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Retirement brings reflections on service, people

Cadell prepares an outside-the-wire mission during a deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Retirement brings reflections on service, people

While assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, Cadell, a staff sergeant at the time, was responsible for supporting the A-10 Warthog. Cadell was a Combat Aerospace Ground Equipment Journeyman at the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, from April 1994 to Nov. 1995.

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Retirement brings reflections on service, people

Lt. Tom Burgess, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services, right, shows Chief Master Sgt. Stan Cadell, command chief, Air Force Materiel Command, a “COVID Killer” spraying unit he designed to help sanitize fire trucks and living and office spaces with a low-cost liquid solution he developed. Cadell visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 7-10, 2021, to visit with Airmen at the 72nd Air Base Wing as well as those supporting the Air Force Sustainment Center mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Mullan)

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Retirement brings reflections on service, people

Tech. Sgt. Richard Malabey, 76th Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight maintenance section chief, shows Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, command chief, Air Force Materiel Command, examples of aircraft battle damage repair through an observation window on their C-135 maintenance trainer aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 8, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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Retirement brings reflections on service, people

Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, Air Force Materiel Command command chief, presents a coin to Airman 1st Class Lelauni Sanders, Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting Directorate, during an early morning “coffee talk” at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 3, 2020. Cadell visited Hill AFB March 1-3 to tour facilities and meet with the base’s Airmen. As he approaches retirement, Cadell says that what he will miss most is not the mission, but the people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs

An F-35A Lightning II takes off to complete the final test exercise of the nuclear design certification process at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021 . Test pilots flew to the Tonopah Test Range at Nellis AFB and released two B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies from operationally realistic flight envelopes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

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F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs

Airman 1st Class Javier Farcia-Bustos marshals an F-35A Lightning II as it taxis to complete the final test exercise of the nuclear design certification process at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. This event included the first release of the most representative B61-12 test asset from an operationally representative F-35A, resulting in the B61-12 becoming the first F-35 weapon to complete development and intrgration during the aircraft’s modernization phase. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

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F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs

Airmen from the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch as an F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron performs pre-flight checks before launch at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. The 442nd and 59th Test and Evaluation Squadrons led Air Combat Command’s portion of a nuclear design certification test with maintenance support from the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Bolt Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

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F-35A completes milestone 5th Gen fighter test with refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs

An F-35A Lighting II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 21, 2021. Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies during the first Full Weapon System Demonstration, completing the final flight test exercise of the nuclear design certification process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

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AFMC CDE AY22

Nearly 600 Air Force Materiel Command Civilian Airmen were selected for Academic Year 2022 Civilian Developmental Education opportunities, filling 45% of the total Air Force program allocations for the academic year.

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Air Force Reservist thankful for his training when responding to 9/11

Official photo of Col. Ephod Shang. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reservist thankful for training when responding to 9/11

People walk in a dust and debris-filled street after the collapse of the first Twin Tower and look towards the fire coming from the second on Sept. 11, 2001, in front of the World Trade Center, New York City, New York. Col. Ephod Shang, vice commander of the 367th Recruiting Group and deputy director at the AFRC Headquarters for Recruiting on Robins AFB, Georgia, and others were hiding behind a random structure when the first tower fell, the dust completely blocked their vision. (Courtesy photo by Col. Ephod Shang)

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Air Force Reservist thankful for training when responding to 9/11

Smoke and flames come from the Twin Towers Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, New York City, New York. This photo was captured with a disposable camera purchased specifically to capture events as they unfolded in front of Col. Ephod Shang, vice commander of the 367th Recruiting Group and deputy director at the AFRC Headquarters for Recruiting on Robins AFB, Georgia, when he was a newly minted captain at the time. (Courtesy photo by Col. Ephod Shang)

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Bomber Lineup

Three B-2 Spirit bombers taxi into place on the flight line at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 31, 2021.

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DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians

Department of the Air Force News

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COVID diagnostic testing

Tech Sgt. Jonisha Gibson, 82nd Medical Group clinical laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares a sample for diagnostic testing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. During the last 16 months, the Department of the Air Force Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force executed nearly $4 billion in Health and Human Services requirements for personal protective equipment manufacturing capability, rapid point-of- care testing technologies, and testing and diagnostics supply chain constraints using innovative rapid contracting tools. To date, this represents 40 contracts already awarded, with roughly 20 more approaching contract award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)

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AFNWC vice commander pins on colonel

Lt. Col. Shad Colgate, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center vice commander, was “frocked” to the rank of colonel at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, on Aug. 6, 2021. His wife, Valerie Colgate, affixes the new rank to his shirt Aug. 6, 2021, during a ceremony at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents, Carol (far left) and Jerry Colgate, assisted with pinning the new rank to his uniform items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ireland Summers)

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AFNWC vice commander pins on colonel

Col. Christopher Graves (left), 377th Maintenance Group commander, readministers the oath of office to newly promoted Col. Shad Colgate, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center vice commander. Graves officiated the “frocking” of Colgate, a military practice of officers pinning on their new rank early, on Aug. 6, 2021, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ireland Summers)

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AFNWC vice commander pins on colonel

Lt. Col. Shad Colgate, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center vice commander, hugs his father, Jerry Colgate, during his promotion ceremony at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 6, 2021, where he was “frocked” to the rank of colonel. His father and mother, Carol Colgate (left), helped pin the new rank to his uniform items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ireland Summers)

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Colonel Shad K. Colgate

Colonel Shad K. Colgate

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