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A quarterly feature series that delves into the lives of Airmen through in-depth storytelling, with an unflinching look into the blood and sweat that makes America's Air Force what it is. Marines bleed scarlet and gold, the Army bleeds green ... Airmen bleed BLUE.

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    Pathways to Blue 2019 - News Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Second Air Force held their fifth annual Pathways to Blue event on Keesler Air Force base, Biloxi Mississippi, April 5-6, 2019. More than 250 ROTC cadets and enlisted members attended to learn about different officer career fields,

    Blue Flag 19-1 exercises Ninth AF's command, control capability

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Ninth Air Force staff participated as a joint task force headquarters during Blue Flag 19-1, a joint exercise, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, from May 6 through 10, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Harwell)

    Police week ceremony honors thin blue line

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Members of the 910th Security Forces Squadron held a ceremony in honor of Police Week here, May 13, 2019, with a crowd of 910th Airlift Wing personnel in attendance. The ceremony included the raising of a police flag, laying a police memorial wreath, remarks by 910th SFS commander Lt. Col. Scott Stewart and the playing of taps.

    America Strong: Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Salute New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania COVID-19 Responders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    The 305th Air Mobility Wing supported the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels during the America Strong flyovers of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania April 28, 2020. Four KC-10 Extenders refueled the demonstration teams to honor healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential personnel who are working on the front lines to combat COVID-19. (Video by Senior Airman Briana Cespedes)

    All Hands Update: Blue-Green Team Storms White Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Sailors and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit come together as a Blue-Greem team to exercise amphibious operations.

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    IWA- Blue Ribbon- PACUP

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Students from Iwakuni Celebrate the receipt of the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award by their school with a parade.

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    Blue Ridge 7th Fleet Multinational Roundtable PACUP

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    US 7th Fleet Commander, VADM Robert Thomas holds a conference with Naval representatives from Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia

    Roundup: Veterans in Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Non-narrative interview with two retired Air Force veterans from Goodfellow Air Force Base who knew Gen. Norma E. Brown.

    Air Force Report: Tops and Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    This edition features a story on the Air Force's Tops and Blue performance group.

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    Tops In Blue Visits Misawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Some Airmen turn wrenches, some build structures, and some sing and dance. Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers takes us to the Misawa Civic Center to talk with Tops In Blue Operations Officer 1st LT Lauren Rogers

    All Hands Update #2: Bluejacket to Blue and Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    If you want to further your education at the U.S. Naval Academy, submit your application today.

    All Hands Update: Meet the Blue Angels' Fat Albert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    The Navy's Blue Angels showcase the C-130's capabilities at aerial shows around the country.

    Air Force Report: Exercise Blue Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023


    Israel hosts the biannual international exercise, Blue Flag.

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    Blue Spader Weapons Squad Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023


    Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment competed in a battalion weapons squad competition at Fort Campbell, Ky., August 19, 2023. The competition consisted of a ruck march, stress shoot, obstacle course and a machine gun range.

    Holiday Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020


    Mr. Boyd Scoggins, Employee Assistance Program Coordinator, discusses ways to beat the holiday blues during a time of potential sadness for some people.

    Cadets learn about their Pathway to Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018


    Second Air Force held their fourth annual “Pathways to Blue” initiative with more than 280 ROTC cadets representing 15 different colleges and universities here, April 6-7. Throughout the two-day event, ROTC cadets and enlisted personnel traveled through this diverse and inclusive event to better aim themselves to become future Air Force leaders.

    Around the Air Force: F-35 Flight Test Program / Solar Array Project / Pathway to Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018


    On this look around the Air Force the F-35 program completes the most comprehensive flight test program in aviation history, Vandenberg AFB unveils a solar array project, and cadets learn about their Pathway to Blue. Hosted by SSgt Braden Anderson.

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    SITREP - Beating Holiday Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018


    The Holiday Season is just around the corner. Check out this episode of SITREP to learn how you can keep you and your Battle Buddies safe from the stresses common during this time of year.

    BLUE Episode 20: Recruit, Train and Educate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018


    Recruit, Train and Educate. That's the motto of Air Education and Training Command. In this episode we show the Instructors training next generation of Airmen for today's battlefield. To learn more about Air Education and Training Command, visit: http://www.aetc.af.mil/ To learn more about Special Tactics Airmen, visit: http://www.afsoc.af.mil/ To find out more about Basic Military Training, visit: http://www.basictraining.af.mil/ To find out more about Combat Systems Officers, visit: http://www.jbsa.mil/Mission-Partners/12th-Flying-Training-Wing/479th-Flying-Training-Group/

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    SITREP - Beating the Holiday Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018


    The Holiday Season is just around the corner. Check out this episode of SITREP to learn how you can keep you and your Battle Buddies safe from the stresses common during this time of year.

    SITREP - Holiday Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018


    The Holiday Season is just around the corner. Check out this episode of SITREP to learn how you can keep you and your Battle Buddies safe from the stresses common during this time of year.

    All Hands Update: Blue Chromite

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017


    Marines embarked aboard USS Ashland for exercise Blue Chromite.

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    All Hands Update: Blue Angels Change of Command

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017


    Blue Angles have a change of leadership.

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    Second Air Force 2nd Annual Pathways to Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017


    The second annual "Pathways to Blue" event, hosted by Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, MS, took place 15-16 April 2016. Many Air Force ROTC cadets and active duty enlisted personnel attended the event, which showcased an exciting variety of career fields today's Air Force has to offer its future officers.

