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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Dowling, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, walks out to an F-22 Raptor to conduct preflight inspections during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 26, 2017. This is Dowling’s first time participating in the U.S. Air Force’s premiere large-force air, cyber and space exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

    From the Southside to Air Force: Maintainer shares story of redemption

    Enduring the Southside of Chicago Heights’ symphony of gun shots and screams was not something U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Dowling was willing to continue.
  • Red Flag 17-1 weather forecasters conduct a shift change at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 24, 2017. The forecast team works two separate shifts during the U.S. Air Force’s premiere air-to-air combat training exercise ensuring accurate and timely weather inputs are incorporated into day and night mission planning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

    Red Flag weather forecasters ensure real-world safety

    “You can’t take me anywhere,” jokes U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Weatherly, Red Flag 17-1weather forecaster from the 1st Operational Support Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, as a pilot passes by her weather operations desk shaking his head after hearing his and several other flights were cancelled due to thunderstorms and snow.

  • Service members 'lean' on each other

    On September 21, 2015, the Department of Defense launched a new initiative called Lean In Circles in conjunction with an organization called LeanIn.Org. The mission of this new program is to give female service members the chance to speak and connect with other women and men in their respective units on gender issues within the work force and find ways to overcome those obstacles. United States Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, also approves of this new peer-to-peer mentorship program and has seen first-hand the benefits of these networks in the workforce.
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