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COMMENTARIES

  • A World War II resiliency lesson

    Just two short years ago, I can recall an air refueling mission I covered while flying in a KC-10 Extender over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia where I watched this Air Force plane refuel more than 10 U.S. Navy F-18 fighters flying a patrol as part of a wartime mission.Seeing those Navy

  • Taking care of our Airmen...one CCAF credit at a time

    When Airman 1st Class Eugenio Santana arrived at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center for a mandatory course required for his job as an intelligence journeyman with the 19th Operations Group at Little Rock AFB, Ark., he had no idea that upon course completion, he would earn five credit hours for

  • 92nd Air Refueling Wing celebrates its 70th anniversary

    On March 1, 1942, the 92nd Bombardment Group -- the legacy unit of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing -- activated at Barksdale Field, La. Flying the B-17 Flying Fortress, the 92nd BG moved to MacDill Field, Fla, and then to Sarasota, Fla., before heading to England to conduct bombing missions over

  • We are Airmen through thick and thin

    Just as sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, Airmen will continue to serve faithfully and honorably in defense of our great nation. In the midst of staffing cuts, budgetary restraints and global responses, our fortitude and resiliency will remain. It is during these times that our

  • Privacy with social networking

    Social Networking services are internet programs such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter that allows people to connect to one another through internet or mobile devices. These sites allow you to engage in social networking activities and keep in touch even from forward-deployed locations.

  • Why do we wait?

    As I approached the exit of a building, I noticed a group of Airmen, both commissioned and NCOs, standing as if they could not open the doors to leave. I wondered if the doors were locked or if there was some type of exercise going on that prevented the group from leaving the building.A technical

  • Service before self is our way of life

    What comes to mind when you reflect on our core value of service before self? For some, the immediate thoughts are long hours, forced family separations, austere living conditions and dangerous jobs. While hardships are certainly part of our military duties, service really means a way of life that

  • Find excellence in your life

    How do you tangibly describe the concept of excellence to those in your sphere of influence? Because of our diverse backgrounds and unique experiences, each of us has formulated our individual definitions of excellence, but few share a common baseline definition. I find biographies are a great means