Oct. 10, 2008 Firefighters meld passion, practice together in AOR Staff Sgt. Brent Knodle lives and breathes firefighting. When he's not training for emergencies at the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., he's performing firefighting duties with one of the city's fire department. Even here, while deployed to U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, his
Oct. 8, 2008 Air Force senior leaders take up key decisions The nuclear enterprise, cyber organization, end strength, force shaping, and command and control of Air Force operations were just some of the topics discussed when Air Force senior leaders met at CORONA on Oct. 1-3 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley set the
Oct. 7, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Ronnie Johnson Flight engineer Home unit/base: 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas How do you support the mission here? I support the mission by moving cargo and essential equipment and putting boots on the ground at all the locations across the U.S. Central Command area of
Sept. 30, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Corey Dantzler S4S Supply non-commissioned officer in charge Home unit/base: 325th Security Forces Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla.How do you support the mission here? I order and receive all the squadron's supplies and I manage the unit's vehicle fleet. Additionally, I
Sept. 26, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Peter Hayban Library technician Home unit/base: 325th Force Support Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. How do you support the mission here? I manage the Learning Resource Center's assets and provide quality customer service, entertainment and information to help facilitate coalition
Sept. 22, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Antoni Pinlac Combat Stress Team NCO in charge Home unit/base: 60th Inpatient Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. How do you support the mission here? I am serving as part of a two-man team responsible for the mental health wellness for all Air Force units and sister services through
Sept. 20, 2008 Aerial port brings training back to basics Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norman Schwartz provided some inspiration to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port section in the way of a new training program designed to refresh Airmen on the core skill sets of their job duties. The program, which focuses on bringing task
Sept. 19, 2008 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Adam Sargent Engineering craftsman Home unit/base: 37th Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas How do you support the mission here? As an Engineering technician, I provide the base with surveys for potential sites of future construction projects, as well as Geobase maps