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  • Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, kayaks on the Salt River Feb. 8, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz.

    Recharge for Resiliency with Outdoor Recreation

    Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. -- Outdoor Recreation is a resource available to all Airmen at Luke Air Force Base that allows Airmen to participate in organized activities and rent canoes, bikes, motorized boats, trailers, fishing equipment, camping equipment and more.
  • Image of a screen for a makeshift drive-in movie theater.

    Embedded mental health essential during pandemic (Part 1)

    Embedded Air Force mental health professionals play a critical role in keeping Airmen mission ready, and during the COVID-19 pandemic they are even more important to maintaining readiness.
  • Airmen eat at a restaurant.

    Ready Warriors connect during resilience initiative: Airmen’s Time

    The 19th Airlift Wing hosted the first iteration of Airmen’s Time at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 14, 2020.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Powers, 633rd Medical Group internal medicine non-commissioned officer in-charge, sits at a table at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. Powers was injured during a deployment and is now a Wounded Warrior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

    Making a come-back; road to resiliency

    Sweat drops begin to form as the sun beats harshly down, no one seems to notice the rising temperatures or the sand blowing to and fro as coffin after coffin draped with flags is carried by… “A scream rings out and I jump up throwing punches. It was another recurring dream. I am the one screaming. I walk out of my bedroom, pop the lid off a bottle of alcohol and start drinking. I just want to get away from it all for a couple minutes. I don’t want to think about it.”

  • Family Advocacy Program team teaches new course

    Dennis Wright is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Dyess Air Force Base. In his office on the third floor of the 7th Medical Group building, his warm eyes peer out from behind eyeglasses.He explains that this year, the Family Advocacy Program team has taught Positive Psychology to more than 400 Airmen with a 98% approval rating.Family Advocacy
  • The Eleventh Air Force holds a two-day workshop for its senior enlisted leaders and civilians at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2019. More than 40 attendees from Alaska, Hawaii and Guam discussed topics on resiliency and best practices in operating a wing.

    Eleventh Air Force holds senior enlisted leaders workshop

    More than 40 senior enlisted leaders and civilians from across the Eleventh Air Force attended a two-day workshop centered around group discussions of best practices and strategies focused on resiliency at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6 and 7, 2019.
  • The Eleventh Air Force holds a two-day workshop for its senior enlisted leaders and civilians at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2019. More than 40 attendees from Alaska, Hawaii and Guam discussed topics on resiliency and best practices in operating a wing.

    Eleventh Air Force holds senior enlisted leaders workshop

    More than 40 senior enlisted leaders and civilians from across the Eleventh Air Force attended a two-day workshop centered around group discussions of best practices and strategies focused on resiliency at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6 and 7, 2019.
  • Keesler leadership and Airman's Council members cut the ribbon to the The Lighthouse inside the Larcher Chapel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 1, 2019. The Lighthouse is a place dedicated to permanent party Airmen complete with gaming stations, massage chairs, a kitchen, and a music room. The idea of the lighthouse stemmed from a meeting Col. Heather Blackwell, 81st Training Wing commander, had with some of Keesler's dorm residents in August. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman Seth Haddix)

    The Lighthouse; guiding young Airmen to hope

    The official opening and ribbon-cutting of the Lighthouse was held in Larcher Chapel, here, Nov. 1.The Lighthouse is a part of the Larcher Chapel where permanent party Airmen, airman basic to senior airmen, can interact and build connections with one another.“We chose the name ‘The Lighthouse’ because the lighthouse is the ultimate symbol of hope,”
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Genesis Guerrero, a 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, holds his high school portrait at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Oct. 2, 2019. When he was 17 years old, Guerrero used the picture to successfully dissuade his father from committing suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

    Seeing the bigger picture

    Capt. Genesis Guerrero, a chaplain for the 39th Air Base Wing, was 17 years old when his family almost fell apart.

  • Beginning the discussion: Ramstein takes tactical pause

    The 86th Airlift Wing and mission partners participated in an Air Force-directed resiliency tactical pause on Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 30, 2019.Approximately 5,800 Airmen and German and American civilians assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing began the day by attending an all call with Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th AW commander. Airmen then broke off to
  • Master Sgt. Brandan Keel

    Running with faith: an Airman’s journey to redemption

    Standing there with a knife in hand and cold-hearted from the most devastating news of his life, Master Sgt. Brandan “Troy” Keel contemplated an irreversible decision. Looking into his wife’s eyes after learning she was pregnant with another man’s baby, he couldn’t fathom living anymore. Suicide, he thought, was imminent.
  • Master Sgt. Brandan Keel

