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CTL Script/ Top Stories of August 31st    Publish Date: August 31st    From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Award-Winning Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast    Today is Saturday, August 31st and Happy 79th Birthday to Van Morrison ***08.31.24 – BIRTHDAY – VAN MORRISON*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cherokee is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia.  Waleska Taking Applications for City Clerk and Manager Position Canton Resident Wins $1 Million in Powerball Drawing Woodstock Rotary Donates $1,500 to Oak Grove Elementary   We'll have all this and more coming up on the Cherokee Tribune-Ledger Podcast, and if you're looking for Community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!    Commercial: CU of GA STORY 1:  Waleska Taking Applications for City Clerk and Manager Position The city of Waleska is hiring a new city clerk/manager as Robyn Smith steps down for health reasons but will continue in an office clerk role. The city is currently interviewing candidates and accepting applications for the position. The city clerk/manager oversees record-keeping, budget preparation, election coordination, and serves as a liaison between the public, mayor, and city council. Salary details will be discussed during interviews. For more information or to apply, visit cityofwaleska.com or email rsmith@cityofwaleska.com. STORY 2:  Canton Resident Wins $1 Million in Powerball Drawing A Canton resident won $1 million in the Aug. 28 Powerball drawing with a ticket bought on the Georgia Lottery mobile app, while a Fort Stewart resident won $100,000 with another ticket from the app. The winning numbers were 5-33-47-50-64 with the Powerball 20 and a Power Play of 2X. The $1 million ticket matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball, while the $100,000 ticket matched four numbers plus the Powerball, with the prize doubled due to the 2X Power Play. Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes, and proceeds support education in Georgia. For details, visit www.galottery.com. STORY 3:  Woodstock Rotary Donates $1,500 to Oak Grove Elementary The Rotary Club of Woodstock recently donated $1,500 to Oak Grove Elementary STEAM Academy in Cherokee County to help purchase school supplies for the upcoming year. The Rotary Club was named Oak Grove Elementary's Partner of the Year for 2024 in recognition of their support. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info.    Back in a moment  Break: DRAKE   STORY 4:  Cherokee County Student's Research Published in Science Journal Cherokee County School District student Manasa Shankar, a junior at Woodstock High School, has been published in the *Journal of Student Research* with her paper on chronic stress and cancer development. Supported by advisors from Wayne State University, Gifted Gabber, and the University of Southeastern Philippines, Shankar's research is accessible online. She is also recognized for her project on combating antibiotic resistance, which earned her a prize at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. STORY 5:   Thompsen Wins Cherokee Player of the Week River Ridge receiver Thomas Thompsen has been named the Week 2 Cherokee County Football Player of the Week. In a 39-0 victory over Denmark, Thompsen caught seven passes for 76 yards, scored two touchdowns, and added a five-yard touchdown rush. He received 234 votes, outpacing other nominees Ean Marria, Tanner Savasir, and Austin Guest. Thompsen's standout performance contributed significantly to River Ridge's win, improving their season record to 1-1. Commercial: INGLES 4 STORY 6:  Cherokee Dems Donate Over $1,700 to Clear Student Lunch Debt On August 28, the Cherokee County Democrats donated $1,731 to the Cherokee County School District to address outstanding meal balances for students. This donation, raised through their "Erase School Lunch Debt" campaign, is aimed at eliminating lunch debt for underserved students. The funds, which cover the cost of 706 meals, were presented to the district's School Nutrition department. STORY 7:  Georgia Power Teeing Up Four Battery Storage Projects Georgia Power will build battery energy storage systems (BESS) at four sites across the state, adding 500 megawatts of capacity to meet growing industrial power demands. These facilities will be located near Robins Air Force Base, Moody Air Force Base, the retired Plant Hammond, and will expand the McGrau Ford Battery Facility. This initiative is part of a broader plan approved last April, which includes renewable energy and fossil fuels, aimed at ensuring a diverse and reliable power supply. The state Public Service Commission must still certify the projects, with hearings scheduled for October 31 and November 1, and a final vote on December 3. We'll have closing comments after this.    COMMERCIAL: Heller 1 (GENERIC)   SIGN OFF –   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at tribuneledgernews.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. 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Texas Air National Guardsmen in the Critical Response Flight (CRF), learn how to refuel the A-10C Thunderbolt II from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico February 25, 2023. This training expands Airmen's skills while developing the interoperability of the CRT (Critical Response Team) when setting up communication and control in new environments while helping develop Airmen to meet qualifications and showcase their proficiency in both offensive and defensive combat tactics. (Air National Guard video by Senior Airmen Charissa Menken).

