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COMMENTARIES

  • Airmen taking care of Airmen ... what truly matters!

    Last week, the 437th Airlift Wing experienced the sudden loss of one of our own - Maj. David Diehl passed away Wednesday, April 17. The entire 437th AW and Team Charleston family mourns the loss and shares our deepest sympathies with his wife Nicole and his children, Paige, Luke and Juliet, the rest

  • Leadership recalibration PME style

    If I have learned anything in more than 30 years of life it is how to deal with being wrong. Even with the best intentions, I miss the mark a lot more than I like. The frequent lessons in humility have made me well versed in admitting when I'm wrong. In the case of the NCO Academy I can happily

  • Building network helps on path to making chief

    As a young Airmen, do you have your sights targeted on chief master sergeant? I am very pleased to personally know several Travis Airmen who are focused on hitting that target. This afternoon, the members of Airmen Committed to Excellence here at Travis will take direct aim at all the chief master

  • The Doolittle Raid remembered

    I'll admit it, I'm a history geek. I enjoy the black and white documentaries on the History Channel. Even as a young boy, I marveled at the accomplishments and bravery of the World War II generation.In 1972, while living in California, I attended an air show and watched a fly-by of a B-25. The

  • Bold, Innovative and Intelligent Risk Takers

    When Lt. Gen. Darren McDew visited Fairchild, I observed briefings by 92nd and 141st Airmen. A repeating theme caught my attention. After Airman 1st Class Jessica Huckabee's Total Force Enterprise and Innovation briefing, the 18th Air Force commander asked how she became an Aircraft Generation

  • Success comes when units become like families

    You only need to pick up the latest copy of Air Force Times to realize one of the hot topics among Airmen and our leaders in today's Air Force is fitness, in particular the infamous Physical Training Test.Being a 44-year-old prior-service (entered Air Force in 1987, got out in 1991, came back in

  • Visit to Google inspires creativity

    The Travis Public Affairs office recently took a trip to the Googleplex, Google's corporate headquarters, in Mountain View. As we approached Google's campus, my first impression was of numerous employees riding around on bicycles painted in the company's colors. Some employees were in workout

  • Taking charge of your future

    Who is in charge of where your life is headed? Is it you, someone else or no one? If "you" is not the answer, read on. Setting goals is a lesson I learned from my parents early in life. I quickly found that I like having control of my future. At first the goals were small, like attaining a specific

  • Sequestration's uncertainty clouds LRAFB

    Our base, the Air Force and Department of Defense are currently experiencing the effects of sequestration. There is no doubt that the 9 percent budget cut across all DoD programs will affect our mission and you. This week I want to talk to you about getting through times of uncertainty. In order to

  • Air power energized by use of resources

    One of my favorite sayings is flexibility is the key to airpower. As sequestration takes hold, coupled with budget constraints, it may become our battle cry. We live in uncertain times and the resources that appeared abundant last year will have to stretch to cover our mission.The definition of