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COMMENTARIES

  • Some thoughts and hints for your career

    One of the benefits of some 28 years of combined enlisted and commissioned service, in the Reserve, Guard and Active components is having the opportunity to observe so many Airmen in action and learn from them. I have no great pearls of wisdom to share, but perhaps some shiny bits of glass you can

  • Readiness is not just a weekend thing

     You know all the high profile tests of our readiness - the last minute missions: Operation Neptune Falcon, Banner Express, C-5 Retrograde and any and all mobilizations of our troops. The operations tempo shows no signs of slowing. These tests happen all the way down to the wing-wide Operational

  • Schooling chances help out Airmen

    My beautiful wife asks me, "When do you stop going to school?" I thought about it for a long time before I replied, "I can't." It's one of the few things I cannot do. I've tried, believe me, I have. She asked the question literally. However, I answered rhetorically. With thoughts of all the

  • Practice makes perfect in sports, armed forces

    Our Airmen are asked every day to perform extraordinary duties in the defense of our great nation with the expectation that the result of their actions is nothing less than spectacular. Failure is never an option in our line of work, so each and every Airman must continuously strive for perfection,

  • Financial security during trying times

    I believe it is incumbent on every Airman to put as much thought and training into their finances as they do physical or ancillary training. This is an important area of our lives that should receive the level of attention it deserves.Here are a few slightly modified steps retrieved from

  • Jefferson forged American spirit by candlelight

    The American Enlightenment was an intellectual movement during the mid-1700s. A leader of this movement, Thomas Jefferson, accepted the responsibility to write the first draft of a document that would become the culminating masterpiece of the American Enlightenment. In June of 1776, over the period

  • Holiday is reminder to live dreams

    To many, the Fourth of July represents parties, picnics, fireworks and probably a couple drinks. For me, it is a reminder of the best days of my life, and the lessons learned from them.I always dreamed of having a family, but for a while, it seemed not to be in the cards for me. By July 4, 2004, I

  • Reflecting on Independence

    As we prepare to celebrate the 226th anniversary of the independence of our country, I think it is appropriate to reflect on the document that started it all. The Declaration of Independence is a document we have all read at one point in school, but how much can we recall from those lessons? Here's

  • National pastime teaches life lessons

    Summertime means different things to different people: swimming, barbecues, vacations, moving to a new school. For me, summer also means baseball.I won't mention my favorite major league team because it's in direct conflict with my wing commander's favorite team. However, I feel we can extract many

  • AMC/CC 4th of July Message: The Courageous 56

    When 56 courageous patriots put their signatures to a single piece of parchment 236 years ago, the course of world history changed in an instant. Although we celebrate the fourth day of July as Independence Day, it should not be lost on us that those signatures were the culmination of months of