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Tough marriage choices

By Oriana Pawlyk on April 21, 2014 Air Force

Divorced and in the Air Force? Male or female, enlisted or officer, if you want to share your story, we’re here to listen. Are you an Air Force member who’s gotten divorced or the ex-spouse of an Air Force member? How have you been coping with the changes? Have you reached out to resources such as a chaplain or a military family life consultant? If you’ve been divorced for some time, did you remarry? How has your life changed? What has been the toughest part? OR if you were on the verge of divorce, what stopped you? How did you resolve…

Anniversary of Freedom: 40 years later, Vietnam POW reflects on spiritual journey

By Oriana Pawlyk on March 26, 2013 Air Force, History, Religion, Uncategorized

“These experiences become engrained in your mind, and never go away.” March 29, 1973, marks the day when then-Capt. Robert Certain was released from a Hanoi prison during Operation Homecoming. “Every year between Christmas and Easter becomes an anxious time for me remembering those Prisoner of War days,” Certain said in an interview with Air Force Times. This year marks the 40th anniversary of his release. On Dec. 18, 1972, President Nixon ordered a campaign against military targets in the cities of Hanoi and Haiphong during the Vietnam War, known as Linebacker II. A part of the 340th Bombardment Squadron…

Chaplains help raise a cool quarter-mil for Japan

By Scott Fontaine on June 16, 2011 Uncategorized

The Air Force responded in a big way when an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan in March. The service sent cargo jets full of relief supplies, provided use of its radiation-sniffing aircraft and provided footage of the disaster scene from an RQ-4 Global Hawk. The chaplains also passed the hat to raise money for earthquake victims and came up with more than $250,000, according to a news release. The money went to emergency-aid organizations like the American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services and Samaritan’s Purse. “The generosity of airmen and their families has been and is a constant reminder that…

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