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  • New Airman learns unlikely lessons

    The 6-inch shirt. The hospital corners on the beds. Folding your underwear.Nearly everyone looks back at basic military training and remembers what I’m talking about. Many, however, miss the fact those things they made us do teach a lesson, especially the 6-inch shirt; one just has to realize

  • Near-squashing teaches value of asking for help

    With all my might, I shoved the giant mattress onto my box springs. I held my breath when I saw that the momentum wasn’t enough and the monster was falling back toward me. As I was slowly being squashed by the mattress, I wondered why, oh why, hadn’t I asked anyone for help?My neighbors are nice,

  • Millions will vote but yours is the one that matters most

    How many times have you heard someone tell you their vote (or yours) really doesn’t count?In the 2000 presidential election, approximately 105 million Americans cast their votes in one of the closest races in this country’s history. One hundred and five million votes may seem like a lot, but

  • How good Airmen go bad

    Every time I review a discharge package for a young Airman who went down the wrong path I ask myself how we failed. That’s right, how did we fail? You may think I’m a bit crazy, because after all, it was the Airman who disregarded the standards, not us. It was the Airman who showed up late for

  • Involvement key to suicide prevention

    According to life skills officials here, in fiscal 2004 the Air Force had 57 suicides. That scares the heck out of me because it tells me two things: There are too many folks out there who don’t see any light at the end of their tunnels, and maybe there aren’t enough folks who are making time for

  • Duty before opinion

    As a public affairs officer for the United States Air Force, I'm paid to talk.I'm paid to communicate ideas and transfer information to thousands of people about issues that are going to affect their families, their everyday lives and their long-term careers. And yet during the next few weeks, one

  • Breast cancer -- the best protection is early detection

    With 216,000 people diagnosed this year, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, according to the American Cancer Society.It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer, with an estimated 40,000 deaths so far in 2004.Risk factors associated with breast

  • It's your future, vote for it!

    In this election year, you, our men and women in uniform, are stationed around the globe serving our nation and defending democracy. We have both the responsibility and the privilege to participate in our democracy by exercising our fundamental right to vote.I encourage every one of you, as well as

  • Remember those you'll leave behind

    Sept. 2, 1985. I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was Labor Day and my second day on active duty. I was filled with excitement, nervousness and anticipation as I started my Air Force career at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.After several hours looking for an apartment, I returned to

  • Enthusiasm: definitely a force multiplier

    The single most important ingredient to any successful organization or operation is pure enthusiasm that comes from within the people of winning teams. Some refer to it as passion, while others call it attitude. But it all starts with one person within a group who believes in a goal and a vision.