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  • RAF Mildenhall NCO’s journey from enlisted to officer

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Velez, 100th Communications Squadron NCO-in-charge of radio frequency transmissions, is scheduled to attend Officer Training School and commission as a force support squadron officer later this year.Velez’s path to OTS was not a quick one. He faced many obstacles while

  • Combating sexual assault

    Several months have passed since April and for some, the excitement surrounding sexual assault awareness and prevention month has fizzled but one lieutenant’s passion for combating this key issue is still ablaze. For 1st Lt. Nicole Flanagan, 39th Air Base Wing sexual assault response coordinator,

  • From enlisted marine to 100th ARW commander: dreams, hard work pay off

    At first glance, Col. Troy Pananon, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, seems to be what many U.S. Airmen would expect a U.S. Air Force wing commander to be: energetic, driven, sociable and of course, intelligent. What might not be apparent are the struggles he faced in his quest to become the

  • Spangdahlem class develops NCOs into effective leaders

    Spangdahlem NCOs are attending the Leaders of the Future course, an ongoing program intended to develop leadership and management skills here.The course started in 2018 and is currently in its third iteration. Each course is seven weeks long and is scheduled to take place four times per year,

  • Consent, intervene, support

    Can I kiss you?Those words echoed the room and all that came back was silence. This was the first question posed to the floor during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event hosted here, which focused on educating Airmen on how to build positive relationships while encouraging

  • Warren Aderholt’s Evasion Adventure

    On April 9, 1945, 2nd Lt. Warren Aderholt, of Birmingham, Ala., flew his fifteenth combat mission with the 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group. What started as a routine mission for a combat-seasoned P-51 Mustang pilot would instead change the lives of two families for the next 75 years.