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  • Remembering Pearl Harbor: an infamous day in history

    Editor's note: Due to the sensitivity of the joint intelligence mission, the last names of personnel have been removed in this article.Minutes before 8 a.m., Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked U.S. Naval base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Approximately 2,400 Americans were killed during the

  • #TRENDING | Top 4 COLA survey mistakes

    Want to see a bump in pay? Don't fall victim to these common Overseas Cost of Living Allowance survey pitfalls.1. Not accounting for off-base travel | Forgetting to account for the frequency of distance and travel to off-base facilities, whether it be for shopping, medical appointments or general

  • Fallen leaves: a story of remembrance

    It was a cool, autumn morning, and the leaves had only recently turned from a rich green to vibrant shades of red, yellow and orange.They held fast to their branches before a gust of wind blew them away to gently descend on the people gathered in solemn reverence at Cambridge American Cemetery,

  • ONE: opportunity knocks

    He didn't understand.The 2-year-old boy nestled into his mother's arms as they both tried to sleep on a bed in a home that was not theirs. He didn't understand his mother, who had to go to work at a cell-phone kiosk in a few hours, was trying to make a better life for both of them.He didn't

  • What you need to know about the Dartford Crossing

    Infamously known for its lengthy delays and traffic jams, Dartford Crossing is a major road spanning the River Thames and connecting Dartford, Kent to Thurrock, Essex.Also noted as the busiest crossing in the United Kingdom, Dartford is prone to major traffic congestion and disruption - especially

  • Happy 68th Birthday USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen

    This year marks the Air Force's 68th birthday, and I wanted to send greetings and a hearty thank you for all of your tremendous successes over the past year...it's been an incredibly busy time!  One of the strongest attributes of our command is that we support everybody.  Our team delivered precise

  • Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Four: Hope

    The shimmer of red and blue lights flashed against the dust-filled night sky of lower Manhattan, New York.At what was now being called "Ground Zero," teams of rescue workers relentlessly dug through the ruined remnants of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001.Frantically, they searched for

  • Patriot Files: that day in September | Part Three: Despair

    The stairwell was dark as rescue workers cautiously made their way through broken chunks of concrete and twisted metal that jutted out and made the passage look like an open wound.Suddenly, the radio crackled to life as the New York Police Department's aviation unit reported that large pieces had