9 Oct 2019

Share your truth: Be present (Part 2)

“I was in an undercover [police] survival class and they said if you can recognize or comprehend that you have been shot, then you can live. At that point you can address the injury and call for help. In life, a lot of times, it’s the same way. We don’t recognize or comprehend that we have been shot (injured) and we suffer or die, because we never

19 Sep 2019

Share Your Truth: Be Present

Nothing can prepare you for the reality of a knock on the door telling you your wife has been in an accident. It can’t prepare you for being the one to identify her by her wedding ring as she lies in a coma in the ICU. Nothing prepares you for becoming a widower and a single dad at the age of 28.For Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Parks, 726th Operations

11 Sep 2019

Letter to 926th Airmen: Remembrance

To our 926th Family, Just as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein wrote in remembrance of the events that occurred 18 years ago today, “Those who lived or served through this event will never forget where they were, what they were doing, and how they were impacted.  We will not forget the lives lost, both victims and first responders, or

10 Sep 2019

The 'total force' family

Newly promoted Maj. Scott Hollister looked out at the audience during his promotion ceremony with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face. Focusing on his family in the front row, his voice broke as he spoke to his brothers, Capt. Ryan Hollister and 1st Lt. Taylor Hollister.

6 Sep 2019

Hurricane Hunters finish flying Dorian

Over the last two weeks the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, have flown 25 missions in support of Hurricane Dorian.