Service with a smile

Like any other deployment, it's work, work, work

Deployed commander reflects on significance of 9/11

Many things make everlasting marks on our lives. Dates of wedding anniversaries, birthdays, holidays and other joyous occasions are not quickly forgotten. Unfortunately, everything recorded in our history is not pleasant, many things are excruciatingly painful. As future American History text books

Booms do more than just pass gas

On a recent trip to England to deliver cargo in September, boom operators showed they do more than just aerial refueling. Most people know the primary job of the boom operator is to operate the boom during air to air refueling, but many may not know they have other important jobs such as acting as a

Comm member represents the wing in another part of the Middle East

Members of the 716th Communication Flight are certainly doing their part to support the War on Terror. With their two of their senior officers deployed to locations in Iraq and Afghanistan they are setting the example that their enlisted members are following. Staff Sgt. Charles Alford, a member of

Two month training is worth the effort

There was nothing easy about the two months of training we went through in preparation for our Afghanistan deployment. Blood, sweat, and tears were the norm. The high school attitude kept creeping back into my head, "Why am I learning this stuff? I'll never use it in my lifetime." Now that we are in

Command chief master sergeant retires

Maintenance operations center serves crucial role for mission success

There is such a thing as meaningful paperwork, and the people at the 916th Maintenance Operations Center certainly know what it's all about. It's easy to give credit to the maintainers because of their high visibility out on the flightline, but what people might not realize is that someone in a

Reservist faces the realities of war while stationed in Afghanistan with combined joint task force

Commentary-Transition from everyday American life to that of a deployed troop in Afghanistan can be a difficult road to travel. There are many twists and turns along the way. You must be able to follow the rules and trust that others will do the same. Awareness is very important as well, for every

New command chief takes reigns, leads by example

Fourteen years of being a first sergeant would seem the perfect training for a command chief master sergeant. In the case of newly promoted Chief Master Sgt. Lester Boltinhouse it was. After many years of service as the 916th Air Refueling Wing's Command Chief Master Sergeant., Chief Master Sgt.