Col. Santa Claus, er, Terry Scott, deputy commander of the 3rd Operations Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, waves at visiting children from the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor on Dec. 8. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf/Air Force)
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The Internet cannot get enough of snarky words in Impact font superimposed on a picture. And here’s a new one, Tech School Airman (credit to reddit user Sephin_Bishop)
Air Force graphic The changes to the new ABUs and phase-in of the new green boots has riled up some airmen. We’ve gotten some responses to our call-out and some discussion in our forums, but perhaps none of the complaints have been expressed with as much literary flair as one A1C from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. “There is a hole in my heart, and when the wind blows, it goes right through that hole and burns, reminding me that they are no more,” Airman 1st Class Joshua Ricker, a 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, said about the…
Getty photo Here’s a promotion that is … interesting. At this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, malt beverage maker Jeremiah Weed is offering free permanent tattoos for race fans. The designs include a NASCAR driver’s signature and a malt beverage can. For each tattoo, Jeremiah Weed will donate $100 to the Air Force Enlisted Village. Fans who decide to go through with it will be taken to “a local tattoo parlor approved by the Alabama State Health Board.” So if you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to get a tattoo of No. 17…
