MSgt. Terence Jackson with the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., surpassed 10,000 mishap free flying hours while he was deployed in January with the 908th Expeditionary ARS. The KC-10 flight engineer currently has deployed again. During a recognition ceremony in New Jersey, Lt. Col. David Mott, 305th Air Mobility Wing chief of safety, said, “I know maybe just a handful of people who have accomplished this.” He added that reaching 10,000 hours without a mishap “is an accomplishment in itself.” Jackson began work on the C-141, but has flown on the KC-10 for seven years, commented on his feat, “I just follow the book.” (JBMDL report by SSgt. Danielle Johnson)
A week from now is Nov. 3, Election Day, capping a long, hectic, contentious campaign season. Across the U.S., millions of voters will head to the polls to elect governors, senators, representatives, and more. More than three dozen congressional candidates on the ballot are Air Force veterans, according to data…