• Chief Master Sgt. Recalls Unexpected Journey

    "He would walk into my office and say, 'Hey sarge.' Then he would take his fingers and run them across the desks, cabinets and partitions, because I was a female, and I guess I was supposed to clean the office," said Chief Master Sgt. Yvonne Miller. "I dealt with it until the day he told me I

  • 'Keeping Up With the Cofields'

    Although seeing two married Airmen around base isn't uncommon, seeing a captain and a technical sergeant as a married couple, however, can turn some heads.Capt. Jaclyn Cofield, 22nd Operations Support Squadron navigator, a Los Angeles native, and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cofield, 344th Air Refueling

  • Citizenship through service

    Education travel and a steady income.These are all common reasons why people join the Air Force. Whatever the reason, some people joined for more than just a job.Airman 1st Class Hisham Haddad, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron family health technician, was born in Syria, where he lived the first 14

  • Mentoring a command chief

    When Chief Master Sgt. Michael Morris, 22nd ARW command chief, cross trained to become a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator in 1996, he entered the flying world, and among his aircrew became known as a 'crew dog.'He lived a busy lifestyle, spending large amounts of time on deployments and temporary

  • 22nd MDSS Airman earns spotlight performer

    As a spotlight performer, individuals are chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.Senior Airman Joshua Martin, 22nd Medical Support Squadron medical materiel technician, was selected as the 22nd Air

  • Commander recognizes supervisor's performance

    A staff sergeant from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron was awarded a commander' s coin for his outstanding performance as a supervisor.The coin was passed from Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, to Staff Sgt. Tiron Jarrett, 22nd MXS electrical and environmental systems craftsman, for

  • A sudden ‘patch’ of morale

    A recent change in Air Force instruction 36-2903 allows for the wear of unit morale T-shirts and patches, in addition to dozens of other changes.Shirts and patches that represent individual squadrons are now authorized to wear on Fridays. Squadron color T-shirts may be worn with the ABU or flight

  • Not your typical aircraft passengers

    Maintenance Airmen have a strong reputation for spending long hours on the flightline, preparing aircraft to fly to carry out the Air Force mission.It may surprise people to hear that some maintainers can spend more time in the air than the average pilot."First and foremost, we are crew chiefs,"

  • 22nd MDG welcomes new commander

    Col. Charles R. Carlton relinquished command of the 22nd Medical Group to Col. Jeffery R. Alder during a change of command ceremony here March 7, 2014.Col. Joel D. Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presided over the ceremony, which has been a military tradition since the beginning of the

  • Air Force officials announce FY15 force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes resulting from the Fiscal Year 2015 President's Budget today. To ensure the service successfully transitions to a leaner force that remains ready, the Air Force plans to remove almost 500 aircraft across the inventories of all three components