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COMMENTARIES

  • Cancer support includes more than just a ribbon

    I'm sure by now most people don't need to be reminded that October is breast cancer awareness month. How could you have missed it? With all the ribbons, "Save the Ta-Tas" T-shirts, bracelets, earrings, shoe laces and other pink doodads it's fairly hard to forget. Don't get me wrong, this is not a

  • "I'll flip you for it."

    "I'll flip you for it." I'm sure we've all heard those words, but I'm willing to bet not many have heard them come from a noncommissioned officer. When I first heard those words nearly 10 years ago as an airman first class, I'll admit I thought it was funny. A technical sergeant and I were having a

  • Why you don't want to 'ride lightning'

    "Taser! Taser! Taser!" said the officer, right before every muscle in my body contracted and I experienced the worst physical pain imaginable.I would do anything humanly possible to avoid ever feeling the stun gun's voltage coursing through my body again.Every 87th Security Forces Squadron member

  • Saving energy: it all adds up

    As we face budget uncertainty and rising energy costs, we need your help, our Mobility Airmen, to find innovative ways to reduce energy costs on the ground and in the air.Across the Air Force Airmen are continually thinking about ways to reduce energy use and to bring down costs. Although October is

  • If a wingman falls, it is too late to learn how to help

    It was Sept. 19, and my last day as a student at the Building Partner Aviation Capacity Course at Hulburt Field.  I had a little bit of time before our graduation ceremony later that afternoon, so I hit the fitness center for a quick workout.    I was on a treadmill with my headphones on, thinking

  • A month to remember

      Between September 11th and October 11th, a 30-day period equal to one month, we are asked to remember some of the most historical events in the U.S. Air Force and the world.We are asked to remember the brutal attacks of 9/11, we are asked to remember those who sacrificed so much as Prisoners of

  • Leadership Lessons: Get'r Done

    The people who depend on you expect you to get the job done. It doesn't matter who depends on you; it can be anyone--your employer, your supervisor, your significant other, family, friend or even a total stranger. Think about the people in your life. Ask yourself, who can I depend on, and why?

  • Send the right message about leadership

    "Too often, we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." Leo Buscaglia. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of serving as the wing executive officer for a

  • Taking charge requires balance between lessons, reality

    The principles of leadership are at the forefront of our society and the demand for it has never been greater. At every turn, we are confronted with examples of leadership successes or failures. We hear it in the media, we read about it in print and we discuss it in personal conversations. The

  • Women's Equality Day

    Every year Aug. 26, Americans celebrate Women's Equality Day. Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave American women full voting rights in 1920. This year, as we