Nov. 29, 2021 National American Indian Heritage Month: Protecting Nihi kéyáh, preserving culture Airman 1st Class Verneon Reed, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainer, is of the Navajo people. Navajo culture is one of many Native American cultures pushed out by the American government for centuries. Despite forced assimilation in order to return home,
Aug. 5, 2019 SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award winner fosters resilience, culture Mooneyham is proud of her Native American heritage which taught her resilience and enabled her to win the 2019 Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Award for her dedicated work in her community as well as supporting the Defense Department mission.
Dec. 11, 2018 Navajo Airman continues family's military legacy at Whiteman (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)Airman 1st Class Phillip Rock is part of his family’s legacy of military service – a legacy that, in fact, would not have continued if it weren’t for
Dec. 1, 2015 Being Navajo: More than just a name Senior Airman Letyraial Cunningham, a 19th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering apprentice, takes pride in who she is every day: a full-blooded Navajo Native American.