Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians

Commentaries

  • Door to opportunity is always labeled 'push'

    Finance guru Tom Peters was right when he said, “If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.”For those of us serving in the Air Force, the sun shines brightly through a very large window. It overlooks many different prospects for change, promotion and advancement. From education

  • Effective anti-terrorism takes everyone's involvement

    The March 11 train bombings in Spain, occurring 911 days after "9/11" on September 11, 2001, as well as the daily bombings in Iraq, illustrate the unwavering resolve of terrorists to attack those they fervently hate.In response to these and past terrorist attacks, a great deal of time, effort and

  • AEF is the heart of AF organizational transformation

    AEF. These three letters represent the heart of the organizational transformation of our Air Force, yet somehow this ever-growing and evolving Air and Space Expeditionary Force construct is misunderstood by many of our Air Force’s air and space power warriors. With another AEF rotation approaching,

  • Following core values -- are you up to the task?

    It has been said quite often that without quality people, the mission cannot succeed. Every day the Air Force is engaged in challenging, tough missions throughout the world and continues to need quality people.Of course, the Air Force also needs quality equipment to do the mission -- the aircraft,

  • Airman with a capital “A”

    I am an Airman.Note that is with a capital “A.” It is just one letter at the beginning of the word, but it signifies a great deal. The reason it is capitalized is simple: Airmen in the United States Air Force are the heart and soul of our unique fighting force, and should be identified by a

  • Women's History Month, a time to reflect on struggles, successes

    I asked a young Airman recently to participate in our Women’s History Month program. His immediate response was, “Why isn’t there a Men’s History Month?”The more I thought about it the more I realized this young man probably never lived through some of the circumstances I experienced.Maybe he

  • Ambassadors represent our best

    In this month's Worth magazine, Michael Z. Wise wrote about the U.S. State Department's efforts to confront anti-Americanism around the globe by using authors, musicians, actors and sports figures as "ambassadors."Participants are part of a worldwide series of government-sponsored performances,

  • From Africa to the Academy, women of the world provide perspective

    If there was ever one thing that my mom taught me, it was to be self sufficient.“Never be in a position where you have to rely on someone else to take care of you,” she always told me.Being just a child romping in the jungles of Nigeria, I never really understood what she was talking about or where

  • Our liberties came with a high price

    Today started out to be "one of those days." My inability to roll out of bed to my blaring alarm at 5:30 a.m., sharp, snowballed.The outfit I was planning to wear had a stain that I didn't notice yesterday, and wouldn't you know it, everything else in my closet was wrinkled.Ironing at 5:45 a.m.

  • This chapter is not in the book

    As many of you study for promotion in the coming days, I should caution you. There is a chapter in the Promotion Fitness Examination that has been left out. It is called “experience.” We senior noncommissioned officers asked the book’s makers to leave it out for a good reason. Here is why.