Tag Archives: United States Air Force

Photo: Spence with his mother, Raquel, and sister, Chloe. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force Father Persists in Getting Care for Son

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Common sense, patience, perseverance and unending love are the attributes that keep Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Vitaliano and his wife, motivated to care for their son.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Military Children, Military Family Appreciation, Military Kids | Tagged Air Force, Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Vitaliano, Arkansas, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Cerebral Palsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Defense Department Office of Special Needs, DoD Office of Special Needs, Fathers' Day, Hawaii, Japan, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Kadena Air Base, Little Rock Air Force Base, Military OneSource, New Jersey, Okinawa, Pacific Ocean, special needs, Specialized Training of Military Parents, Tripler Army Medical Center, U.S Air Force, United States Air Force | Leave a comment

Photo: U.S. Army Cpl. Johnny Hurst, assigned to A Company 3rd Battalion (Airborne) 509th Infantry Regiment, yells a shift-fire command to his fire team during a live-fire and movement-to-contact operation on the Infantry Squad Battle Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 31, 2013. The soldiers focused on core infantry skills such as fire team movement, communication, shifting fire, and once on the objective identifying and eliminating weapons caches and treating and evacuating casualties. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher,

Worth A Thousand Words: Shift Fire!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by kfinley

Army Cpl. Johnny Hurst yells a shift-fire command to his fire team during a live-fire and movement-to-contact operation on the Infantry Squad Battle Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 31, 2013.
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Posted in Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Air Force, Army, Infantry Squad Battle Course, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, live-fire, soldiers, U.S Air Force, U.S. military exercises, U.S.. Army, United States Air Force, United States Army, Warfighter Wednesday, WATW, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Photo: Air Force Master Sgt. Jerald Custance, noncommisioned officer in charge of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Wing Drill and Ceremonies, and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Welch, superintendent of Wing Standardization and Evaluation for the Cadet Wing, place flags at the grave markers of veterans at the Academy's Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray McCoy/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Remembering Those Who Served

Posted on May 27, 2013 by kfinley

Air Force Master Sgt. Jerald Custance and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Welch place flags at the grave markers of veterans at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 20, 2013.
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Posted in Memorial Day, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Air Force, Air Force Academy Cadets, Memorial Day, U.S Air Force, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery, U.S. service members, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Academy, veterans, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Photo: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeremiah Jackson, left, Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers, center, and Army Master Sgt. Guertin, rear, begin the procession for a wreath laying ceremony at the Bellingham, Mass., war memorial, May 19, 2013. Master Sgt. Deslauriers, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron and Bellingham, Mass., native, received a Silver Star for gallantry in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Belena S. Marquez/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Heroes Honor Heroes

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeremiah Jackson, left, Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers, center, and Army Master Sgt. Guertin, rear, begin the procession for a wreath laying ceremony.
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Posted in Memorial Day, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Air Force, Air Force Capt. Belena S. Marquez, Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers, Army, Army Master Sgt. Guertin, Bellingham, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Massachussetts, Memorial Day, Navy, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeremiah Jackson, Silver Star, U.S Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Navy, WREATH LAYING CEREMONY | Leave a comment

Photo: Mable Justice teaches Senior Airmen Tameca Burnett and Myisha Rufus the proper procedures of a full-body wrap at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The ultimate goal of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office morticians is to make the remains of fallen service members viewable. If that can't take happen, they use a full wrap technique and place the remains in the uniform requested by the family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee/Released)

Reservist Cares for, Honors Fallen Service Members

Posted on May 23, 2013 by glenn.selby

Mable Justice, a mortician at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, uses her talents to prepare fallen service members for their final delivery to their families.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged AFMAO, Air Force, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Office, Air Force Reserve, Air Force Reservist, Air Force Services, airmen, Delware, Dover Air Force Base, fallen service members, Mable Justice, Marines, Middle East, mortuary affairs, reservist, sailors, service members, soldiers, U.S Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve | Leave a comment