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  • Legacy of valor

     Legacy of valor -- its part of the Airman's Creed, and it's a focus of numerous movie plots but have you really thought about its meaning?When I think of the legacy of valor, I think of times long ago and missions other people do.Gen. Mark Welsh, our new Air Force Chief of Staff, gave a speech at

  • There IS an I in team

    Contrary to popular belief or conventional wisdom or even the cliché, there IS an I in team. The I is you, the I is me. The I represents all the "I"ndividuals who make up a team. And nowhere is that more meaningful than in the United States military. Our Armed Forces is a microcosm of Americans -

  • Appropriate material in the workplace

     I remember many years ago as a young Airman in the maintenance career field, I would come to work and during my break time I would read some of the "literature" left lying around the work area.I would read Maxim or Fitness and Health magazines and nobody said a thing about it. I was oblivious that

  • Purple Heart Society meeting teaches thankfulness for veterans organizations

    The North Carolina chapters of the Military Order of the Purple Heart invited the 4th Fighter Wing to send a representative to their state-wide meeting in Goldsboro, N.C. the first weekend in December. As that representative, I was honored to address the assembled chapter representatives and state

  • 'The Elephant in the Room'

    This commentary is in regard to the recently published Air Force chief of staff memo and corresponding articles, "Combating Sexual Assault in the Air Force," "CSAF directs Air Force-wide inspection," and "CSAF talks leadership with wing commanders." I've got chills up my spine at the very deliberate

  • Fostering teamwork: It's not about you

    Henry Ward Beecher once stated, "No man is more cheated than the selfish man." Individualism, entitlement, self-servitude and egotism well ingrained in our personalities are cancers to team development. The cure rests in selflessness, genuine caring of others and a strategic mindset. The

  • 'Bust through blues' with positive attitude

    At the end of each day, I ask myself: Is the universe a happier and better place because of my existence?I'm sure we've all had an experience like the one I had last week. I was waiting in line at the grocery store behind someone who was extremely rude to the cashier. When it was finally my turn to

  • In hurricane's wake, cynic learns lesson

    Prior to Hurricane Sandy, I thought the Air Force's wingman concept was just a gimmick that encouraged Airmen to poke their noses into my business, or worse, required me to poke my nose into someone else's business. For goodness sake, I thought, can't an Airman just have a bad day without another

  • A Dignified Deployment

    "These quilts are for anyone who's been touched by war, and outside of a direct combat unit in Afghanistan--you have been touched by war more than anyone in the United States military." Those were words I had heard a few times during my deployment to Dover Air Force Base, Del. Only this time, they

  • Confession of a chaplain: "I shouldn't be here"

    My secret is I shouldn't be here. I was disqualified from becoming a chaplain. Now that I have that off my chest, let me share with you why that is helpful to know. The Enlisted Force Structure, AFI 36-2618, says that Airmen must be spiritually ready to accomplish the mission.Spiritual readiness is