• This is Public Affairs

    "Is this TMO?" Daily visitors to building 1255, the consolidated support center, often pop into room 138, the former home of the Traffic Management Office looking for Wingate Travel or help with household good shipments. While this question has become a running joke within the Public Affairs office

  • Airman's initiative soars

    Airmen are always encouraged to set themselves apart from the group and think outside the "box." They have been told to be innovative, an exemplification of the core values and a true example to the generations that will follow. Senior Airman Yolanda Gabriel, a 19th Comptroller Squadron financial

  • Airmen in the Attic

    For some first-term Airmen, it can be quite difficult and a bit scary, leaving home and starting a completely new life. Trying to survive on an airman's income is not always easy, especially if that Airman has dependents. The Airman's Attic is a place located on most, if not all, Air Force bases,

  • New 314 AW command chief focuses on Airmen

    The chief master sergeant sat in her office and sipped coffee on this cold January day. She spoke with a gentle tone that gave no indication of her experience as a basic military training instructor at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.Chief Master Sgt. Andrea Gates, the 314th Airlift Wing's newest

  • 19th EMS pays the tab

    0-0-1-3 is an equation that just adds up. For members of the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, it has merely been one factor helping to solve a greater problem. "As of [Jan. 14,] our unit has been 387 days DUI free" said Maj. Jeffrey Burdette, 19th EMS commander. "That's about 550 Airmen, NCOs,

  • New DVD helps children deal with deployment

    Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here March 31 to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's deployment."With You All the Way" - a joint effort by the Defense Department, USO and the Trevor Romain Co. - offers

  • Keeping your smile safe: The importance of using mouthguards

    If someone lost one or two front teeth, they probably wouldn't smile much. Face-to-face conversations would be uncomfortable. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words. And how about chewing pizza or an apple? Until someone's teeth are gone, they might not miss them. Teens and adults experience

  • Understanding intelligence oversight

    Everyone has contact with intelligence every time they deploy, whether it be a pre-deployment brief or filling out an isolated personnel report. Many have the misconception that the intelligence community has the authority to gather personal information on anyone for any reason. This is not the

  • Airmen commemorate women's history

    Women have helped shape the history of the United States for many generations and have led the way for women of today's generation to have equal opportunities and empowerment throughout their lives."In 1987, at the request of the National Women's History Project, Congress declared March National

  • Little Rock Airman called a "hero"

    Tech. Sgt. Mary Cruz had been called a stellar performer since her arrival in Afghanistan, but on July 19, she took that to a new level. Now the independent duty medical technician, deployed from the 19th Medical Group, is being called a hero. On July 19, a Russian-owned Mi-8 civilian helicopter