    Running with faith: an Airman’s journey to redemption

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Standing there with a knife in hand and cold-hearted from the most devastating news of his life, Master Sgt. Brandan “Troy” Keel contemplated an irreversible decision. Looking into his wife’s eyes after learning she was pregnant with another man’s baby, he couldn’t fathom living anymore. Suicide, he thought, was
  • Chief Master Sgt. Eric Corvin, 49th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance superintendent, sought PTSD treatment with the 49th Medical Group on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. He enrolled in a 12-week program, which focused on the many aspects of PTSD and ways of coming to terms with the issues it causes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening)

    Seeking mental health treatment: 49th Maintenance Group chief shares his experience with PTSD

    “Dealing with a traumatic event from 2011 in Afghanistan, I realize now that I probably needed help long before 2018, but at the time I felt like I’d figured out how to control the ghosts in my head. I forced myself to keep them at bay, and instead of dealing with my problems, I just let them fester,” recalled Chief Master Sgt. Eric Corvin, 49th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance superintendent, as he opened up about his post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • Television personality Diesel Dave Kiley of the Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers during a panel interview at the premiere of The Big Picture April 18, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Kiley appears in the The Big Picture, the first of six ads being produced at Hill AFB, urging Airmen to reach out to resources such as mental health, alcohol and drug abuse treatment, sexual assault response, family advocacy, and employee assistance when it’s needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Perry)

    Air Force ad to promote resiliency premieres at Hill

    A team at Hill Air Force Base has set out to encourage Airmen to seek help when they need it. In order to break the stigma that is often the barrier to asking for assistance, a series of six public service announcements are being created at Hill Air Force Base for service-wide distribution.
  • Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a Vietnam prisoner of war who was confined with Capt. Lance P. Sijan during his final days, speaks on how Sijan changed his life during an event at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., April 17, 2019. Sijan was the first Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery and courage while evading capture and during his subsequent captivity as a prisoner of war after being shot down over Vietnam Nov. 9, 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria H. Taylor)

    Pentagon hosts Sijan award presentation, first-ever resiliency event

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presented eight Airmen with the 2017 and 2018 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award April 17, 2019, at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in Arlington.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lavor Kirkpatrick, 17th Training Wing command chief, and Col. Robert Ramirez, 17th TRW vice commander, join members of the 316th Training Squadron for a photo on Sports Day at the Mathis Fitness Center, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 5, 2019. The 316th TRS dethroned the 315th Training Squadron who had taken first for the last two Sports Days (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Chapman/Released)

    Fun in the sun on Sports Day

    Goodfellow celebrated Sports Day for students and permanent party members to unwind and relax with some healthy competition with events going on all day at the Mathis Fitness Center, April 5. Groups participated in events such as Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, kickball, volleyball and a firetruck pull. The top four squadrons who received the most
  • Bolt, the therapy dog, helps 176th Wing.

    Bolt the therapy dog breaks Alaska ice

    Bolt, the therapy dog, helps Airmen of the 176th Wing.
  • Leina’ala Leong and husband, Tech. Sgt. Samuel Leong, 154th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief complete a relationship evaluation survey as part of a Strong Bonds relationship skills workshop, Mar. 23, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Couples learn relationship resiliency at Strong Bonds event

    Take care of your relationships so that you can take care of the mission. That was the underlying theme of a weekend retreat held March 22-24, where 25 Hawaii Air National Guard [HIANG] married couples gathered at a Waikiki hotel for a weekend of learning, bonding, and re-energizing. The weekend workshop was part of the Strong Bonds initiative, a National Guard funded, Chaplain-led program whose core mission of increasing readiness through relationship education has been helping service members develop important relationship skills for close to two decades.
  • Cold holds no ground at Team Minot

    Cold holds no ground at Team Minot

    While resiliency functions as an umbrella for military members, there are several aspects that go into developing a truly resilient individual. One of the core pillars of Airmen resiliency is spiritual fitness.
  • U.S. Air Force retired Maj. Gen. Dondi Costin, prior Air Force Chief of Chaplains, speaks to attendees at a resiliency luncheon held by the 51st Fighter Wing Chaplain Corps at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 21, 2019. Costin now serves as the third president of Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker)

    51 FW Chaplain Corps hosts resiliency luncheon

    The 51st Fighter Wing Chaplain Corps hosted a resiliency luncheon at the Officer’s Club at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 21.Attendees were treated to a free lunch as they listened to guest speaker Dr. Dondi Costin, a retired U.S. Air Force chaplain, as he spoke about the event’s theme: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”Now the third president of

  • MAFB selected for Task Force True North initiative

    Minot Air Force Base was recently selected as a beta test installation for Task Force True North, an initiative that strives to promote Airmen resiliency by using a more proactive approach to provide mental health within units. “We are looking for ways to enhance Airmen well-being and resiliency and decrease negative outcomes,” said Col. Mark J.
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