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Video by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone
First Over Germany: Don Snook’s WWII Story
501st Combat Support Wing
April 4, 2025 | 4:39
Don Snook, World War II veteran, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph J. Raisner, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, about his time as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in Islip, England, Apr. 4, 2025. Snook completed 21 combat and five non-combat leaflet missions from Feb. 27, 1945, to May 8, 1945, with the 306th Bomb Group at the first U.S. air base in the U.K., Thurleigh Air Force Base in Bedfordshire. The unit had 3,000 personnel who referred to themselves as the "First over Germany." (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone)
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About Moody Bridge Chat

Bridge Chat's purpose is to create cohesive, high-performing teams that foster trust and connection through flexible and consistent small group discussions; in direct response to overwhelming feedback from the CSAF 21's Resilience Tactical Pause.

Caring for our Wingmen is what defines us as Airmen, so we must work to get to know our teammates and the challenges they face. We all have the same responsibility of creating the workplace we want and supporting the people we share our lives with.

Bridge Chat topics are posted here monthly to encourage small group discussions within teams. Beginning the process of recurring discussions can be difficult, but will become easier with time and reinforce the Flying Tiger culture.

To help us initiate and facilitate these discussions, we have included a guide that defines roles and ground rules.

The Flying Tiger Bridge Chat Facilitator provides facilitator trainings for base personnel. Their goal is to create squadron facilitators who take action on ACC's goal of equipping, engaging and empowering Airmen with resilience tools and create high-performing teams who look out for each other. To schedule training, contact 229-257-3211.