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  • The passenger

    Like most Americans, I find that I am pretty selfish sometimes. I learned just how selfish on a recent trip to Iraq. I was sitting on a C-130 Hercules waiting to leave a location I can’t spell or pronounce, when we got delayed. I was annoyed. I’d been traveling for hours trying to get to my

  • We owe them our service

    On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns fell silent on Europe's muddy battlefields. World War I was over. President Woodrow Wilson ordered Armistice Day be commemorated in succeeding years as a reminder of the "war to end all wars."In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower

  • I am a veteran

    “I am a veteran.” Four words that still seem so strange for me to say.In my mind, veterans have always been the men in their American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars caps who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It hasn’t been the airman or officer you see playing with a young child in

  • We are an Air Force of three

    We are airmen. We survey the entire battle space at once, attack in parallel and support in 3-D. We supply troops on the way in and we return the wounded home with honor. We are there before first contact with the enemy occurs. We are there to bring the last soldier home. We are an Air Force of

  • I married a super hero

    I am blessed to be part of an elite group. You see, I am married to a super hero. He’s not a super star, rock star or even a politician -- not that I would necessarily brag about that in this day and age. He’s not even rich. But he is even better than all of those things combined -- he is a

  • Leadership is all around you

    As airmen, we are constantly reminded we are all leaders, and as we gain rank and responsibility, the ability to lead becomes more critical.While I was preparing for promotion testing by reviewing the Promotion Fitness Examination Study Guide, Chapter 7, "NCO Leadership," I was taken aback by the

  • How are your ABCs?

    When I hear the letters "ABC," Sesame Street, kindergarten or some other fundamental learning tool of my youth comes to mind.These letters are not always used in an alphabetic sense -- in the military they can also stand for attitude, behavior and conduct. As adults in the Air Force, these letters

  • Look up to your senior NCOs

    We’ve all had a recent reminder of how our world changed with the second anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and Flight 93.At the time of the attacks, I had just taken over as a training squadron commander responsible for teaching most of the

  • Job satisfaction starts with proper training

    Senior NCOs are often asked what made them stay in the Air Force so long. The answers I hear usually fall into two categories: love of country and contribution to the mission.However, many first-term airmen don't recognize their contributions as vital ones. Further, on many occasions, supervisors

  • Small trio adds up to big impact

    They say big things sometimes come in small packages. Look at the number three. It is a small number, but it can have a big impact. A triple play ends an inning. A triple crown is the stuff legends are made of. The trinity is monumental to Christians around the world. Three Air Force core