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4 Her tepid attempt to subdue a smile betrayed a subtle amour-propre, grounded in mollifying unpretentiousness, as she sketched a picture of her childhood home in a sub-region of West Africa on a yellow Post-It note. Called a “compound house,” she shared the square-shaped structure with her great grand-parents, cousins, and several other members of her extended family. Rooms lined the walls facing inward toward an open living-area where the resident children would spend t...

By Maj. John T. Stamm, 908th Airlift Wing / Published May 03, 2021 Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command Enlisted Legilative Fellow for 2021. Appiahs journey to Legislative fellow began as a young girl in Ghana. (U.S. Air Force Courtsey Photo.) Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron and 908th Operations Group first sergeant speaks with Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, 908th loadmaster s...

By Maj. John T. Stamm, 908th Airlift Wing / Published May 03, 2021 Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command Enlisted Legilative Fellow for 2021. Appiahs journey to Legislative fellow began as a young girl in Ghana. (U.S. Air Force Courtsey Photo.) Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron and 908th Operations Group first sergeant speaks with Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, 908th loadmaster s...

Title Z > A From Little Girl in Ghana to Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Government; Reserve Citizen Airman embodies the American Dream By Maj. John T. Stamm, 908th Airlift Wing / Published May 03, 2021 Senior Master Sgt. Eva Appiah, 357th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command Enlisted Legilative Fellow for 2021. Appiahs journey to Legislative fellow began as a young girl in Ghana. (U.S. Air Force Courtsey Photo.) Senior Master Sgt. Eva A...

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The 310th Space Wing’s Aerospace Medicine Flight worked with the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron to conduct a mass COVID-19 vaccination event at the Peterson AFB gym, April 11. The event involved the coordination of more than 50 medical personnel from both the 310th Space Wing and the 302nd Airlift Wing to distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the Unit Training Assembly weekend.  “The biggest reason [for the coordination] was because we were ...

By Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi, 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 20, 2021 Terri Ann Naughton, Director of Psychological Health with the 910th Airlift Wing, instructs Reserve Citizen Airmen on the five love languages and how they relate to Airman retention by creating a positive working environment, April. 11, 2021, at the Kubli Morale and Wellness Center. The five love languages, as described by Terri Ann Naughton, Director of Psychological Health, are words of...

On Feb. 6, 2021, Senior Airman Louis Shackelford’s civilian and military worlds collided. “I recently received my first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the February Unit Training Assembly (UTA). It was a surreal experience. I was sitting in my Air Force medical unit, in uniform, being injected with a life-saving vaccine brought to fruition by experts and scientists at my civilian job,” Shackelford said. “It was a beautiful collision of the worlds in which I exist. I cannot r...

Q: Is the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Air Force Reservists? A: The vaccine is strongly encouraged for the health of our Air Force Reserve Forces, however it is not yet mandatory. Reservists are strongly encouraged to get the COVID vaccination. Reservists and beneficiaries will be eligible for the COVID vaccine based on the approved Phase/Tier prioritization. The COVID-19 vaccine is currently listed in all military members IMR profiles; however, it is not yet mandatory. For full details on th...

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 310th Space Wing received their first Air Force Reserve Command-provided COVID-19 vaccination injections here March 10.,

By Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi, 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published February 09, 2021 Tech. Sgt. Dawana Vaugn, an immunization technician, Senior Airmen Lucas Keck, a medical technician, and 2nd Lt. Lauren Scruggs, a clinical nurse, all with the 910th MDS, pose for a photo while awaiting Reserve Citizen Airmen who volunteered to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Feb. 7, 2021, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi). Capt. Da...