Commentary

Every Airman within 3rd Air Force plays a critical role in executing
the Air Force

As I walked through the American cemetery at Omaha Beach, I found it
difficult to wrap my mind around a battle so large and brutal that
thousands of American Soldiers died in a single day. I imagined
thousands of Soldiers pouring onto the beaches 65 years ago; the
magnitude of the

conflict must have been overwhelming to them as well.

Not long after I arrived at my first duty station, a crotchety old
technical sergeant nicknamed me

The life of a military child can be hard. Some people underestimate how
hard it really is to be constantly uprooted, always having to pack up
and leave right when a young person finally feels a sense of belonging.

Have you ever had one of those days that felt like the world came to a screeching halt? For me, that day was Jan. 24.

I was so excited. I had just purchased a new battery, and the weather
was looking very nice. In fact, it would turn out to be the first warm,
sunny day of 2009.

Since his installation as the first chief master sergeant of the Air
Force in 1967, Chief Paul W. Airey