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  • Air Force Academy energy research will yield global benefits

    "I am Air Force Energy" is more than just a catchphrase at the Air Force Academy. Those words, provided by Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Dr. Kevin Geiss as the theme for Energy Awareness Month, resonates at the Air Force Academy, whose faculty are innovating across the spectrum of

  • Standards? What standards?

    Recently, I was asked the difference between a good NCO and a great NCO. Well, I answered the question as best I could, but failed to mention "standards." You see, a good NCO sets his sights on just meeting standards, while a great NCO is continually trying to exceed standards and motivates his

  • First things first: Get your degrees in order

    In 1972 the Community College of the Air Force was established by the Air Force Chief of Staff, General John D. Ryan.Four years later, President Gerald Ford authorized the Air Force, by law, to confer the associate degree. The CCAF was accredited in the start of 1977 and by the spring of that same

  • Special needs families find support from DoD panel

    Recently I had the opportunity to serve on a Defense Department advisory panel dealing with special needs issues across the military.The panel's meeting last month in Alexandria, Va., was the third of its kind conducted by DOD's Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs,

  • Humbled with opportunity to lead the Air Force medical enlisted force

    June 8, 2012 was an amazing day in the lives of the Lambing family. On that day, I became the 6th Chief, Medical Enlisted Force for the United States Air Force. It is an amazing and humbling opportunity to impact the lives of our 32,000 Total Force medics across the globe. I follow in the "giant"

  • Cultural battlegrounds: Why culture matters in Global War on Terror

    In every culture, there exists the possibility of a mob of people that could be easily compelled to action by those who know how. Understanding culture, for the military professional, should be thought of as the art and science of understanding cause and effect in social contexts. In operational

  • Toeing the line on standards

    For the past four years of my career, as a first sergeant, I have heard the words, "But Shirt, he's a good guy," far too many times. Whether it was for a failed physical training test or substandard performance of noncommissioned officer responsibilities, the same statement would pop up time and

  • Sept. 17: A day for Constitutional conversation

    Sept. 17, 2012, marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of America's Constitution.As federal employees, we commemorate that anniversary with Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Specifically, this day was established to ensure all federal agency employees have the opportunity to learn more about

  • Losing Your Future to Sexual Assault

    "I knew the minute our eyes met that she was the 'one.' We exchanged numbers and set up a date. It was planned to perfection. She was the 'one.' And then she Googled me. . .and told me never to contact her again. That's life as a registered sex offender. My face, my name, my address...for the world

  • Attacking Symptoms

    As an area defense counsel in the Air Force, it is my job to represent Airmen who get in legal or administrative trouble, and I love my job. I have spent the majority of my legal career as an attorney representing people in trouble, both as a civilian and now as an ADC. It has been my experience