• HOLIDAY SAFETY - Choices we make now affect our entire lives

    When you think about the Labor Day weekend, what comes to mind? Images of past vacations with family and friends? Summer's end and a return to the classroom? The first kickoff of the college football season? Or is it a loved one who is no longer with us? The difference between a great memory of this

  • Mentor Leadership - 90 seconds to connect

    While attending the squadron commander's course a few months ago, I had the great opportunity to hear words of wisdom from Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Education and Training Command, who left us with many keys and tips for a successful command tour.Here is

  • All my pickles are in a big pile

    Recently, we decided as a family to run through the fast food restaurant near our house since it was late and we wanted something quick for dinner. When we got home and everyone was starting to eat, my daughter remarked as she checked her hamburger that all the pickles were in a pile in the center

  • Fight this war

    On Sept. 11, 2001, a tragic day's events set forth the global war on terrorism. If given the opportunity on that day or even today, how many Americans would do what they could to save the lives of our fellow country men and women? Everyone has the opportunity. Every American citizen can help stop

  • Coping with Air Force's personnel challenges

    I recently attended a retirement ceremony for one of our finest master sergeants. Together we celebrated 25 years of magnificent service and an amazing career. But wait. You critical thinkers out there are doing the math and have already figured it out. You're right; the high-year tenure "rollback"

  • "Americanness"

    On this 235th birthday of our nation, amid fireworks and parades, it is appropriate to take a few minutes to reflect on who we are, as a people - as Americans. The identifier "American" in this sense means citizens of the United States of America. I began work on this article several weeks past,

  • Keep safety in mind during 4th of July festivities

    Editor's note: General Hertog turns over command of 2nd Air Force to Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 9 a.m. July 21 on the parade field.  She's headed to the Pentagon to direct the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. General Patrick commands the 502nd Air Base Wing at

  • Developing our future force

    It has been almost six months since Teresa and I arrived at AETC. Since that time, we have traveled to a number of our AETC bases. Simply put, we are very impressed with the men and women throughout the command executing our mission. The breadth of our responsibility to recruit Airmen as well as to

  • In defense of fathers who serve

    As Father's Day approaches, I would like to offer some personal thoughts about fathers who serve in the military. This article is written particularly for fathers who are now deployed or had to be away for frequent periods of time in the past. In my own case, and I have the best wife in the world,

  • Positive impressions leave lasting impact

    Twenty-one years later, I still remember my very first day of active duty on an Air Force base. It was June 14, 1990, and my wife and I had just driven halfway across the country from Iowa to Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif. Neither one of us had ever been to Sacramento before, let alone

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