Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians

Commentaries

  • Take pride in reveille, retreat

    No doubt most Air Force members have experienced some of the delays associated with the daily observances of reveille and retreat at Air Force bases throughout the world. I would imagine more than one person at each base has said an unpleasant word or two after being caught outside or in his or her

  • Best decision is Air Force life

    Three years ago I was in college debating on the many options out there for me. I had no clue as to what my next transition was going to be. I finally made a decision that would change the next six years of my life. I went to the registrar’s office and told them I wanted to drop out of school --

  • Brown shoes -- wear them with pride!

    A while back, the nice folks in the public affairs office asked me if I would write an editorial for the base newspaper on the occasion of my retirement. I told them “no problem.” After more than twenty-nine years of service, I figured I had plenty to say and most likely would have to ask them for

  • Are you missing any body parts?

    The other day I had an interesting conversation about drastically changing the Enlisted Performance Report system. Someone suggested we totally do away with the numeric-based program, and even do away with writing all the flowery bullets to make sure the form is completely filled.Instead, the form

  • OREs save lives, preserve freedom

    I experienced engagement with the enemy for the first time here July 12 -- it was a rocket attack on the base. I had only recently arrived and unlike most everyone else, I had not yet fallen into the rhythm of everyday life in a deployed location.I was socializing in the common area about 9 p.m.

  • Don't let the "details" slide; wear your pride

    Ralph Waldo Emerson once noted: “What you are stands over you…and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.”What does this mean in today’s Air Force? I believe it means that I should be able to spot professional airmen from across a parking lot, before they render a sharp salute

  • Common courtesy plummets in summer heat?

    I bet it is a scientific fact: When the temperature rises, common courtesy drops. There should be a name for it, like “heat madness.”I recently got a rude awakening about this phenomenon. I was disrespected by someone. Outwardly, I shrugged off the incident, but inside, I was hurt by it. So,

  • Fifty-six who risked it all for freedom

    This is a story about 56 very brave Americans who risked everything on a dream. These were ordinary men with an extraordinary vision. They were lawyers, merchants, doctors, plantation and landowners, ministers, a scientist, a teacher, a musician and a printer. They ranged in age from 26 to 70

  • A note of thanks to those who serve

    When I told friends about my pilgrimage to Iraq to thank the U.S. troops, reaction was underwhelming at best.Some were blunt. "Why are you going there?" They could not understand why it was important for me, a 9/11 widow, to express my support for the men and women stationed today in the Gulf.But

  • Patriotism is defined differently for different people

    I hear the word "American" and the first things that come to mind for me are the “Stars and Bars,” the Bald Eagle and the Statue of Liberty. These are all signs of our great nation, and most of us can relate to these images. But what does it mean to be an American? With the 4th of July holiday