• Employers enjoy wing hospitality

    During an employer day this fall, civilian employers of Illinois Air Force Reservists were impressed by the 932nd Airlift Wing's mission and the Airmen that make it happen. This year,16 civilian supervisors were treated to an air traffic control tower tour, an EOD (explosive ordnance disposal)

  • Young boy teaches officers duty, honor, country

    During a recent 932nd Airlift Wing-sponsored Junior Officer Leadership Development course, we were transported to the National GeoSpatial Intelligence Agency in Saint Louis.From there, it was off to Soulard, Mo., for lunch and then to the Gateway to America's West...the St. Louis Arch. The St. Louis

  • Helping others

    It is that time of year to remember those who are less fortunate. The Rising Six is sponsoring a Hat and Glove tree for a women's shelter. The organization, made up of Airmen who are rising in rank with six stripes or more, is asking for donations of new hats, gloves and scarves for both adults and

  • A fond farewell

    It's Friday night before the October UTA, and I've come to the realization that this is my last pre-UTA Friday. I just attended the pre-UTA wing staff meeting where I said farewell to our great wing leaders. I've been a member of the Air Force for nearly 35 years now: 10 years active duty, two years

  • 29 years farming and flying - he saw it all

    In 1967 with Vietnam under way and a draft staring him in the face, Tech. Sgt. Gary Heuring did some research. He talked with his father's cousin who had been in the Army, followed by the Army Air Corps, and the cousin told him "go in the Air Force for sure." So he went off to basic in 1967 and then

  • COMMENTARY: An American Airman

    I recently attended a conference with First Sergeants and had the humbling experience to meet Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro. He was an Airman working in Afghanistan, along with his Army comrades with "JTAC" Joint Terminal Attack Controllers. Their job was to provide a direct line of communication to