30 Nov 2011

Football player's actions speak louder than words

Standing on the sidelines at 6 feet 1 inch and weighing 260 pounds, he could be one of the most highly recruited football players in the nation. To say he's special is an understatement. But he didn't play a down for the 0-10 North Pulaski Falcons this year.Jonathon Ruyters stood by all season, dressed in his gear, helmet in hand, ready to play. He

25 Oct 2011

Stepping stones to success 5: Retraining

(Editor's note: this is the fifth in a series of articles that will provide young Airmen and supervisors with advice to help make their careers in the military a success.)If water-cooler talk and kvetching is any indication, there are a lot of people in the world not satisfied with their jobs or looking for a change.How many Airmen have felt they

14 Sep 2011

Stepping Stones to Success: Education

(Editor's note: this is the third in a series of articles that will provide young enlisted Airmen and supervisors with advice to help make their careers in the military a success.) For Airmen education is a two pronged tool. To have a long and successful career education has to be pursued off and on duty because education is a cornerstone for

14 Sep 2011

Stepping Stones to Success: Mentoring

(Editor's note: this is the second in a series of articles that will provide young enlisted Airmen and supervisors with advice to help make their careers in the military a success.)  The act of mentoring and being mentored are rooted throughout history and extends its influence from contemporary culture back to the ancient Greeks. Mentors and their

14 Sep 2011

Stepping stones to success: Starting out right

(Editor's note: this is the first in a series of articles that will provide young Airmen and supervisors with advice to help make their careers in the military a success.) All enlisted Air Force careers originate at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, at Basic Military Training. However, as soon as this initial training is done, service members diverge

30 Sep 2009

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Do you have the time?

Everyone is busy these days running errands, paying bills, taking the children to softball, volleyball, football or soccer practice/games, and going to work. It's hard enough to find time to slow down and enjoy your family's accomplishments such as good grades, a job promotion or even planning an adventure. For some families, those happy times are

28 Sep 2009

Song 'Bird' lifts spirits, keeps deployed mission humming

On the morning of Sept. 24, members of the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group began their morning listening to tunes of a fiddler from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Staff Sgt. Galen Bird, deployed from the 19th Maintenance Squadron here, was a few hours away from the end of his shift when his captain grabbed him without notice for a

14 Sep 2009

714th share training notes with Marines

Marines from Quantico, Va. visited Airmen from the 714th Training Squadron recently to learn about the C-130 aircrew training program here and use those lessons to improve their own training program. "The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is vastly different from its predecessor, the Amphibious Assault Vehicle. This will require a more robust and

9 Sep 2009

Your ADC office is here for you

The Little Rock Air Force Base Area Defense Counsel office provides numerous services for Air Force members facing adverse administrative or criminal action. We assist members facing courts-martial, Articles 15, letters of counseling, admonishment and reprimand, unfavorable information files, control rosters, referral enlisted and officer

2 Sep 2009

Keesler honors "Pilot for a day"

Sean Peneguy, a seventh grader at Bay Middle School in Bay St. Louis, became a "Pilot for a Day" at Keesler Aug. 14. Sean was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer called "Ewing's sarcoma" a year ago. Through the Make-A-Wish-Foundation, which has granted wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions since 1980, Sean finally got his