PTA Firefighter Receives Award for Valor

Story by Lani Pascual September 19, 2025 at 03:44PM Pohakuloa Training Area firefighter Wesley Heslop is given the Department of the Air Force Command Civilian Award for Valor, presented by Army Lt. Col. Timothy Alvarado, commander, at PTA in Hilo, Hawai’i, on Sept. 11, 2025. Heslop was recognized for assisting in a severe traffic accident at his last duty station in Utah, which ensured the survival of the driver with the best chance of recovery.

Never forget: Kadena firefighters lead 9/11 remembrance

Story by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley September 19, 2025 at 12:53AM KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Air Force Airmen, firefighters, and senior leaders gathered Sept. 11, 2025, to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a memorial ceremony hosted by the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters.

PTA Firefighter Receives Award for Valor

Story by Staff Sgt. Lani Pascual September 18, 2025 at 09:35PM Pohakuloa Training Area firefighter Wesley Heslop is recognized with a Department of the Air Force Command Civilian Award for Valor, presented by Army Lt. Col. Timothy Alvarado, commander, at PTA in Hilo, Hawai’i, on September 11. Bestowing the award on the 24th anniversary was a fitting honor to Heslop’s selflessness in remembrance of the heroism reflected on 9/11.

Fire Fest 2025 — bringing education and family fun to Fort Leonard Wood

Story by Dawn Arden September 18, 2025 at 04:03PM In observance of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11, the Fort Leonard Wood Fire Department invites the community to Fire Fest 2025 scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at the parking lot of the Main Exchange.

USAFMCOM joins community to commemorate 9/11

Story by Mark Orders-Woempner September 13, 2025 at 12:12PM From the ashes of 9/11 rose a rallying cry of ‘Never Forget,’ and dozens of first responders, community leaders, Soldiers, veterans and members of the public came together in Indianapolis to ensure the memory of 9/11 was not forgotten this Patriot Day. U.S. Army Col. Shaun D. McMurchie, 45th Finance Center director, and his fellow Soldiers and civilians from the U.S. Army Financial Management Command joined the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Indianapolis Fire Department’s Station 13, police officers from various agencies and members of the public to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks during a commemoration ceremony at the Indiana 9/11 Memorial in Indianapolis Sept. 11, 2025.