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  • POW/MIA: “We Will Never Forget”

    On March 29, 1969, First Lieutenant Frederick W. Hess was the "back-seater" in aircraft tail number 66-8809, purchased from McDonnell Douglas the same year Lt. Hess was commissioned through the Air Force Academy. A Kansas City native, ironically, both Lt. Hess and his aircraft were made in Missouri.

  • Remembering: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson

    September marks the 4th anniversary of the loss of a great American, Airman, and Defender. On Sept. 28, 2005, 21 year old Airman First Class Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson paid the ultimate sacrifice, becoming the first Security Forces Airman and first female Airman to die in Operation Iraqi

  • It’s Been a Busy Year

    At this time last year, I wrote an article outlining the big projects and initiatives the 17th Civil Engineer Squadron would be working on through FY09. I highlighted the chapel, the design of the new Joint Intel Technical Training Facility, and the design of a new 100-room pipeline student dorm as

  • Mission Supports Freedom

    Forty two days ago I became a member of Team Goodfellow. In that time, it became abundantly clear that every member of this base enthusiastically supports an extremely important and vital joint-training mission, preparing our warriors for today's fight by providing initial and advanced training to

  • Service and Sacrifice

    Service and sacrifice are terms all of us in the military are familiar with; however I did not fully understand their true meaning until recently. After all, the words "service" and "sacrifice" carry a heavy discount because they are often overused by American journalists and politicians. The