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  • Work hard attitude proves fruitful

    He possesses superior leadership qualities, performs well on the job, is involved in his community and has many noteworthy personal achievements. Senior Master Sgt. Craig A. Mortvedt, personnel superintendent of the 115th Fighter Wing, is Wisconsin's Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and

  • Commander's journey on the less traveled road

    Of all the poems written by American Poet Laureate Robert Frost, his most prevalent, "The Road Not Taken," describes, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." For Richard W. Wedan, this choice has made for the adventure of a

  • Persistence Is Not Futile: Re-Opening the Historic Moffett Chapel

    In June 2012, the historic Moffett Chapel was officially closed. The doors were locked, the windows were boarded up, and the services stopped.When Naval Air Station Moffett Field officially turned over its ownership to NASA Ames Research Center on July 1, 1994 - via the Base Realignment and Closure

  • Practice makes precision

    There are many skillsets that could prevent a casualty, but one taught to every Airman in basic military training is the ability to fire a weapon and to fire it accurately.Whether it be the M9 pistol or the M16 rifle, any Airman could be put into a situation in which their precision could make the

  • Trained and Stationed Locally to Serve Globally

    For Master Sgt. Randall Johnson, there is no better work-life balance than being a part of the California Air National Guard.Johnson, a loadmaster with the 129th Rescue Wing since 2008, is the consummate citizen-airman.  During the week he works as a Senior Training Assessment Counselor with the

  • NJ ANG Wing chooses their Airmen of the Year

    Master Sgt. Amanda L. Marotta serves with the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron as an emergency management specialist; Tech. Sgt. John C. Hoffecker is a senior intelligence analyst with the 204th Intelligence Squadron; and Senior Airman Tyshawn G. Jenkins works as a fuels systems technician with the

  • Ammo Airmen find a 'change of pace' with Michigan ANG

    One is an accountant. The other is an electrocardiogram technician in a hospital. This week, they are building bombs.Two Michigan Air National Guard Airmen say they were looking for a different kind of challenge - a "change of pace" from their civilian careers when they enlisted. They found it in

  • Citizen Airman scores as 'coach-of-the-year'

    An Airman from the 116th Air Control Wing was recently recognized at the 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer Awards Gala held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the Region 3 Boys Recreational Soccer Coach of the Year.Master Sgt. Jason Butts, a ground explosives safety craftsman in the Georgia Air National Guard,

  • Airmen rally for bone marrow drive to save lives

    What do seat belts, immunizations, helmets and ... bone marrow all have in common?They can all save lives.Bone marrow donation may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about helping others, but it's a critically important one.Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing participated in a

  • Building Teamwork for the Battlefield

    Physical fitness is not just a regular part of being an Airman assigned to a Tactical Air Control Party with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron in Peoria. It is just as vital as any other type of job training.The TACP career field is demanding on the body, and requires each member to maintain