Upcoming stories
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I have a few stories planned in the near future in addition to the final Sickle Cell story. All will be published in the Nov/Dec issue of Airman Magazine, which will be themed “Taking Care of Airmen and Their Families.” I’m leaving next week for the Great State of North Dakota where I’ll travel to three military installations. I won’t have the company of photojournalists or broadcasters on this trip so I’ll have to do my best to augment their considerable skill with new equipment. I’ll post another blog entry about my equipment but for now I just want to say I should be able to capture some HD video on this trip.
Here is what I’m working on for that issue organized by slug.
Immigration Airmen: This story will feature Airmen who currently serve but who had to undergo extreme circumstance to get here. When I say extreme circumstances I mean the stuff of the best Hollywood pales in comparison. I’ll update more as it get closer and hopefully have some side projects after my interviews.
Chaplains: The Air Force has chaplains representing nearly every faith serving now on active duty and in the Guard and Reserves. Chaplains are interesting in that they are “on loan” from their parent faith and can be called back at any time. Some faiths like the Roman Catholic Church are in desperate need of priests to fill civilian positions within the church but still endorse priests to serve on active duty. Another interesting thing about chaplains is that unlike civilian clergy, military chaplains minister and counsel all faiths. So a Jewish chaplain, while a full rabbi, is able to counsel an Airman who may be Muslim or even atheist. In my military experience, Airmen are comfortable to go to the chapel to talk to a chaplain since they already share a common experience of being in the Air Force.
Sickle Cell: I’ve blogged about this before and it is one of my most exciting projects. You can read more about it here, and here.