This edition features stories on Air Force Week in New York City, the Benefits Delivered After Discharge program in Yongsan, Korea, the new social media policy at Dyess Air Base, Texas, a day of training with Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Airmen at Moody Air Force Base, and an Emergency Management Exercise aimed at helping Airmen at Edwards Air Base hone their skills and be better prepared to respond in the aftermath of a dirty bomb explosion. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) and Forward Air Controllers (FACs) training in Germany during the multinational, multi-faceted exercise Allied Strike, Moody Air Force Base's fire department joining the Valdosta, Ga., fire department, testing their skills in several scenarios during joint training, and an International Health Specialist Airman who is living in Budapest, Hungary, learning the culture and language to build relationships to aid interoperability. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on officials seeking Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty from Sept. 1, 2001 through Sept. 30, 2009, for special pay compensation eligibility during the time they were affected, Airmen training at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for Hurricane season preparedness, fitness specialists at Langley Base keeping Airmen surpassing their fitness goals through the "Back to Basics" program, students at Lakenheath Middle School attending a variety of workshops and activities during the third annual U.K. Day at RAF Feltwell, Hurlburt Field Airmen receiving a visit from the creator of the Power 90 Extreme workout program, Tony Horton, an Air Force program that pairs pilots with sick children and gives them an opportunity to do many of the tasks the pilot would for a day. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

This edition features stories on the World Firefighter Combat Challenge, a major accident response exercise, the land survival training course, Moody Air Force Base hosting South American visitors, close air support training and Syracuse R.O.T.C. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

This edition features stories on the Air Force adding a new career field to its enlisted corps, the two-week long Falcon Air Meet exercise in Jordan, holiday mailing deadline for overseas bases, RAF Lakenheath welcoming Weisbaden's high school football team from Germany to compete in the Division I playoffs, Air Traffic Controllers practicing emergency evacuation procedures at Davis-Monthan Air Base, Airmen receiving quality training at a lower cost using a C-130 simulator at Moody Air Force Base, and the Afghan Air Force training its first female pilots since the fall of the Taliban. Hosted by Senior Airman Brad Sisson.

Meet, Phillip Blevins. He is a previous Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Missouri. Blevins is a decorated Air Force officer, having served just under 6 years on Active Duty. He was assigned as a JAG prosecutor at Whiteman Air Force Base and Moody Air Force Base. Now, he is running to be the next Commonwealth's Attorney of Smyth County, Virginia. Find more info about Phillip on his website: https://www.phillipblevins.com.

On this week's special Veterans Day edition of the Blazer Spotlight Podcast, we welcome Col. Derrick Weyand to the studio. While stationed at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Col. Weyand has been volunteering his time to serve as an assistant coach to Coach Stephen Andrew and the Blazer Soccer Program. Listen in to hear more about the incredible coaching career of Col. Weyand, his thoughts on Valdosta State, and what Veterans Day means to him. Also, remember that all active military and their families are invited to join us for any regular season VSU Athletics event FREE OF CHARGE. We hope to see you soon, and we hope you will rate and subscribe to the podcast if you enjoy the episode.

