• Think..act...be safe this holiday weekend

    As we take the time this Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the founding of our great nation, we need to keep in mind the safety of our Air Force members, family and friends. Ensuring each and every one makes it to the end of the celebration should be our number one goal. Failing in this will

  • What I've Learned ...

    Last week, I passed my 25th Air Force anniversary. Another milestone of 2010 is that I turned 50 years old; I've spent exactly half my life in the Air Force. These five decades have taught me much and they have certainly given me perspective. With your indulgence, I'd like to share with you some of

  • A leader for our times

    As is my custom around this time of year, the focus of my leisure reading gravitates toward the birth of our nation, the ideas which formed it and the personalities who gave substance to those ideas. Ideas are most purely expressed by the actions of those who support them and it would be difficult

  • It's not the fall, it's the recovery

    As commanders, we must contend with hard decisions when it comes to determining and delivering punishment to our subordinates. Some of the tough questions we have to answer are: Does the punishment fit the crime? Should it be judicial or non-judicial? What impact will the punishment have on the

  • Blue Ropes - the value of strong leaders

    Our Air Force is revered for its ability to project power on a global scale and execute operations at a tactical level worldwide. How? It's through the training and the leaders who make the foundational framework from which our Airmen launch their careers. No one can dispute that our professional

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- The study of leadership

    Everyone has hobbies. Some people like to work in the yard, while others paint, fish and travel. Hobbies are those things that entertain us when we need an escape, a chance to unwind. For me, I've always found leadership, and its associated principles, to be intriguing - studying leadership is my

  • Is it worth it?

    Goose bumps rush over your body as you march down the bomb run in your blues. The crowd is full of familiar faces from family to childhood friends. The cheers are thunderous and strong, and all eyes are on you and your fellow Airmen. You are now a member of the most powerful air force in the world -

  • Scott Sather -- strived for excellence, influenced many

    During a recent deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, I had the distinct pleasure of serving with some of our finest Airmen helping to bring peace and stability to that country. During my tour, I had many shared experiences and made many friends I won't soon forget.One experience stood out from the others;

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Sustaining a wingman culture

    On April 20, a 22-year-old man with a history of violence walked into a bookstore in Wichita Falls, Texas, and started shooting. He wounded four women, then drove to a bar and killed an employee outside before he drove home and took his own life. This tragedy sounds like so many we hear about on the

  • Leading Airmen through force management

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force recently announced that our service must reduce its personnel end strength to meet congressionally-mandated limits. Air Force retention is currently at a 15-year high, which is a testament to the tremendous dedication of our Airmen serving during a time of

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