When Melissa White was growing up, her mother, referring to the realities of choosing a husband, always told her daughter, âWhen you tie your cart to a pony, thatâs your pony. You go where he goes.â
In a recent interview with her husband, Wayne, Melissa said, âI hitched mine, and whoa, Iâve been all over the world.
âIâve even been draped in black in Saudi Arabia.â
If you donât know Wayne White, donât beat yourself up.
He hasnât âbeen hereâ most of his life, but when he is in town, he keeps a pretty low profile ⦠but what a profile his life created.
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By Edzel Butac, 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 28, 2021
A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, sits at McMurdo Station in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. ODF is unlike any other U.S. military operation. It is one of the military s most difficult peacetime missions due to the harsh Antarctic environment. The U.S. military is uniquely equipped and trained to operate in such an austere environment and has therefore provided support to the USAP since 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Tyler Boyd)
Chief Master Sgt. Ty Brooks, a loadmaster from the 313th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., has been participating in ODF for 18 years. Brooks, who will retire from the Air Force Reserve this summer, says ODF is one of the highlights of his over 40-year career. “It never got old,” said Brooks. “That’s why I kept going back all these years.”
5 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Though it is another season for the books, the 2020-2021 season of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) ends as a highlight for one Reserve Citizen Airman’s career.
Chief Master Sgt. Ty Brooks, a loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron, has been participating in ODF for 18 years. Brooks, who will retire from the Air Force Reserve this summer, says ODF is one of the highlights of his more than 40-year career.
“I’ll certainly miss working with the staff and crew, and the Kiwi folks that work so hard in support of the Antarctic mission. Of course, flying over the continent of Antarctica never gets old. I won’t miss the cold though.”