• Making life or death choices

    We make choices every day, some don't require much thought while others take time and analysis. But some of the most important decisions, or choices, that could be the difference between life and death are often ignored. Especially when it comes to the big four -- seatbelts, excessive speed for

  • Accept kindness during life-altering events

    I've always felt that people matter and I have tried to help them all I could. Most of my life experiences have included taking care of others. Like many people, I'm an Air Force officer, a nurse, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and the list goes on. Many times as a supervisor, and in

  • UCI barometer 100 percent

    We're ready.We've trained, inspected, reviewed and exercised. Binders are tightened up, desks are neat and the base is clean and looking good.The Inspector General team is on station, and will show up bright and early Feb. 1 to begin their inspection. And we'll be ready and waiting.I want to thank

  • UCI: an opportunity to excel

    I would be hard pressed to think of anyone who truly looks forward to inspections like the Unit Compliance Inspection that begins here Jan. 25. Our military and civilian leaders have given us resources, equipment and training to conduct our mission. Now it is our responsibility to make sure that we

  • We are ready to succeed

    For more than a year, the men and women of Team Sheppard have been hard at work preparing for our Unit Compliance Inspection. On top of our normal business of delivering Warrior Airmen and NATO combat pilots, we've been conducting exercises, reviewing records, evaluating plans, enduring staff

  • Seatbelts save lives

    Our office conducts random seatbelt surveys of drivers and passengers each month on Sheppard Air Force Base with near 100 percent compliance. This is great news. However, nationwide seatbelt usage is around 84 percent. Seatbelts are the single most effective traffic safety device for preventing

  • Successful leading

    Over the past 19 years in the Air Force I worked for numerous leaders. Some it felt like a privilege and honor to work for because of the great leadership and others it was not as enjoyable. Despite the fact there are some very effective leaders and some not so effective, I venture to say that

  • Make responsible decisions

    One of the hard things about being a chief master sergeant or other senior leader, is that you have access to information like, security forces blotters, investigation reports and fatality briefs. Often times they document when things don't necessarily go well and even describe the actions that lead

  • Maintaining the Human Weapons System

    It all started during an Elmendorf staff meeting. Seeing a major I didn't know, I introduced myself. In reply she spoke a sentence that still echoes in my mind. "Hello Chief, I'm Major Jennifer Halter, I am a crew chief on the human weapons system." Puzzled, I asked for clarification and she

  • Smart and tough

    Many things about our country are fairly unique, beginning with the fact that, on July 4, 1776, there was only one democratically-elected national government "of the people" on the face of the planet.In a number of countries, groups of folks go into a ring with bulls, ritually killing them with

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