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    156th Airlift Wing Celebrates Women's History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017


    The 156th Airlift Wing celebrates women of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico during March - Women's History Month.

    156th Airlift Wing Celebrates Women's History Month - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017


    the 156th Airlift Wing celebrates women of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico during March - Women's History Month. (60 second video )

    BLUE: Episode 18 : Generation STEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2016


    Maintaining a technological edge in defense requires snagging the best and brightest minds for research and development. In this episode, we introduce you to some of the innovative minds working to make the Air Force's technology better, stronger, and more efficient today while developing the next generation of innovators for tomorrow.

    BLUE: Episode 17: Fueling the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016


    Most families have traditions that revolve around holidays and special occasions. We introduce you to a family with a tradition that's intertwined with the history and future of two tankers, the KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus.

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    BLUE: Episode 17: Fueling the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016


    Most families have traditions that revolve around holidays and special occasions. We introduce you to a family with a tradition that's intertwined with the history and future of two tankers, the KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus.

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    BLUE: Episode 16: World Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2016


    Many people have multiple goals--some dream of becoming a pilot, others dream of one day competing in the Olympic Games. Thanks to the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, elite athletes can now serve their country as Airmen, without giving up their shot to represent their nation as Olympians.

    BLUE - Episode 14: Out of Vietnam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016


    In this episode of the Air Force's flagship broadcast series, Tech. Sgt. Jarid Watson introduces two Vietnam veterans, their unlikely encounter, and an unbelievable story of friendship and reconciliation.

    BLUE: Episode 3 - The Art of Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    America's airmen fly over every kind of terrain on Earth. If their plane ever goes down, they need to know how to survive in even the harshest environments. See how the Air Force puts their skills to the ultimate test in the frozen wilderness of Alaska, at Arctic Survival School.

    BLUE: Episode 9 - A New Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    Pulling a team together to work toward a common goal is one of the things the Air Force excels at. In this month's BLUE we take a look at one team's experience in exercise New Horizons as they work toward building stronger relations with Honduras, and learn some things about themselves along the way.

    BLUE: Episode 10 - Space - The High Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    The Air Force impacts billions of people across the world through operations in space, including GPS and missile warning. In this episode of BLUE we meet the Airmen who perform these missions, discovering what they do and why they do it.

    BLUE: Episode 11 - The Spirit of Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    Have you ever dreamed of going into space? In this episode of BLUE, we meet two Air Force astronauts who share their experiences and give us a glimpse into the future of space exploration.

    BLUE: Episode 12 - Global Reach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    Global vigilance, global reach, global power. America's Airmen possess the unique ability to project strength, influence, and assistance with unrivaled speed and precision at any moment, in any place around the world. But maintaining a global presence doesn't always have to mean sending Airmen to remote locations. Advances in technology and capability have enabled Airmen to deliver assistance anywhere on the planet without the vulnerability of being present in global hotspots.

    Blue: Episode 13 - Building 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    For nearly 70 years the Air Force has collected some of the most amazing historical artifacts. Some they put on public display for the world to see, but the rest are sent to Building 5. In this episode of Blue, we delve into the mysteries of this facility.

    BLUE: Episode 5 - Human Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016


    Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Huhman feared that multiple injuries sustained over his career of deployments, fire fights and rucking hundreds of miles with heavy equipment strapped to his back would end the combat operator's military career before he was ready to give it up. However, after going through the U.S. Special Operations Command's Human Performance Program, which is designed to rebuild operator's bodies and teach them preventative training methods, he has made a full recovery and resumed his military duties.

    BLUE Episode 6: Charlie Mike to Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016


    Through the fog of PTSD, traumatic injuries, and illness, American veterans realize that the ability to regain control of their minds and bodies lies within their own hands.

    BLUE: Episode 8 - Katrina Ten Years Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015


    Ten years ago, the Airmen of Keesler Air Force Base faced one of the greatest tests of the American spirit as Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. Where there were once hopes and dreams, Katrina left devastation and destruction. But through the wreckage of it all, the survivors persevered.

    BLUE: Episode 7 - Brain Stimulator

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015


    This month on BLUE - we'll delve into the ground breaking research Air Force scientists are using to evolve the most important technology used by the military today - the human brain.

    BLUE: Episode 3 - A Nuclear Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2015


    Episode 4 of Air Force TV's video news and feature program, BLUE. One year since a cheating scandal rocked the Air Force's ICBM community, Malmstrom Air Force Base is implementing changes to improve morale and mission effectiveness. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles have the power to change the course of human history – or possibly end it. That's why protecting America’s nuclear arsenal is our nation’s #1 defense priority. In this episode of BLUE, we take you behind-the-scenes for a rare look at the Airmen who perform this vital mission.

    BLUE: Episode 2 - From Ground to Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015


    The F-22 Raptor is one of the most advanced and intimidating jets in the U.S. Air Force's arsenal. But at the end of the day, the plane itself is little more than a tool. The Airmen who fix it, fuel it, and fly it make the Raptor a truly lethal weapon.

    BLUE: Episode 1 - More than a Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015


    The road to recovery is never-ending. Faced with a new normal, wounded warriors find out what it takes to push beyond their limits. BLUE is a new feature series that delves into the lives of Airmen through in-depth storytelling, with an unflinching look at issues facing today's Air Force.

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