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  • The Making of Goodfellow

    History has been hard on Neville Chamberlain. As Prime Minister of Great Britain from May 1937 until May 1940, he had “the hope of doing something to improve the conditions of life for the poorer people.” Indeed, he won passage of legislation limiting working hours for women and children. He secured

  • Looking Back Before the New Year

    Welcome to 2016, Team Goodfellow! I hope everyone had a relaxing and memorable holiday season. I’m particularly excited about 2016 because it marks Goodfellow’s 75th Anniversary! The Airmen, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civilians at Goodfellow impress me every single day with

  • Tommy got a toy drone for Christmas, what’s next?

    The Consumer Electronics Association believes 2015 will be a defining year for the drone, with sales expecting to approach 700,000 this year. The industry must be selling all of those drones as FAA statistics show a surge in “close call with drone” reports by pilots of manned aircraft: nearly 700

  • I'm an American Airman Now

    As Exodus quickly approaches, many of our students are going to return home for the holidays. They may expect everything to stay the same. Looking back 20 years, I remember having a difficult time adjusting to my first visit home and I was expecting everything to be the same, but it wasn't. I was

  • SAPR Guys Night Out

    Last night I went to the Guys Night Out, an annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response event for males on base. The majority of the participants were students, although I recognized some permanent party. As I passed them by, we smiled and waved hello. The sound of hip hop and conversations