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  • An overview of the NAOC and E-4B Nightwatch

    The E-4B aircraft continues to provide a worldwide, survivable, and enduring command center for the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  • Taking the Seat: CMSgt Ronnie J. Woods

    Chief Master Sergeant Ronnie J. Woods, Eighth Air Force command chief and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center senior enlisted leader, provides insight to the past 25 years of his service to the United States Air Force.

  • COVID-19: A single mom’s perspective

    As I sit down to write, my 10-year-old daughter and my 4-year-old son sit nearby while completing school work. They are not by any means quiet, especially not my 4-year-old; he’s yelling from beneath the dining room table. The directions on his worksheet call for him to draw a big blue circle - he

  • The Mighty Eighth through the eyes of a command chief

    Waking up at 0430, having a day so full of appointments that you must choose which ones to go to, giving speeches off-the-cuff, mentoring and encouraging subordinates, working after hours, and having the responsibility of making big decisions, both operationally and organizationally. These are all