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July 11, 2019
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
July 2, 2019
Exceptional Leader Spotlight: Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Schoneboom

Life isn’t always about starting off perfect, sometimes it’s the challenges that build our character, or maybe it’s about finding out what our purpose is that inspires us.
July 2, 2019
Exceptional Leader Spotlight: Master Sgt. Richard Duken

Some of us don’t go where the path leads, but instead blaze our own trail. When U.S. Airmen choose to be the difference, they are making themselves, the Wing, and the Air Force better.
May 31, 2019
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,
April 23, 2019
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
April 16, 2019
Former Army officer, current NFL player gives back to service members in Germany

He used to hear explosions of improvised explosive devices, now he hears the explosion of a crowd’s cheers. Instead of commanding officers shouting orders, it’s now teammates calling audibles. He no longer wears a Kevlar helmet, trading it in for a football helmet.
April 15, 2019
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.
April 8, 2019
Resiliency: personified

Retired Staff Sgt. Jason Morgan shared his uplifting story with active-duty servicemembers on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2019.
March 28, 2019
U.S. Airmen aid Polish citizen while deployed for exercise

At approximately 6:45 a.m., U.S. Air Force Airmen assisted a Polish citizen whose van had flipped outside Powdiz Air Base, Poland, March
March 19, 2019
Mildenhall Airmen apply resilience program

All Airmen share a few things in common, and one of them is represented by the little strip of cloth that says U.S. Air Force. Airmen are all on the same team with the same goal; accomplish the mission. GRIT is a program to revitalize a squadron’s resiliency and reap the benefits of a culture based

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