Marine Air-Ground Task Force

(Merriam-Webster, 2017) Within the military, the diversity ranges from the types of missions and locations of bases, to, most importantly, the vast array of cultural, ethnic, and demographically diverse force that all have minimally one thing in common, their love of country. In my section alone, we have personnel from the Ukraine, Japan, and South America. Additionally, those that are born in the United States, joining the military and hailing from the…

marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs. One such watershed event that affected me professionally as well as personally was being selected to serve as an officer in the Air National Guard. After eleven years of serving as an enlisted member of both Active Duty Air Force and the Georgia Air National Guard (GANG), I applied and was selected for a commission as an officer in the GANG. At the time of my selection I was serving as a full time aircraft maintenance technician…

Lieutenant Commander Arnold Cortez is a native of Manila, Philippines and immigrated to the United States in 1995. He entered the Navy in June 1996 and was assigned to VFA-82 homeport in NAS Cecil Field, FL as an undesignated Airman and deployed with CVW-1 and USS George Washington Battle Group. He was designated as Aviation Support (AS) Equipment Technician and later transferred to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department onboard NAS Jacksonville, FL. While assigned to 900 Division at…

What Was Neil Armstrong's Life Like Growing Up? Neil Armstrong was born on Aug. 5, 1930. He was born in Ohio. He had a brother and a sister. He was in the Boy Scouts of America. Armstrong flew in an airplane when he was 6. That flight made him love airplanes. He attended Blume High School in Ohio. Armstrong went to college at Purdue University. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree…

First Class I carry with me a military perspective which can be manifested in many ways. Already being in the Air Force, I have learned leadership skills and have been adjusted to the culture and know what it takes to be an enlisted airman who is also a maintainer on the AWACS. M.Sgt. Osborne, my military training instructor had implanted leadership in every one of us back in Lackland Air Force base San Antonio TX. I demonstrated my leadership during PT, where I would motivate my flight to push…

States Air Force. Since I was 17 years old and joined the military, I knew that I was destined to uphold the values of honor, tradition, and loyalty to my country. In 2008, when I was in 12th grade and dual enrolled in college, I knew I wanted to join the Air Force. At this time, I made a good friend in college who served 22 years, and retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant. His mentorship further instilled a sense of pride and longing for me to serve my country in the US Air Force.…

When joining the Airforce, you first must take the ASVAB. This is a test for the military that you usually take some time in you high school years. When you take the ASVAB you need to make a score of 36 or higher as this is the preferred ASVAB score. After that That find an Airforce recruiter to talk about your plans. Recruiters are the people who find people wanting to go into whatever branch of military they are choosing, but however most recruiters aren't always reliable when it comes to…

question the entire manual being used in training all of the persons tasked with patient movement. Finally, the implementation of training any new recommendations to the entire Aeromedical Evacuation Community. The considerations that much of the force is comprised of reservist that are serving two days a month and get two weeks per year for training time. The aspects of training any recommended techniques are inclusive of time, space, and…

her to toast to Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Army. She got the Confederates to trust her and she became and internal spy for the Union. However, the Confederates caught onto her and she was supposed to be hanged, but an attack from the Union forces saved her. After these incidents, she was forced to stop working due to her reputation. She was buried with military honors as well after her death in 1893 (Women Spies of the Civil…

BACKGROUND PAPER ON JOHN BOYD 1. Colonel John Boyd was a United States Air Force pilot who retired in 1975. He had gained the nickname “Forty second Boyd” because he bet, that in forty seconds, he could defeat any attacker from a disadvantaged position. He went on to develop maneuverability strategies and also help designed aircraft such as the f16. Throughout John Boyd’s career, he has demonstrated that he is a good leader by showing initiative, being proactive, and demonstrating good…