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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Player, Mathies NCO Academy director of education, laughs at a joke inside the Larcher Chapel at Keesler Air Force Base Dec. 10, 2020. As a practicing Muslim, Player follows her faith to help strengthen her purpose. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seth Haddix)

    Purpose deriving from the heart

    “So many times, when I face adversity in my career, I would simply stop and think to myself ‘What would you do?’ That would be my compass and sound judgement on how to proceed. I love you Chief Master Sgt. Player.”This was one of the last text messages that a close family member sent to Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Player before taking his own
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    Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month - week one

    February is Teen Dating Violence (TDV) Awareness Month and Dyess Air Force Base, along with organizations across the United States, will help to make teens aware of dating violence.  Each year over a million teenagers are abused by their dating partner.  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states: Teen dating violence, also referred to as
  • Lt. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien,deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass stand in front of a group of female Airmen demonstrating the Air Force’s new hair policy for women in front of the Air Force Memorial Jan. 24. (US. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Grant Langford)

    Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair policy change in 70 years

    Reserve Citizen Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s hair policy since the late 1940s.As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length

  • Finance coach provides advice on pandemic, deployment

    The ongoing pandemic provides an opportunity for Airmen to resituate their financial lives, create actionable financial goals and offer options to grow wealth, said Kristy Tubbs, a financial coach with Piece of Heart Financial Counseling, during a virtual Yellow Ribbon event Dec. 18-19.Tubbs, a military spouse of 32 years who has experienced
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    Black History Month: Honoring the Past, Securing the Future

    This month, the Department of Defense pays tribute to African American men and women who changed the course of history and redefined the United States military. To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of World War II, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute released a presentation capturing some of the key contributions and sacrifices made by service members and those who served on the home front during that time.

  • Innovation leads to OSI cold case closure

    Two years ago, Patrick Pipkins, Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, did what his chief of the OSI Cold Case Team called, “some amazing work,” to locate an Air Force deserter who went missing in 1984.
  • The 17th Training Wing Chapel is offering virtual services and events to ensure Goodfellow members have access to spiritual support during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to religious services, the chapel is offering virtual marriage classes, bible study and a marriage retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Warren)

    Spirituality: Chaplains play important role in overall fitness

    Service members’ personal beliefs and practices help strengthen their ties to hope, meaning, and purpose. Such ideological and spiritual forces play an extremely important role in Total Force Fitness and the ability to persist when confronting adverse situations.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Snider (right), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio command chief, poses for a photo with his wife of 22 years, LaShae, after an interview at JBSA-Randolph Jan. 19. The U.S. Air Force joins the millions of Americans celebrating Black History Month 2021 by honoring the history of African Americans in the military and considering ways to move forward in unity for the future.

    Black History Month -- The Kitchen Table: Reflections on the past, visions for the future

    The U.S. Air Force joins the millions of Americans celebrating Black History Month 2021 by honoring the history of African Americans in the military and considering ways to move forward in unity for the future.

  • Celebrating Black History Month

    Whether it be local or nation-wide recognition, all contributions and endeavors, grand or small, made by African Americans should be appreciated and celebrated. Let us not take for granted the opportunities given to us as Americans and to look towards bettering the future.
  • Officers of the 370th (Old 8th Illinois) on the deck of the La France IV before landing in New York City. From left are 2nd Lt. Lawson Price; 2nd Lt. L. W. Stearls; 2nd Lt. Ed. White; 2nd Lt. Eli F. E. Williams; 1st Lt. Oasola Browning; Capt. Louis B. Johnson; 1st Lt. Frank Bates; 1st Lt. Binga Desmond.

    Black History Month: The story of the only regiment commanded entirely by black officers during World War I

    The 370th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Infantry Division, is one of few African-American regiments that served in combat in World War I and notably was the only regiment commanded entirely by black officers.
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