Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, and Chief Master Sgt. Antonio J. Goldstrom, AFRS command chief, speak to recruits during a total force enlistment ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. A group of 20 Air Force and Space Force recruits recited the Oath of Enlistment, marking the beginning of their guard, reserve and active-duty careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, administers the Oath of Enlistment during a total force enlistment ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. The ceremony was the first in Hawaii to include recruits representing the Air Force guard, reserve, active-duty and Space Force components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service,, administers the Oath of Enlistment during a total force enlistment ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. Thomas administered the oath for active-duty, reserve and Space Force recruits, while Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Harris II, Hawaii Air National Guard commander, administered the oath for HIANG recruits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Department of the Air Force recruits stand at ease during a total force enlistment ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. Air Force guard, reserve, active-duty and Space Force recruits stated the Oath of Enlistment, being the first enlistment in Hawaii including all Department of the Air Force services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Attendees of a Department of the Air Force total force enlistment ceremony salute and stand at attention during the National Anthem aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. A group of 20 recruits swore into service, representing Air Force guard, reserve, active-duty and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Hawaii’s first Air Force and Space Force TFI enlistment

Published Dec. 10, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, and Chief Master Sgt. Antonio J. Goldstrom, AFRS command chief, speak to recruits during a total force enlistment ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2021. A group of 20 Air Force and Space Force recruits recited the Oath of Enlistment, marking the beginning of their guard, reserve and active-duty careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)