March 19, 2018

Reservist earns highest grade in schoolhouse history

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — “School, study, sleep, repeat.”That was the life Senior Airman Brandon J. Fitch said he held himself to during his technical training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. In addition to hundreds of hours in the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program classroom, he dedicated nearly every other waking minute of his time to reading course materials. His

Jan. 1, 2018

“… Looking forward to a new start …”

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — “I’ve had a lot to overcome in the past couple years. In 2016, I was tested for a gene linked to breast cancer, called the BRCA 1 mutation, since multiple women in my family have battled it. After testing positive and being told I had a very high risk for developing breast cancer by age 40, I decided to go through with preventative surgery and

July 7, 2017

“… We had to make our own fun…”

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — “I grew up in Rotorua, New Zealand, and lived there until I was 19 years old. My three brothers and I were always outside playing with our neighbors. On a normal day we would eat breakfast at seven, be out with our friends by eight and not come home until our dad whistled for dinner. We lived in a rural area, with a football field-sized yard. We

March 17, 2017

"I like being able to help empower them to make the life they want..."

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — After growing up watching her grandfather, a maintenance Chief Master Sgt., go to work every day and listening to her other grandfather tell Korean War pilot stories, Master Sgt. Kellie Curnutt was inspired by the example her grandfather’s set to join the U.S. Air Force Reserve. However, her service to others did not stop there.