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March 7, 2024
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.
July 13, 2023
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.
Nov. 14, 2022
Discipline: the Ten-Letter Word

Discipline is the 10-letter word that is the basis of the United States Air Force.
March 31, 2021
From Junior ROTC to Chief Master Sergeant

Chief Master Sgt. Raisean Lasenberry reflects on memorable moments of his Air Force career as he prepares to retire.
March 23, 2021
Spending a day with Chief Smith: TSgt Wilkinson's experience

TSgt Adam Wilkinson details his experience from shadowing 8th Air Force command chief and J-GSOC senior enlisted leader Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith.
Feb. 26, 2021
Accelerating Change at Aero India 2021

The command chief provides a firsthand look at behind the scenes of Aero India 2021 and bomber Airmen participation.
June 8, 2020
The B-ONEs are back: the multi-layered relevance of the current B-1B deployment

It is no exaggeration or surprise to characterize the last year in the B-1B community as dynamic and exhausting.Consider the sequence of events our team has endured and persevered through: (1) ejection system and drogue chute issues that drove changes in maintenance technical orders and, ultimately,
April 10, 2020
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
Feb. 10, 2020
The B-1 bomber is not done serving the US Air Force

In the Op-Ed, Maj. Gen. James Dawkins, Jr. describes how the B-1 bridges the legacy and next gen bombers and what the Air Force's plan is to sustain the aircraft's lifecycle.
July 23, 2019
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

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