13 Jun 2016

"...My life is flexability..."

“My life is flexibility, as a military spouse and a proud parent of two children, I have to be ready to adapt at whatever life throws my way. My wife and I are stationed at separate bases and have an 18-month-old son and a new born daughter of only 26 days, but we make it work. Being a C-5 Galaxy loadmaster, my wife can be TDY for days or weeks at

6 Jun 2016

"...I love to help people..."

“My passion is that I love to help people. I’m very giving; sometimes too giving. I like to help out if I have the ability to do so. I feel like my job in Public Health allows me to educate people and make a difference in someone’s life.”Airman Alicia Salinas, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Public Health technicianHometown: Houston, TexasTo view

30 May 2016

"...I gained a better perspective of what was really important..."

“In 2009, I was on deployment in Afghanistan. My squad of four was scouting in a Mine Resistant Assault Protection Vehicle for anything out of the ordinary for a supply Convoy..."

23 May 2016

"...When riding I feel freedom..."

“I have been riding for 11 years. When riding I feel freedom. It is like when surfers chase the perfect wave and I’ve been fortunate enough to chase the same thing on a motorcycle."

17 May 2016

"...I love my job..."

“I joined security forces, because when I was five I always wanted to be a police officer. When I turned twelve, I really wanted to join the military. When I went to go enlist, they gave me the option for security forces. I asked them what it was and they told me that it’s military police, which was a combination of my childhood dreams. I love my job and I love what I do.”

12 May 2016

"...Mothers wear many hats..."

"I always appreciated my mother, but I never truly understood that love until I had my own kids. When I was young, my parents were strict and I became rebellious. I looked at my mom differently then, but as I got older we became closer. Our relationship is awesome, she is my best friend and she is always there to talk about anything. Mothers wear

3 May 2016

"...I’ve learned the sweet magic of a cheerful face..."

"I was born in the Philippines and I met my husband at Clark Air Base in 1977 and we got married Jan 1980.  I’ve been working civil service for 36+ years. My husband and I settled here at Beale Air Force Base and we will have been here almost 20 years.  I have been the program coordinator and planner for the Asian American and Pacific Islanders

25 Apr 2016

"...His stories are why both my dad and I served in the Air Force..."

"He is Sam Stanley from Rushville, Indiana. He was drafted in 1942 and put in the Air Corps because he had worked in an airplane factory in Connersville, Indiana as a riveter. He was a flight engineer (crew chief) on a B-24 Liberator. He flew 17 combat sorties and was injured during his service, then placed on restricted duty. He returned stateside

21 Apr 2016

"...Everyone encounters opportunities to perform good deeds..."

“Everyone encounters opportunities to perform good deeds. I am a spiritual person. When I saw this person in a wheelchair with one leg and no shoes struggling on the side of the highway, I remembered a scripture from reading the Bible… when I was naked you clothed me, when I was hungry you fed me… I had to help him I couldn’t let that stand; so I

5 Apr 2016

"...Germany is my favorite place to live because my grandmother lives there…”

“I’ve lived in Germany, South Carolina, the Azores, and now California. Germany is my favorite place to live because that’s where my grandmother lives. She gives me toys and candy.” Clarrisa Loeseke, Age 7, Daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Shannon Loeseke, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering flight superintendent Hometown: Zemmer-Rodt,