a buzz phrase

  While our Air Force’s weapon systems and the way we fight have evolved through the years, our adversaries have continued to find ways to match our capabilities. The challenge of navigating government bureaucracy – with decades of institutional inertia – threatens our ability to innovate and

• Jan. 8, 2022

  What is 'purpose?'

  In a recent study, 57% of younger Americans said when developing their career priorities, the most important is to do work that is enjoyable and meaningful, as this is what keeps them most engaged.

  
• Sept. 8, 2021

  The summer before 9/11

  The year 2001 represented change for the nation. In January, President George W. Bush took office and began selecting his cabinet. However, the controversy over the Florida election returns, and “hanging chads,” delayed the appointment of defense officials even more than in previous years.

• June 13, 2021

  Where does responsibility start?

  The Air Force teaches us as Airmen three core values that are ingrained into our minds from the first “... I solemnly affirm …. So help me God” of our oath to this country: Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence In All We Do. These core values guide us and give us a foundation for

• April 29, 2021

  Raised on resiliency: How military parents shape their child’s experiences

  As a military child, I didn’t realize what I was facing wasn’t what other children my age were experiencing. Now, I am a brand-new mother and a dual military spouse. My husband, Brendan, and I grew up as military children in two very different ways, but both of us came to understand what it meant to