• When it comes to safety, remember the three "Ds"

    With the 101 Critical Days of Summer upon us and the recent severe weather throughout our part of the country, safety should be on everyone's mind. I feel obliged to share a few basic thoughts on safety that might prove useful. These  are by no means earth-shattering concepts, but rather simple

  • Taking Care of People

    Over the past couple of months, I've had the pleasure to attend several retirement ceremonies with several more planned over the coming year. I can't help but "cringe" each time I hear the words, "you are hereby relieved from active duty..." I know the day will come when it is me standing up there

  • Adapting to Change, Embracing Progress

    Change is everywhere in our world today. We see and experience change throughout the Air Force, embracing it with new ideas and processes like AFSO21 (Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century) and ORM (Operational Risk Management). The 33d Fighter Wing "NOMADS" are actively engaged with

  • Forever linked

    I lost a friend March 3. I was celebrating my 35th year of life, while his family was agonizing over his loss. Life has a way of putting everyday activities into perspective. Staff Sgt. Chris Frost, 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., was a true Warrior Airman. He

  • Coming together in tragedy

    Growing up in a military family there are a lot of things you become accustom to - understanding that PCS meant pack up your toys, standing up for the national anthem before a movie and showing your ID card before you buy groceries are some of the things military families find normal. One aspect of

  • Do you know our heroes?

    I have my own definition of what a hero is. My definition is a person who I personally respect and admire for not only what they accomplished but for someone with impeccable character. As a young boy growing up in Iowa, finding or learning about heroes (outside of my family) came from three network

  • Some things never change

    The T-38, tail number 68-8357, sitting in Hangar 4 probably still doesn't fit together very well. Don't get me wrong, it always flew missions well thanks to the excellent maintainers who work on it and skilled aircrews who used it. But more than 23 years ago, when I was a staff sergeant and crew

  • How do you handle change?

    Did you ever return to a base you were once stationed at or return to a town you once lived in discover that things were just not the same? The chemistry was different, people changed, and you didn't seem to fit in quite as well as you did the first time. Your recollection of the way things once

  • Waiting

    I didn't cry when my mother died. Not that I wasn't sad -- I had just been expecting it for too long. Since I was five, in fact. It was near Christmas, and my older sister and I were standing outside the skating rink three hours after it closed, waiting for her to pick us up. A police officer

  • Take the AETC Holiday and Safety Challenge!

    As we approach the most joyous time of year when many people travel home to visit family and friends, the mass holiday season exodus exposes our military and civilian members, and their families, to increased risks. To reduce that risk, I am asking all members to embrace the AETC Holiday and Exodus

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