Mike Maroney was a Pararescueman in the United States Air Force from 1996 to 2017. He enlisted on September 11, 1996, after 2 years in the Pararescue/Combat Control Pipeline. He graduated in 1998, was assigned to his first duty station at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia and was stationed there from 1998 to 2002 with the 41st  RQS (Rescue Sqadron) which would later become the 38th RQS.  During his time at Moody Air Force Base he deployed to Operations Northern and Southern Watch in Turkey and Kuwait enforcing the Northern and Southern No Fly Zones. Following his year 2000 deployment to Turkey, he was redeployed while enroute home to a super typhoon in Mozambique.  When the War on Terror began he was in Pakistan during the invasion of Afghanistan. In 2002, Mike pcs'd (permanent change of station) to the 320th  STS (Special Tactics Squadron) at Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa. While there he deployed to Mindanao in the Philippines in the War Against Terror where he was on the Quick Reaction Force attached to an Operational Detachment Alpha fighting Abu Sayyaf.  Mike also trained Thai Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers in Thailand. In 2004, he was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas with the 66th RQS, where he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan twice. In 2006, Mike took an assignment as a Civilian Instructor at the Pararescue CRO Indoctrination Course, joining the 308th RQS, relieving himself from active duty choosing to raise his two young sons as a single parent. Mike was deployed to Afghanistan as well as North and South America for numerous training assignments during this time. Due to pararescue related injuries, accumulated over multiple years, Mike retired in March 2017 as a Master Sergeant with the 308th RQS. Mike is currently working at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.   Mike is credited with having saved 5,324 lives during his career. Although each of his rescues are equally important, he is most famously known for his rescue during Hurricane Katrina, of LaShay Brown, who he was reunited with on the daytime show, The Real, in 2015 after a long search for her.  In 2017, Mike was featured in People Magazine honoring his service and rescue. Mike naturally shy's away from the press and media and chooses to use his talents and wisdom to train future military and civilian leaders in his free time.  Mike is a motivational speaker, to private and military sector professionals. He uses his experiences in theater as well as his life journeys to teach others the practice of learning, resiliency, follow through and how to maintain a positive, never quit attitude in the most dire of circumstances.  Mike has a passion for surfing, having grown up in Southern California, and travels the world riding waves whenever possible. He has a strict fitness routine of yoga, pilates and swimming. He desires to share his message with as many people as possible showing that a life a service, whether military or  otherwise will contribute to making our world a better place, while building character, a rising tide that raises all ships. Let's Go!!!!!

Lieutenant Colonel Rob Sweet, after a 33 year career flying the Warthog, completed his final flight on the 5th of June 2021 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. As he climbed out he was met with a shower of champagne. I don't regret going over there, fighting and getting shot down, Sweet said, that's what I took an oath to do. The Air Force Chief of Staff, General Charles Brown said, with your retirement, it will be the first time in the history of our Air Force that we will not have a former POW serving. Thank you for all you've done.  This is the story of Rob Sweet. The venerable Spad (the A-1 Skyraider).   General Electric GAU-8/A beside a Volkswagen Beetle!   A comparison of size between a .303 round and that of the GAU-8.   The smoke created by the GAU-8 could be a problem when ingested into the engines.   An Iraq Republican Guard armoured vehicle.   The SA-3 Strela.   Rockeye bomblets.   Lt Col Sweet is finally released.   Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USN, USAF, Samf4u, Defence Imagery, Department of National Defence, Vitaly V. Kuzminand and Johnny Saunderson.

