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  • It's Thanksgiving: Have fun but remember your wingman

    This week many of us will spend some quality time with our families enjoying delicious foods, Thanksgiving Day parades, football games and a well-deserved day off. We have much to be thankful for: our thriving democracy, a secure and prosperous nation and the blessings of family and friends.

  • Airmen still making the choice to serve

    From the onset of the Eisenhower presidency in 1953 -- through 1992 --  the United States military intervened in world events some 51 times. From 1992 through 2000, they had an additional 51 interventions. Notably, throughout the 1990s, U.S. forces were involved in peacekeeping, peace enforcement,

  • Whatever the task, attitude is everything

    How do you view difficult situations? If you sit back and think about it, there is always at least three ways to look at almost any difficulty: as a problem, a challenge or an opportunity. The first reaction of many people is to immediately label any difficulty as a problem, often times creating an

  • Veterans are our ‘stars’ to remember this Veteran’s Day

    In February, while I was deployed to Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, country music star Charlie Daniels and his band paid a surprise visit to our base. Mr. Daniels was actually diverted to “K-2”, as the base is commonly called, because of winter weather in Afghanistan. A concert for the troops

  • Veterans -- heroes among us

    This Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, as we enjoy the federal holiday with our families and loved ones, take time to reflect on the true meaning of what the day represents -- a day to honor all those men and women who served our country honorably in the armed services, in wartime and peace. Our nation will

  • Wingman Day helps raise suicide prevention awareness

    At the end of October 2004 Air Force leadership was intensely focused on addressing a rising suicide rate among its active duty Airmen. The 46 Airmen who had taken their own lives since Jan. 1, 2004, represented a rate of 15 per 100,000 for the year. The rate was about a third lower than the

  • Pause and remember our veterans

    Today we call it Veterans Day. In years past it was called Armistice Day. But regardless of how we label it, it remains a day on which we pause to pay tribute to the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who have served our country. By taking time to remember, we honor those who

  • "Hi-ye-tay" Dr. Samuel Billison

    With November being American Indian Heritage Month, I reminisce about a very special World War II veteran whose tour of duty played a very integral role in American military history. In February 2002, I had the distinct honor of meeting a Navajo Code Talker who was also the first Navajo Indian to

  • Airmen represent Air Force to everyone they meet

    A couple of years ago, my family and I were having dinner in a restaurant. I had just met them there following work and had not changed from my uniform. An elderly gentleman kept looking over and finally came over to me. He simply said, “I just want to thank you for your service to our country.” It

  • The 'secret' of success in today's Air Force isn't a secret after all

    In talking with groups, virtually any group, one of the most frequently asked questions I hear is “Chief, what’s the secret to making Chief”? Normally you can hear a pin drop as the audience waits for some juicy insight, some previously unshared nugget of information, something, anything to give