Col. Arthur Fiedler (Ret.) knew he wanted to be an aviator in 1930, at the age of seven, when a military family moved in down the block. By the age of 10, Fiedler declared to his parents that one day he would b More
Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Don Shelton, joined the Air Force in 1971 when he was 18 years old. “I knew I was going to get drafted in the Army, but I wanted to join the Air Force,” he said. “Being from an Air Forc More
Former Staff Sergeant Walter Quering was drafted into World War II and entered basic training in June 1943. He became a waist gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress and was assigned to the 8th Air Force’s 487th Bomb More
Retired Senior Master Sgt. Robert Stillwell joined the Air Force in 1968 during the Vietnam War instead of waiting to be drafted, and served as a member of the security police. After only three and a half years More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Milliken grew up racing. In fact, you could say it’s in his blood. His father raced motocross and drag raced cars when Milliken was a child. But it is not just his family legacy that has influen More
Retired Master Sgt. Johnny Hernandez joined the U.S. Air Force as a tactical aircraft maintenance specialist in January 1981. While working on his commissioning package as a maintainer, Hernandez worked on the More
Staff Sgt (Sep.) Norman Ransom voluntarily joined the Air Force in July 1967, despite being drafted into the Army. At the time, Ransom was enrolled at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, with t More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Terry William Cook enlisted in the Air Force in 1972 and retired in 2002. After basic training he trained as a weapons mechanic and went on to work on F-4, B-52, F-15, and A-10 aircraf More
Lt. Col. Gene Smith entered the Air Force in 1956 after graduating and commissioning through the Air Force ROTC program. Smith’s first Air Force assignment was to navigator training. Smith got into pilot traini More
Master Sgt. (Ret.) Brenda Gutierrez joined the Air Force in November 1994 as a military videographer. She grew up in a rural area of Ohio and wanted to travel and see what the rest of the world had to offer. H More
Former Senior Airman Aubrey Trufant is a successful tattoo artist in San Angelo, Texas. He and his brother currently own a tattoo shop titled Trufant Bros. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)
Ret. Master Sgt. John Lukens began his Air Force career in 1963, entering as a life support systems technician, Lukens served three tours in Vietnam and retired in 1990. He is now an active member in his commun More
Chief Master Sgt (Ret.) Wayne Norrad, nicknamed “The God Father” among the special operations community, enlisted in the Air Force Feb. 25, 1966, as a B-52 nuclear bomb loader at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. He s More
U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Lt. Col. Michael P. Hoffman, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment volunteer, helps provide a proper military burial at FSHNC June 10, 2016. The MSD performed ser More
Retired Master Sgt. James Stuart joined the Air Force in 1961 as a ground communications radio technician, Stuart served two tours in Vietnam and retired in 1981. Stuart is now a Veteran of Foreign Wars comman More
Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) Craig Bergman stands in front of the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 19, 2016. Bergman retired as the maintenance superintendent for the 943rd Maint More
Maj. (Ret.) George Pankonin served in the Air Force from 1970 to 1993. Pankonin served as an enlisted Airman corps from Nov. 18, 1970, until Sept. 28, 1978. Before earning his bachelor’s degree, and attending o More
Retired Senior Master Sgt. Dan Quasius, spent more than three decades serving in the Air Force in the active duty and reserve. As a boom operator on KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders, Quasius saw the wor More
Lt. Col.(Ret.) James Lawrence was born in Covington county, Ala, in 1947 andcommissioned in the Air Force during the height of the Vietnam war to become a pilot. A graduate of Officer Training School and Underg More
Retired Senior Master Sgt. Henry Clay Gillam Jr. of Allendale, S.C., enlisted in the Air Force in 1968.He served eight years on active duty as a hospital administrator before transitioning to the Air National G More
Maj. (Ret.) William McBride poses for a photo shoot in Niceville, Fla., on July 7, 2016. McBride is a 26-year Air Force veteran being highlighted in the 2016 Veteran's in Blue program. (U.S. Air Force photo by More
Michael Moriatis served in the Air Force from 1989-1995 and then finished his career with the U.S. Navy Reserve until 2009. He came in the Air Force as an Imagery Production Specialist working with reconnaissa More
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Miller was a junior fire brigade member before he joined the Air Force as a fire protection specialist. During his time in service, Miller was sent to a short tour to Ut More
Former Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle, a California native, joined the Air Force in 2005 right after high school. She joined to get a job in the medical career field, but once she got to basic training she was told More
U.S Air Force Col. Jim A. Barr (Ret.), poses for a photo in his home in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Aug. 3, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)
Jenean Hampton, Commonwealth of Kentucky Lieutenant Governor, reviews documents during an Air Force Veterans in Blue shoot, August 2, 2016, at Frankfort, KY. Lt. Governor Hampton served seven years in the Air F More
From the time when he was six years old, retired Col. Ronald Lord would sit on his porch and watch P-51 Mustangs fly over his home inMarlborough, Mass. Those fighter pilots were preparing to fight the Axis powe More