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  • Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steven Richardson, 14th Flying Training Wing Chaplain, and his father Retired Maj. Gen., Cecil Richardson, former Air Force Chief of Chaplains speak in prayer together March 6, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Cecil Richardson spoke at six separate Squadron areas throughout the base’s National Prayer Breakfast week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    A Tale of Two Chaplains

    I was eight years old when I began working with my father in chapel ministry. I was his sidekick, and I loved it. As I grew older I progressed to helping with children’s church, teen ministry, young adult ministry, and playing with the younger children while Dad led adult Bible studies in our home every Friday night.

  • Military Court-Martial: 101

    A court-martial is a criminal trial conducted by a branch of the U.S. military. Military members, no matter where they are stationed in the world, can be tried at a court-martial for criminal violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the military’s criminal code. In every court-martial, the accused member is entitled to a free military defense counsel regardless of the member’s income or rank; the accused can elect to retain civilian counsel at his/her own expense. There are three types of military courts-martial; summary, special and general.
  • Fireworks light up Olympic Stadium in London during the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympics is a major international sporting event in which thousands of athletes, including wounded and injured U.S. service members, participate in a variety of sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell)

    The man in the arena

    I want to provide you an opportunity to come to terms with your life, your career and your service. I want, for your own self-worth, and for the future of this great institution, to save your military soul. I want you to decide today, and until your last day wearing the cloth of our nation, if you are going to stand in the arena and be a doer of deeds--or just be another faceless critic jeering incessantly from the side.

  • Everyone is a winner

    As we near our annual awards ceremony to recognize those that have excelled during 2017, there is nothing we enjoy more than an opportunity to recognize the outstanding team of men and women who passionately come to work, ready to execute Team BLAZE’s mission.
  • Participants of an Adaptive Flight Training Study complete a pre-study questionnaire Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Over 30 participants were involved in the study, with 15 of those subjects wearing heart monitors to gather additional data. Researchers were at Columbus AFB for three days, with each participant flying for up to an hour, two days in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    Enlisted Airmen help research results

    Air Force studies have been under some scrutiny recently for using enlisted Airmen to gather data, mainly data related to pilots, and junior enlisted member’s ability to learn how to fly.
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