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  • 'Own It'

    Former Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Curtis E. LeMay once so accurately stated, "I'm firmly convinced that leaders are not born; they're educated, trained and made, as in every other profession. To ensure a strong, ready Air Force, we must always remain dedicated to this process." LeMay's

  • Importance of 'family' in Airman resilience

    In the last few months, we have focused on our Airmen's resiliency in the forms of briefings, roll calls, training, down days and other forums to focus on our most important resource--our people.As you recall from your training, the four pillars of resiliency are physical fitness, mental fitness,

  • From the bottom to the top

    Have you ever noticed how every leadership commentary comes from the top of the chain? What about the opinions of our largest population segment in the military -- our junior enlisted? Since it was my turn to write an article, I decided to take it to the troops and reverse the commentary process by

  • I am an American Airman: I will not fail!

    Early in my Air Force career, I overheard an NCO say, "The only tradition in the Air Force is constant change." I should clarify that he more grumbled it than said it. I remember thinking how odd of an expression that was, and how the disdain in his voice was unmistakable. I was still very "blue" of

  • Forget me not

    Balancing one's military career, education and family can be very overwhelming. We forget that we cannot be successful in any of these missions if we, ourselves, are not 100 percent. Too often within our work centers we see co-workers casually dismissing something that can be explained simply as a

  • Does the EPR need a bailout?

    What do enlisted performance reports, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America have in common? They suffer from bad brand name recognition. So, what should we do? Bailout our EPR system?We could rename the EPR. How about Yearly Evaluation Report or YER? A name change has worked for some, but then again the

  • Importance of 'Flag Day'

    Each year, Americans can enjoy four special days set aside specifically to honor our veterans and comrades in arms. Sadly, too many of us often overlook these opportunities to pay our respect and recognize the sacrifice and service of these individuals. These four days are intended to, in some small

  • They really are 'out to get you'

    When I was first assigned a position to lead people in the Air Force, I was expected to be, among other things, a safety cheerleader, encouraging my team to avoid mishaps and work safely. This was a bit new to me and I found most safety lectures I sat through in the past to be dull and boring, so at

  • Ride like you're invisible

    Lt. Col. Clinton Burpo was in trouble.Just moments earlier he had been midway through his commute to work, riding his bicycle along the same route he did every morning.Without warning, something slammed into him from the side, knocking him off his bike and onto the pavement. He suddenly found

  • Here's why I'm volunteering to go to Afghanistan

    I am going to Afghanistan as an embedded advisor. I am an AFPAK (Afghanistan, Pakistan) Hand. I am a volunteer and that does not make me crazy. I have volunteered for all manners of things in my life. I volunteered for the Army, to jump out of planes, for Ranger School. I volunteered to go to