Oct. 25, 2006 From the front Name: Lt. Col. Frank "Spanky" Ott Unit (current): Combined Air Operations Center Job description: CENTAF FWD A3 - Weapons and Tactics Officer What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? The people, from all services and our allies, especially the Brits...and the lack of trees and
Oct. 24, 2006 Warrior of the Week Name: Lowell "Big Ed" Edkins Unit: 16th EWS/EPCPA Job: ECM pod technician Hometown: Sugarland, Texas If you could go back in time - what time would you go to and where? Why? Back to whenever the new PT shorts were designed so I could ask what they were thinking. Dog or cats? Why? Dogs - cats don't
Oct. 24, 2006 53d welcomes new command chief "It's a tremendous honor and an opportunity to give back to those who have and will continue to serve our Air Force in these challenging times." That's what Chief Master Sgt. Randy Salefske, the 53d Wing's new command chief, had to say about being chosen to serve as the top enlisted leader. Chief
Oct. 24, 2006 “No” wouldn’t stop TMG exec from applying for OTS I was a 33 ½ year old staff sergeant (with a line number for tech) when I first went to the base education office to inquire about Operation Bootstrap and officer training school. Thanks to the gentle nudges from my wife, Maureen, and good friend, then-Senior Airman Charlie Owens (who was currently
Oct. 24, 2006 USAFWC/CC visits wing, meets enlisted After taking command of the USAFWC Oct. 6, Maj. Gen. Mike Worden answers questions from 53d Wing enlisted members Thursday afternoon at the enlisted club during his visit to Eglin. Topics discussed at lunch were PT gear, fitness, Afghanistan, training, and force-shaping. While in the area, the
Oct. 11, 2006 American, AF opportunity knocked ... captain from 36th EWS answered After ten years of waiting, it was my dream come true when I received a visa letter from the United States Consulate. I still remember the moment, viewing the Statue of Liberty over the New York City sky when my plane was about to touch the "Land of Opportunity." I emigrated from India along with my
Oct. 10, 2006 From the Front Name: Lt. Col. Thomas "Hog" Behnke Unit (current): CAOC / Al Udeid Air BaseJob description: Strategy Division What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? The day I walked outside and the temperature was 116 degrees with 90 percent humidity. I thought I would melt. I have been
Oct. 10, 2006 Warrior of the Week Name: William Harvey Unit: 53d WG/XP Job: Wing Deployment Manager Hometown: Savannah, Ga. If you could go back in time - what time would you go to and where? Why?I would go back to biblical times. I would want to be where Jesus would have been performing miracles.Dog or cats? Why?Dogs are more of a
Oct. 10, 2006 53rd visits school, returns with new troop The sweet sound of hundreds of children singing rang out across Longwood Elementary School's playground Friday morning as the students paid tribute to the men and women who serve in the 53d Wing with a song about the joy of being free in America. They were led by fifth-grader Elle Downs, who