Today is a very special and personal episode to me. For our session today, I've invited over my grandmother to share with us a whole bunch of important life lessons she's accumulated and learned throughout her 97 years on God's green earth. From growing up with a love for music, to taking inspiration from her husband and dedicating her life in service of others-- all for the glory of God. Be sure to listen in as this episode features her commencement speech for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, sprinkled with little inspiring stories from her life! Episode Highlights: Nell's childhood, growing up in the arts-- particularly music Her marriage and meeting her husband, Bill Getting involved with her community, becoming a community leader The Milltown Murals and “Lila” Her message for people contemplating marriage, the 3 A's and 3 C's It is never too late for change Lessons I Have Learned Through the Years by Nell Patten Roquemore Through the years, I have learned a few valuable lessons that I want to share with you. Hopefully, you graduating students may find them helpful in starting out your adult life. I was born in 1924 in Milltown, before it became Lakeland. As a child, I was painfully shy. As a teenager, I was still very shy, especially with boys. Had it not been for a boy named Bill Roquemore, I probably would have ended up an old maid. Bill and I had a blessed marriage, although it was not perfect, and we added considerably to the population of Georgia and South Carolina. Music has always been an important element of my life. My mother started me in piano lessons when I was about six years old. When I was ten she decided I should learn to play the violin. At age twelve I played at my first wedding. At about thirteen I played at my second wedding: Ellene Jones and Monroe Atkinson. Sixty-five years later I played at Monroe's funeral. I am still playing at church every Sunday, and occasionally at weddings and funerals. I have enjoyed attending the ABAC Concert Band performances for the past several years, and am impressed with the quality of your music program. I hope that those of you who have performed in the various ABAC musical events will keep your talent alive throughout your life. Music provides a constant joy to your everyday existence. One lesson I have learned is that big things can happen where there is encouragement and cooperation. Getting back to Bill Roquemore: He was my devoted husband as well as my mentor. As a World War II B-26 pilot, he had assumed great responsibility while still a teenager. He became a citizen of Lakeland a few years after we married, became editor of the Lanier County News, and turned into an outstanding community leader. He encouraged me to take part in community and civic affairs, while raising our five children and working full-time. My first effort, at Bill's suggestion, was to organize a county-wide cleanup campaign. Under the auspices of the Lanier County Garden Club, county agent John Strickland and I co-chaired an organization that came to be known as “Lila”, standing for “Let's Improve Lanier's Appearance.” John was the husband of ABAC's beloved journalism professor Helen Strickland. We recruited a representative of each target area, such as churches, cemeteries, old abandoned cars, roadsides, schools, etc. The committee met regularly and scheduled a certain week to concentrate on each phase of the campaign. Because of the enthusiasm of the committee and profuse publicity in the Lanier County News, the campaign was hugely successful and won state and national awards. Although “Lila” is now forty-eight years old, her very small committee still meets monthly. You may have seen our “Milltown Murals” in Lakeland. That project was initiated by “Lila”, who continues to grow, maintain, and underwrite the murals. My employment history included school teacher, clerk of the draft board, medical secretary at Moody Air Force Base, and Lakeland postmaster. After my retirement as Postmaster, Bill decided I should run for city councilman, which I did, serving two years as chairman of the sanitation committee. I have learned that preserving family history is extremely important. One of the most rewarding projects of my life was compiling a family history, “Roots, Rocks and Recollections.” That led to compiling a county history, “Lanier County: The Land and Its People.” These two books have proven to be well worth the nineteen years I spent working on them. I have learned that golf is an important sport. Bill and I had thought, like many non-golfers, that chasing a little white ball around for half a day was a foolish waste of time. Bill was forced to take up the game when he started building golf courses. It was not long before he was hooked. Soon, I took up the game, and we played regularly for many years. Through golf, we renewed old friendships and gained new friends who enriched the rest of our lives. Incidentally, it's pretty good exercise if you walk a lot. Some of you in this graduating class will soon be contemplating marriage. There is a wonderful rule for a successful marriage that I learned too late to apply to my own marriage but I urge you to make a note of it: The three A's: Affection, Admiration, and Appreciation. And then there are the three C's, which I learned from my son Jim, who had taken the Dale Carnegie Course as a young man and found it of great benefit in his life and career. The three C's are: Don't Criticize, Don't Condemn, and Don't Complain. Two important lessons I have learned through the years are easy: Smile at people and always say “Thank you” when it is deserved. It is never too late to change your direction. I had joined the Baptist Church at age 11 at a revival, along with my sister and brother and 13 others, mostly children. Bro. Johnny Harrell baptized us in the southeast corner of Lake Irma. I have gone to Sunday school and church for many years. But something was lacking in my spiritual life. Three and a half years ago, at age 89, I asked the Lord to come into my heart and take complete charge of my life. I wish I had done that a long time ago. I like Dr. Wayne Hanna's favorite scripture: Psalm 37: 4: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Thank you so much for listening! See you on our next episode!

