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  • Nine-Eleven: "And I felt real patriotism for the first time"

    Going from high-level manager to Air Force Airman 1st Class, what compels a 34-year-old man at the top of his career to walk away from a dream job and join the military? Two words: nine - eleven.Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Kruhlinski, a Radio Frequency Transmission systems specialist and Florida

  • Watchful eye: ATCs ensure smooth flying operations

    The success or failure of a mission rests on the shoulders of many Airmen, and when it comes to flying missions, there is no room for error. Air traffic controllers are the eyes and ears of the mission. They relay valuable information to pilots and ensure safe takeoffs, flights and landings. "We

  • 'That others may live': Gunners vital to rescue mission

    HH-60G Pave Hawk crews from Moody have saved the lives of nearly 1,700 people and assisted 4,027 more down-range over the past three years. These feats would not be possible without the Airmen whose responsibility it is to protect their aircraft and wingmen.Aerial gunners can be the difference

  • WWII glider pilot recalls most fatal day in airborne history

    The morning of March 24, 1945, found U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Lou Brough flying a glider over the Rhine River straight through enemy lines as part of the largest single-day airborne operation in history.Operation Varsity, although successful, put nearly 4,000 aircraft and 14,000 Allied troops in an

  • A Total Force Grows at Moody

    Working together in the military is necessary and working as a total force is even more important. The 820th Base Defense Group at Moody and the 105th Security Forces Squadron, from Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y. formed a unique partnership to work towards just that. To help this total force

  • WASP flies through memories as trail-blazing aviator

    "Jesus Christ," said the captain as his newest test pilot saluted and reported for duty. "No sir, Barry Vincent," retorted the young woman.It was 1944 and with America in the midst of World War II, female aviators were being accepted as Women's Airforce Service Pilots to test aircraft and fly

  • The Airmen behind the planes

    It takes countless hours and Airmen to keep a single aircraft flying, and it all starts with the crew chiefs often seen working on their planes covered in grease. Behind each aircraft is a dedicated team of Airmen who perform regular maintenance and determine whether it is safe to fly."We are

  • Key Spouses take care of Moody’s families

     As deployments become more frequent, the Moody Key Spouses program play an increasingly important role in providing support for the spouses left behind. The key spouses act as a liaison between the commander, the family and resources available on base. They provide information about the resources

  • New Drugs causing same problems

    For the baby boomer generation, marijuana and cocaine topped the drug chart, but with generation Z, or the internet generation, drugs aren't just drugs anymore. The new trend is smoking "potpourri" and "bath salts." With new drugs constantly emerging, the Air Force's zero tolerance policy has to

  • Father's life reflected through working dogs

    Four years after Erin Burgess lost her fiancé their son Charles 'Trip' Long III started asking questions about his father. This brought them to Moody to shed some light on the job his father performed as a military working dog handler.Staff Sgt. Charles Mike 'Shorty' Long Jr. was a 824th Security