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COMMENTARIES

  • Another Missed Christmas

    To all of us, AMC is the Air Mobility Command, but to some, it is also means "Another Missed Christmas." There are few who haven't been away for the holidays during their career, regardless of their major command. My young brother-in-law is at Lackland Air Force Base attending basic training right

  • AMC commander: Home for the holidays

    After years away, Ricki and I are overjoyed to return to Air Mobility Command. It feels like we have come back home, just in time for the holidays. To you, the more than 130,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian men and women who make up our Mobility Air Forces, we could not be more proud of

  • Deputy commander learns from Pearl Harbor

    Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy." The Japanese Navy's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor shook America to its foundation. The attack killed 2,400 Americans, injured more than 1,280, damaged all eight of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet

  • Face Time

    During my time in the Air Force, I have been supervised by most, managed by some, but led by only a few. I admired and can recall every one of the leaders, but can't necessarily recall the names of the supervisors and managers. Why? I think it is most likely because leaders shaped my life as a

  • Leadership Isn't ...

    I know, I know ... you're thinking why would I start this with, "Leadership isn't" instead of with, "Leadership is" right? Well, that's because I want to take a slightly different approach. We have extremely phenomenal leaders in our Air Force, both past and present. We are lucky to have a new wing

  • Following the leader

    It is perhaps one of the most difficult duties of an Airman, yet one which we tend not to talk about after Basic Military Training or technical training. We are taught throughout our careers how to be effective leaders, but somewhere in the focus to become effective leaders, we lose the focus on

  • Starting on the right foot with FTAC

    October 1 marked the day my First Term Airmen's Center course began. I walked into the classroom, gawking at all the new faces and immediately asking others how they expected the course to be. Several times prior to starting I was told I needed to find a way to stay awake during class, so I began

  • Communication: the key to a good weekend

    "Flexibility is the key to airpower""Fly, Fight, Win""Mission First, People Always" Organizations in general love their slogans. They are meant to provide identity, rally support and provide a vision for the future. And yet I've never seen an effective slogan about the power of communication when

  • An ‘O-flight’ to remember

    The alarm goes off; it's 2:30 a.m. Memories of the old days working in medical evacuation flash by. Soon I realize I'm awake because of my new mission - teaching the next generation. Today I get to take 40 of my Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. cadets on a KC-10 Extender orientation flight at

  • Kandahar deployment a great learning experience

    At the beginning of my deployment, I did not know what to expect. I knew there would be challenges deploying with the Army and Navy, and we would have to work together in order to succeed. There were many aspects of uncertainty, but the intense training I would have to endure was certain.I did not