Welcome to Women in Service—A Partnership between ViacomCBS Veterans Network and Freedom Sisters Media. This is our first episode Part 1 with Retired Colonel Merryl Tengesdal. To us, Merryl is the coolest woman on the planet and you are about to find out why, tune in to part one to hear all about her military career! More about Merryl: A retired United States Air Force Colonel, Tengesdal served in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. A native of The Bronx, New York, Tengesdal is a graduate from the University of New Haven with a Science Degree in electrical engineering. She was one of three women to make it through the program. After Officer Candidate School commissioning, she began a career as a Naval Aviator by flying the SH-60B Seahawk Helicopter at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. During that time, she deployed on two long cruises and multiple short cruises to the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean. After a three-year sea tour in helicopters, Colonel Tengesdal went on to become a T-34C and T-6A Instructor Pilot. After completing T-6A Instructor Training, she became one of four Navy T-6A Instructors to train Navy and Air Force students at Joint Student Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) at Moody Air Force Base, GA. Her former Navy flight instructor, Commander Ron Robinson, has said that Merryl David (maiden name) "was one of my best flight students, and it doesn't surprise me that she's doing so well." Once she completed her Navy obligation, she continued her military career by transferring over to the Air Force to fly the Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base in Northern California. Tengesdal was deployed to multiple locations in support of Operations OLIVE HARVEST, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM and HORN OF AFRICA. In 2017, Tengesdal retired from Air Force as a colonel. In 2021, she competed on the CBS Television Show, Tough as Nails. www.freedomsisters.com www.viacomcbsvetnet.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/support

Welcome to Women in Service—A Partnership between ViacomCBS Veterans Network and Freedom Sisters Media. This is our first episode Part 1 with Retired Colonel Merryl Tengesdal. To us, Merryl is the coolest woman on the planet and you are about to find out why, tune in to part two to hear what she is doing now she is no longer in the military! She is a mom, motivational speaker, personal trainer and a reality TV Star!!! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the world, we love you and appreciate your hard work! More about Merryl: A retired United States Air Force Colonel, Tengesdal served in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. A native of The Bronx, New York, Tengesdal is a graduate from the University of New Haven with a Science Degree in electrical engineering. She was one of three women to make it through the program. After Officer Candidate School commissioning, she began a career as a Naval Aviator by flying the SH-60B Seahawk Helicopter at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. During that time, she deployed on two long cruises and multiple short cruises to the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean. After a three-year sea tour in helicopters, Colonel Tengesdal went on to become a T-34C and T-6A Instructor Pilot. After completing T-6A Instructor Training, she became one of four Navy T-6A Instructors to train Navy and Air Force students at Joint Student Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) at Moody Air Force Base, GA. Her former Navy flight instructor, Commander Ron Robinson, has said that Merryl David (maiden name) "was one of my best flight students, and it doesn't surprise me that she's doing so well." Once she completed her Navy obligation, she continued her military career by transferring over to the Air Force to fly the Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base in Northern California. Tengesdal was deployed to multiple locations in support of Operations OLIVE HARVEST, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM and HORN OF AFRICA. In 2017, Tengesdal retired from Air Force as a colonel. In 2021, she competed on the CBS Television Show, Tough as Nails. www.freedomsisters.com www.viacomcbsvetnet.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/support

Nigerian Government says the country is expected to receive six of the 12 Super Tucanos ordered from the United States in mid-July.The presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, says 14 Nigerian pilots are currently training with the aircraft at the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.Mr Garba posted a video of what appeared to be test-flight operations on his verified Twitter handle.The video was credited to the Sierra Nevada Corporation, a private American aerospace firm.The announcement comes after the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, appeared before a committee of lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Monday.

