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We're saddened to hear about the loss of one of our young Airmen serving in Afghanistan.  Senior Airman Ashton Goodman, 21, was killed this past week from wounds she sustained from an improvised explosive device attack.

Everyone knows the pointy-nosed jets get all the glory, while the large, clumsy airlifters and air refueling aircraft do all the heavy lifting.  That's about to change.  A popular aircraft manufacturer recently released plans for a new aircraft that can do all the heavy lifting and still look good in the eyes of all those fighter fanatics out there ... CLICK HERE.

(CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE) -- For the past year, I've been amazed over the political tug of war that continues to delay the Air Force from purchasing a new air refueling aircraft; a replacement for the 50-year-old KC-135 Stratotanker.  Is it really that difficult to comprehend why we need a new tanker?  Tankers play a integral part in our military.

If you follow Air Force news much, you should be familiar with the battle the Air Force has been fighting over a new tanker (air refueling aircraft) to replace the venerable KC-135; a good aircraft that, despite its age, keeps flying thanks to awesome Air Force maintainers.  I was sitting down tonight thinking about the whole debacle and thought I'd share my thoughts ... graphically ... CLICK HERE.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley announced this week the service's next top enlisted leader.  And Chairforce is ready ... In honor of the chief's selection, I've created the official Chief Roy bobblehead (it's kind of a tradition around here). 

The idea for this poster came to me while I was, oddly enough, riding in a HUMVEE during Contingency Skills Training at Fort Dix (oops, my bad, I mean Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.).  Anyway, this senior airman, who obviously had practiced his CST game face in the mirror the night before, was acting like a character from Apocalypse Now.  I know he meant well, but I still wanted to smack him.  Bottom line: Being proud to be an Airman doesn't mean you have to act like a grunt ... CLICK HERE.

Had some spare time while I was "working out," so I thought I'd create some CHairforce posters.  This is, of course, just for fun; as we all know, Airmen take fitness extremely seriously.  A healthly, fit force is integral to ... yada yada yada ... anyway, I'll be posting a new poster every couple of days because Chairforce vistors are important ... yada yada yada ... CLICK HERE.