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COMMENTARIES

  • Institutional resiliency within military

    Suicides from within the ranks have an obvious impact on those associated with the incident or the individual. Fortunately, our institution is one that has not refrained from dealing with the impact of trauma from suicides on individuals and families. The Air Force has a long history of combating

  • New AMC command chief sends letter to Airmen

    To the Airmen of Air Mobility Command (officers, enlisted and civilians),Greetings to you from your new command chief! I am Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, and my beloved bride Debbie and I are honored and delighted to be your new "senior enlisted servants" for this amazing command. I say "servants"

  • The Millennial Air Force

    When I arrived at my first duty station in the fall of 2000, one of the first things my supervisor did was hand me the most horrid hat I had ever seen in my life. It was a blue "trucker-style" mesh hat with a blue rope stretched across the bill displaying my new organization's shield with gold

  • Celebrate our freedom and be safe this Independence Day

    The Fourth of July is a day for all of us to celebrate what we cherish and hold so dear as Americans...it's been this way for 235 years. What our forefathers fought and worked so hard for you carry on today, magnificently. We are as busy as ever and no matter what's asked, you rise to the

  • Joint focus -- better for national defense

    Six months into a realignment which brought Air Mobility Command's joint bases and Base Realignment and Closure Commission-affected bases under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, I'm happy to say we're seeing the positive effects of joint basing and working through the growing

  • Leadership by 'SILENT B'

    The Air Force is transforming to meet the challenges of today's operating environment. We depend on our Airmen to contribute by adapting to advance the Air Force mission, at home and in deployed locations. To ensure their success, leaders must cultivate an attitude of positivity and 'can-do.' I take

  • Celebrate your heritage, understand others

    I was seven years old, wearing my favorite t-shirt, shorts and sneakers when I left my homeland of South Korea. I was headed to a country where all I knew about it was Disney World and the home of the Statue of Liberty.Excited and nervous about going to a different country, I couldn't sit still in

  • Memorial Day honors our commitment to each other

    Memorial Day is a time for us to remember our fellow service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. As you prepare for the long weekend, please remember those courageous Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen whose selfless service helped secure our nation

  • Make safe choices, easily prevent mishaps

    If you had the chance to make a decision that would save your family and friends untold heartache and pain, would you? I think the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Yet, with all too common frequency, Airmen make choices and decisions that can cost them pain and suffering, their careers, or even their

  • Remember our heroes, and their families, this Memorial Day

    In 2008, I went to a military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery for an American hero. The hero I saw laid to rest that day was surrounded by many, many more heroes -- his family.That funeral was held on April 9, 2008, for Maj. Robert F. Woods -- a former missing in action Airman who was buried