March 8th marks the anniversary of the world's first female pilot license. On March 8, 1910, Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris became the first woman licensed to fly an airplane. This week, Moody Air Force Base (www.moody.af.mil) is holding a virtual event commemorating the women who have paved the way in aviation history for future generations. In this episode we discuss the event with Colonel Russ "Bones" Cook, the Commander of the 347th Rescue Group and Lt Jessica Alcaraz, Intelligence officer, 347th Rescue Group Executive Officer, and organizer of this week's event. Tune in as we discuss why holding this event is important to them and should be important to all of us. To follow their weeklong event, Find Moody Air Force Base on Facebook! learn more at www.womenofaviationweek.iwoaw.org, www.themilieux.org and www.wai.org

This week, we welcome United States Air Force veteran, Construction Manager at SpaceX, and FourBlock Career Readiness Instructor Kyle Dedmon to the podcast. In this episode, Kyle discusses what he learned from his own military transition and civilian career, sharing expert insights and advice along the way. He explains why he recommends that his FourBlock students think of the military as a corporation, and shares what he believes to be one of the most important steps for a veteran in transition to take. Kyle started his career as an active-duty engineering officer in the United States Air Force after completing the ROTC program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. He was initially stationed at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, followed by McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, with two deployments in between totaling a five-year military career. After separating from the military, he took a position in Houston with Exxon Mobile supporting mega-capital projects (above $1B), focused on improving downstream operations at the second-largest refinery in the United States. Kyle currently lives in Los Angeles and manages a team focused on construction and real estate operations for SpaceX. He also serves as a FourBlock Career Readiness Instructor for the Los Angeles cohort of our Career Readiness Program.   ABOUT US Welcome to the FourBlock Podcast, a show that examines veteran career transition and the military-civilian divide in the workplace. General Charles Krulak coined the term "Three Block War" to describe the nature of 21st-century military service defined by peace-keeping, humanitarian aid, and full combat. But what happens next? Veterans are often unprepared to return home and begin new careers. We call this the Fourth Block.  FourBlock is a national non-profit that has supported thousands of transitioning service members across the nation in beginning new and meaningful careers.  Mike Abrams (@fourblock) is an Afghanistan veteran, FourBlock founder, director of the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration, and author of two military transition books. He'll be representing the military transition perspective. Lindsey Pollak (@lindsaypollak) is a career and workplace expert and New York Times bestselling author of three career advice books. Lindsey will be representing the civilian perspective of this issue.  Veterans, explore new industries and make the right connections. Find a career that fits your calling. Join us at fourblock.org/ Sponsor our program or host a class to equip more of our veterans at fourblock.org/donate. Follow FourBlock on Social Media  LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Podcast episodes are produced and edited by the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration.  

