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  • Recruiting Excellence: Staff Sgt. Michael Reed

    Driven by a strong interest in a physically demanding role, Staff Sgt. Michael Reed launched head-first into his Air Force career. After 10 years, he transitioned into a recruiter position, currently serving here in San Angelo, Texas.

  • STEM Expo returns for Thunder Over Columbus

    The Columbus Air Force Base flight line will once again be a place of education and excitement for local area students during the 2024 Thunder Over Columbus Air Show and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics event, only days before the official start of the air show weekend, September

  • Why I Stay - Master Sgt. Moore

    For U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Moore, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 Viper specialist section chief, the journey through his military career has been anything but straightforward. His path has been shaped by a series of decisions, challenges, and personal growth that have defined his

  • Summer STEM program wraps up at STARBASE Maxwell

    STARBASE Maxwell conducted a summer STEM program here from June 10, 2024, to July 25, 2024.The program ran six sessions with three four-day classes per session, and each class taught STEM concepts to 18 children per class for a grand total of 303 participating students through the entirety of the

  • Civil Air Patrol Inspires Future Airmen

    Civil Air Patrol cadets from around the country came to Columbus Air Force Base to participate in the Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course from July 12-20, 2024.

  • 97th AMW Airmen, mission featured in Dude Perfect episode

    The cast and crew of the globally popular comedy and sports centric YouTube channel, Dude Perfect, stopped by Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 10-13, to film an episode of their show featuring Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing.

  • Go Blue, Stay Blue: Winkfield reports for duty

    Before Jimmel Winkfield, 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deputy director, came to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to be an aircraft mechanic, he was Staff Sgt. Winkfield, an active-duty crew chief with six years of service to his country from 2009 until 2015.

  • One Lieutenant’s Journey from USAFA to Miss Colorado to Harvard

    From a young age, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh had a love of science and a dream to be a pilot and astronaut.  Her parents encouraged her dreams, sending her to Space Camp when she was 13 years old where she met astronauts and fighter pilots.  Around that time, she learned about the United