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February 2023 Issue

RHIP – It starts and ends with leadership

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Friendship turns into business for Citizen Air Commandos

A trio of loadmasters assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida, have transformed their friendship and a shred passion for craft brewing into a successful business in Niceville.

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Young Airman loves the challenge of aeromedical evacuation

Coming from a family of Air Force veterans, Senior Airman Taylor Sturgell knew early on she was interested in joining the Air Force.

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Reserve Fighter Group Leads Off-Site Total Force Training Event

Air Force Reserve Command’s 414th Fighter Group and the active-duty 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, have enjoyed an exemplary Total Force relationship in support of the F-15E Strike Eagle mission ever since the 414th FG was reactivated in 2010. The two

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Barksdale first sergeants complete Basic Military training immersion

Four first sergeants assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, completed an immersion tour of Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, in December.

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908th embraces future, legacy of helicopter mission

Benjamin Franklin is quoted as having said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The 908th Airlift Wing is choosing to take advantage of the present and prepare for the future.

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‘It’s OK to Not Be OK’: Service Dog Helps Colonel Fight the Battles Back Home

With a stern voice but a heart of gold, Col. Adam Roberts, the 555th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers commander at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, practices resiliency each day alongside his best friend and service dog, Porsche, a loveable labradoodle with golden

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Aircraft maintainers lead the way in reforming ART time and attendance process

When Chief Master Sgt. Byron Landon and Master Sgt. Keith Miner volunteered to be the time and attendance points of contact for the Air Force Reserve’s 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, a little more than three years ago, little did they know that they would soon be leading the

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Going for Bold: Citizen Airman opens doors for vets at NBC Universal

Vince Tsang wants to hire veterans … and a lot of them.From her office inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, home to NBC Universal and iconic TV shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show and overlooking New York City’s most iconic real estate, the former advertising sales maven and now NBC

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Florida Defender is a Prime Example of a Multifunctional Airman

There’s a lot of talk around the Air Force these days about multifunctional or multicapable Airmen — service members who bring more than just one skill to the fight and who are invaluable during deployments because they can perform tasks outside of their usual specialty.

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From Poland to the Freedom Wing: Chaplain Finds His Home

Chaplain (Capt.) Michal Falgowski feels right at home serving in the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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A Family Affair: Father, Son Serving Together at Keesler

It’s common for a son or daughter to follow their father or mother into military service, but rarely do they get to serve at the same time in the same unit.

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A Tight Fit: Rescue Squadron Loadmasters Train with Uncommon Cargo

Ensuring they are prepared for any curve ball that might be thrown at them, loadmasters assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing’s 39th Rescue Squadron spent a week practicing specialized cargo loading at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, recently.

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Barksdale Airman’s invention saves backs, fingers, money and time

In 2020, Senior Master Sgt. John Donelson was very worried.The 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics flight superintendent had been watching Airmen struggle to load cumbersome pylons to the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. They were using two large

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Game Changer: Aerial porters get to test weight-bearing exoskeleton

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, recently held an event with Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to demonstrate the latest Forge System, a pneumatically-powered exoskeleton that augments leg strength to

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Reserve philanthropist develops e-course to help others fly

When she was a little girl, Capt. Kristin “Nikki” Bodie, 77th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46 pilot at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, used to lay in the grass with her grandmother on their farm in rural Saluda, South Carolina, and watch the fighter jets from nearby Shaw Air Force Base

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On the Road Again

February 2023 Issue

RHIP – It starts and ends with leadership

Latest Citizen Airman Features

Friendship turns into business for Citizen Air Commandos

Young Airman loves the challenge of aeromedical evacuation

Reserve Fighter Group Leads Off-Site Total Force Training Event

Barksdale first sergeants complete Basic Military training immersion

908th embraces future, legacy of helicopter mission

‘It’s OK to Not Be OK’: Service Dog Helps Colonel Fight the Battles Back Home

Aircraft maintainers lead the way in reforming ART time and attendance process

Going for Bold: Citizen Airman opens doors for vets at NBC Universal

Florida Defender is a Prime Example of a Multifunctional Airman

From Poland to the Freedom Wing: Chaplain Finds His Home

A Family Affair: Father, Son Serving Together at Keesler

A Tight Fit: Rescue Squadron Loadmasters Train with Uncommon Cargo

Barksdale Airman’s invention saves backs, fingers, money and time

Game Changer: Aerial porters get to test weight-bearing exoskeleton

Reserve philanthropist develops e-course to help others fly