SrA. Raymond Jones, a plans and programming projects manager with the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Oct, 3 established a wounded warrior program at the base to ease the transition of wounded servicemembers through the medical evacuation process there. Jones, who deployed from McChord AFB, Wash., decided to start the Balad Wounded Warrior Program based on his firsthand experiences with the medevac process after he dislocated his knee and had to be transferred to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for treatment. “It was a confusing time for me,” he explained. He said he told himself then that, if given the chance to redeploy, he would start the wounded warriors program in addition to executing his primary mission. (Balad report by SrA. Andria J. Allmond)
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.