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  • Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz

    Lorenz on Leadership -- Today's Airmen

    Recently, I had the distinct honor to attend the Airman's Coin Ceremony at Lackland AFB. It is always a privilege for me to meet the terrific men and women who train and are trained in what seems like a timeless setting. That day, the crystal blue sky melted into the field of blue-suited trainees who proudly marched onto the parade field. They were
  • General Stephen R. Lorenz is the Air Education and Training Command commander.

    Lorenz on Leadership -- Creating candor

    If you ever have the chance to observe a flight debrief after a training sortie, you should jump at the chance. You will witness something special. In the debrief, everyone makes constructive comments -- positive and negative -- regardless of their position or rank. If the flight lead did something that was incorrect or dangerous, the wingman is
  • Maj. Gen. Anthony Przybyslawski

    In the Line of Duty

    It's a true honor to serve as the vice commander of this great command ... the First Command! I'm associated with world class professionals focused on our mission everywhere I go. But there is one drawback to the position: I chair the reviews for all the fatalities within AETC. Many of you have participated in the video teleconferences we've held

  • From basic to command chief, AF experience brings rewards

    The journey from the heart of Alabama to the top of the Air Force's enlisted ranks has been an exciting and rewarding trip. Departing Orrville, Ala., in 1981 carried me from a place and time where doctor's offices as late as 1979 still hung antiquated signs separating patients by race. The entryways of at least one restaurant had yet to remove an
  • Gen. Lorenz

    Lorenz on Leadership -- Leading in lean times

    Be prepared. This old motto is still relevant today. As leaders, we must be prepared to face many kinds of potential challenges. Some challenges are so serious that, if they catch us by surprise, our mission and our people may suffer. I want to discuss one of those challenges with you now. You don't need to do more than pick up a newspaper to know

  • Joint service experience molds young Airman

    Since my first day of technical school, I have loved working in a joint service environment. My tech school had students from every branch of service. Training in a joint environment was a very positive experience which molded me into a better Airman. I was able to see the pros and cons of each service and tried my best to incorporate all the
  • Gen. Lorenz

    Lorenz on Leadership -- Strengthening the Air Force Family

    "I also want to thank my brothers and sisters in the Air Force family." If you have attended as many promotion, retirement, and award ceremonies as I have, you've heard these sentiments many times. We may not phrase it in exactly the same way, but the meaning is clear. When we reach certain milestones and take time to reflect, we recognize that the
  • Air Force Energy Transformation 21st Century (U.S. Air Force Graphic -- Tabloid-sized poster)

    What is our role in energy conservation?

    As members of the Air Force family and custodians of the tax payers' dollars, each and every one of us should be concerned about the wasteful use of energy. For years the Air Force has led the way in taking steps to avoid wasting energy in dorms and homes; now it's time to take the lead in energy conservation at work. Millions of dollars are spent
  • Despite temperatures in the teens, nearly two million people attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Attendees watched the inauguration on jumbo monitors along the National Mall between the Capitol and the Washington Monument. (Air Force photo by Scott Knuteson)

    Presidential Inauguration: Witness to History

    I now know what is meant by a "sea of people." Tuesday, standing with millions of others along the two mile long park known affectionately as "America's front yard," I tried to comprehend the immensity of the crowd surrounding me on the National Mall. Small American flags were handed out en masse by roaming members of the Boy and Girl Scouts of

  • Inauguration proves principles worth defending

    There are a few days in each lifetime that stand out as truly historic -- the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 are three that come immediately to mind from my own life. This past Tuesday, we were all privileged to witness another of these rare days. Whatever your political inclinations, the presidential inauguration Jan. 20 was
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