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  • Pride Month celebrates Airmen diversity

    MCGHEE-TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Pressure to get your story straight, using non-gender pronouns all the time, worrying someone will see you out with your significant other, fear of losing your military benefits. These are some emotions Master Sgt. Elizabeth Aguirre, vice commandant of

  • Washington National Guard celebrates diversity of force

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Diversity is a strength of the U.S. military, which brings together service members from different backgrounds and ethnicities and helps the force grow stronger.“Observing the different cultures in the military makes us more inclusive,” said Capt. Tiffany Cadenhead, a personnel

  • 185th ARW women making history

    Sioux City, Iowa -- In 1948 a law was passed officially allowing women to serve in all branches of the Armed Forces and so today the Department of Defense celebrates March as Women’s History Month.Women have played a huge role in the 185th Air Refueling Wing beginning in 1963 with 2nd Lt. Patricia

  • Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    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 not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm

  • From Cameroon to U.S. pilot; student seeks wings

    For many, becoming a pilot in the United States Air Force is a dream that can be achieved through the traditional means of commissioning, but every so often a unique story is brought to life in this process.

  • Service with a purpose: Dominican-born Airman inspires serenity

    Most Airmen begin their military path on United States soil. But for others, the beginning of the Air Force journey can be traced across oceans and beyond borders to a culture much different from our own. Such is the case with New Hampshire Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Siddartha Sosa-Rodriguez, NCO