Rachael and I served on active duty together as Civil Engineers at Wright-Patterson AFB. And I am excited to share her experience. I had a chance to interview her for my deployment series in 2017 which is where the podcast idea started. So, if you want to learn more about her deployments to Manas Transit Center and Honduras. You can check out both of those stories here: http://www.airmantomom.com/2017/10/manas-transit-center/ http://www.airmantomom.com/2017/10/engineering-in-honduras/ She served in the Air Force as a Civil Engineer for 5 years and currently is a professional engineer, floodplain manager, consultant at Cross Timbers Consulting, rancher, beekeeper, racquetball player, wife, hopefully, future mother, born again Christian. She got an opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy when she was noticed for her talent playing soccer. She was able to get a nomination and accepted to attend the Academy and couldn’t pass up the opportunity. She wished she would have taken advantage of more of the opportunities given to cadets who attend the Academy, but she was young and didn’t realize their value until years later. But she did have a number of great opportunities while at the Academy including visiting Guam and Africa. Her first year she struggled academically, with barely at 2.0, but she was able to figure out how to balance her class load, cadet responsibilities, and soccer and graduated with above a 3.0. Her first assignment was at Moody Air Force Base. It had a great mission and there was a lot of work to do. She deployed to Kyrgyzstan to Transit Center Manas which was the gateway to Afghanistan and many troops would beddown there before and after a deployment to Afghanistan. You can learn more about her deployment here. When she got home from her deployment she was already slated to deploy again, this time to Afghanistan. But the opportunity arose for her to go to Honduras on a short tour (more than 179 days, but typically a year) and she took that deployment instead. You can read about that deployment here. When she got home from her deployment she moved to Ohio to work at Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters. It was the first time in her career where she wasn’t moving and actually got to spend time with her husband. He was not serving in the military and moved up to Ohio so they could live together. She didn’t get a deployment tasking for two years and then when she got her deployment tasking to Afghanistan all the feelings of being gone and not having stability came back and that was why she decided to leave the military. She not only left the military but also left her career as a Civil Engineer and decided to go back to what originally drew her into the military, soccer. She became a coach at a college level. She was surprised by how unorganized everything was and came off as abrasive with her get the mission done attitude and it was an adjustment to civilian life. After a few years of coaching, she went back to her Civil Engineering degree and got a job in her field. The pay for coaching wasn’t a lot and it was a lot of hours. And having a Civil Engineering degree to fall back on especially as she hopes to transition to being a mom was the right step for her and her family. Are you considering joining the military? Check out my free guide: A Girl's Guide to Military Life

Last week the Air Force inadvertently tried to add their own kind of fireworks to the holiday festivities. Apparently, an A-10C Thunderbolt II out of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia dropped three 25-pound nonexplosive training bombs after an unlucky encounter with a bird. Fortunately, the rounds fell harmlessly just outside of Suwannee Springs in Northern Florida. Thus far the Air Force has failed to locate the shells. Fortunately, the jet wasn’t carrying its wartime payload of 500-pound M1a-82 bombs. The dummy rounds do carry a small pyrotechnic charge and could pose a slight danger to anyone who might try to handle them. Although this encounter had a minimal impact on the plane, its passengers and its surroundings, bird strikes are no joke in the aerospace industry.They first gained notoriety after an incident that became known as “The Miracle on the Hudson”, when Captain Chesley Sullenberger had to land his Airbus A320 on New York’s Hudson River after one of the engines was damaged by a flock of Canadian geese.According to a recent report on Business Insider, the Air Force has encountered more than 105,000 bird strikes since 1995. The 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs office also attributes the deaths of nearly 40 airmen to bird strikes since 1985. These encounters with our winged friends have also generated more than $800 million in damages to jets and transport planes. The most recent being an F-35 stealth fighter that needed $2 million in repairs after encountering a bird during takeoff.

Aviation was in Lynn Damron's blood from the time he was born. His uncle was a barnstormer in the 1930s and later became an airline pilot. Starting at about age 10, Lynn wanted to be a fighter pilot. He soloed a J-3 Cub when he as still in high school, and after a year at a civilian college he was accepted to the United States Air Force Academy, class of 1967. After graduation he attended Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Moody Air Force Base and was assigned to fly back-seat F-4s. On the way to Vietnam his unit was diverted to Korea, and he spent six months there on an air defense assignment. After his F-4 assignment, Lynn went to Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), based at Hue. After Vietnam he became an instructor pilot (IP) in the supersonic T-38 Talon, training UPT students. Following his IP assignment he became an F-105 Wild Weasel pilot at George Air Force Base, CA. After an educational assignment at Air Command And Staff College Lynn was assigned to fly F-4s at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Following his final F-4 assignment Lynn served as a staff officer for his last eight years in the Air Force. Lynn now serves in the Civil Air Patrol, mentoring cadets and flying search and rescue missions.

Maj Joseph Barnard, Maj David Depiazza, and SMSgt Brendan Deligio from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, execute a High Altitude - Low Opening (HALO) jump from an HH-60 Pave Hawk

(Air Force) Airman 1st Class Adam Pugh, 74th AMU out of Moody Air Force Base, GA From: Trenton, TN; Graduated from Gibson County H.S.