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Sept. 18 marks U.S. Air Force’s 70th birthday
Volume 8 Issue 36
Chief petty officer (CPO) selectees parade their command guidons during a drill and cadence competition at the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island, Sept. 8.
70 years of airpower, innovation Defense Media Activity
Since 1947, courageous Airmen have refined the Air Force mission to Fly, Fight and Win through their blood and sacrifice, ensuring the unique contributions of Airpower will endure long into the future. As a service with joint origins, the Air Force is the foundation for multi-service, interagency and coalition operations. It provides the joint team the ability and freedom to fight in the air, on the ground and at sea. The Air Force created a website to commemorate its 70th Air Force Birthday. The site highlights each generation of Airpower, from 1947 to today. It showcases the barriers the Air Force has overcome to dominate the air, space and cyberspace domains, while look-
ing toward the future of Multi-domain Command and Control and the Airmen who will help to keep the U.S. Air Force the greatest on the planet. Among the generations is the 2000-2010 generation, which include the Global War o n Te r r o r (GWOT). On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners, crashing two of them into the World Trade Center towers in New York into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was one of the first missions started in the GWOT, followed by Operation Iraqi Freedom which was later renamed Operation New Dawn on Sept. 1, 2010. To learn more about the 70th Air Force Birthday and the “generations” timeline, visit http://static. dma.mil/usaf/70/.
Photo by Army Sgt. Jose H. Rodriguez Guzman
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) perform a disinterment ceremony for unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
DPAA to host National POW/MIA remembrance The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency will commemorate the National POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) today at 10 a.m. The ceremony is free and open to the public. Sept. 15 is proclaimed as National POW/MIA Recognition Day, according to the presidential proclamation. Tomorrow, the stark black and white banner symbolizing America’s Missing in Action and Prisoners of War will be flown over the White House; the United States Capitol; the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs; the Selective Service System Headquarters; the World War II Memorial; the Korean War Veterans Memorial; the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial; United States post offices; national cemeteries; and other locations across the country. The flag will be raised as a solemn reminder of our obligation to always remember the sacrifices made to defend our nation. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans’ facilities. It is traditionally observed on the third Friday in September each year. This observance is one of six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the flying of the National League of Families’ POW/MIA flag. The others are Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.
Chief selectees take part in CPO Pride Week Story and photo by William J. Blees Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii Approximately 100 chief petty officer (CPO) selectees from 11 different commands stationed across Hawaii honored 124 years of Navy chief heritage by participating in the third annual island-wide CPO Pride Week at the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island, Sept. 7. C P O P r i d e We e k i n c l u d e s events that pay homage to chiefs past, present and future via mentoring opportunities, CPO heritage training, and a drill and cadence competition held on the final day between chief selectees from the various commands stationed on the island of Oahu. “Selectees are learning about the important role of taking care of their Sailors, maintaining the mission, and how their families help to keep the Navy running,” said Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Corey Johnson, event coordinator. “This event is important because it allows us to
pay respect to the Navy’s past and show pride in our future.” The week was punctuated by words from guest speaker Command Master Chief David Carter, Navy Region Hawaii, who remarked on the heritage of CPOs and the legacy that the selectees would carry on. “Although the language has changed a bit, the expectation of a chief petty officer has not changed much in 100 years — I would even say that our duties and responsibilities have increased since then,” Carter said. “We are unique among all senior enlisted leaders and should be justifiably proud of that.” While addressing the chief selectees, Carter frequently quoted the 1918 Blue Jackets Manual on the change from being a petty officer first class to a chief. “The change from petty officer first class to chief petty officer probably carries with it a greater change in status than any other promotion in your whole career,” said Carter, quoting the 1918 Blue Jackets Manual. “Along with these changes comes a very great change in your responsibilities as
well as the absolute necessity for a different point of view.” During the six-week-long CPO initiation phase, the selectees are immersed in CPO legacy, naval heritage, customs and traditions that will help guide them through their new roles. Many of the selectees felt that CPO Pride Week was a way to work together and showcase everything they’ve learned during their CPO initiation phase. “The process has taught me humility, and has shown me that I can’t accomplish everything on my own,” said Chief (Select) Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Paul Schwanke. “The process has involved a lot of teamwork. We focus on a bigger goal of being part of the Chief ’s Mess as a whole.” Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano highlights three pillars in his CPO 365 guidance including the call to be humble and confident, the call to always be learning, and the call to be our own toughest critics and to be self-correcting. Throughout the chief selectees training, they have continued to focus on Giordano’s three pillars.
A salute honors 9/11 victims
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz
Leaders from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Navy Region Hawaii, along with members from Federal Fire Department Hawaii, salute during the Sept. 11, 2001 commemoration ceremony, held Sept. 11, 2017. The event, which took place at the Federal Fire headquarters building, was held in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the attacks of 9/11.