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  • The story that should lead

    There is a cold reality in journalism - 'if it bleeds it leads.' It is a mindset that has frustrated me in my time as a media professional, but one I have come to accept.While serving as a military journalist in Afghanistan, I have seen the reality of this theory play out a few times in recent

  • Leaders should walk and talk instead of click and send

    Recently, I received and reviewed, with great concern, the alarmingly high Air Force suicide rates for fiscal 2012. As of March 27 we have had 30 suicides for the year compared to 23 at this same time last year.You may be thinking, "Chief, why are you telling me this?" I would respond that I believe

  • Never saw this coming: Lessons learned in trying times

    I had the world by the tail: U. S. Air Force Academy graduate, Air Force pilot, six-time commander, 30-year Air Force career, and two stars; fit, healthy and strong. But subtle problems appeared out of nowhere: occasional vertigo, mild persistent headaches, cognitive challenges, having to stop

  • To be continued ...

    I have to admit I became a big fan of the television series "Lost" when a friend gave me past episodes on DVD that I watched while I was deployed.After returning home, I watched the show without fail each week. One of the most frustrating things about following the series was being totally engrossed

  • To honor with dignity

    When joining the Air Force many of us look forward to the opportunity to serve, pursue our education or seek job security. All of these thoughts plus a few others crossed through my mind as I signed on the "dotted line," and committed the next six years to serving in the Air Force. Little did I know

  • Innovation key to Air Force future

    Our nation is facing a number of challenges that affect our government. As a result, change is happening all around the Air Force.The institution of the Air Force will survive, but there is no doubt we'll be operating differently. Over the past several years we have implemented a number of

  • Leave your shell behind; the lesson of the lobster

    As a child growing up in New York City, I didn't have much, but I did have a pet lobster and an early philosophy lesson (okay, it was actually a crayfish, but in my youth I didn't know the difference). Every morning when I woke, the first thing I did was run to the fish tank to see my "lobster." One

  • Turning change into opportunity to build new CE enterprise

    Today, our nation faces a number of challenges that affect all branches of our government. As a consequence, our Air Force is operating in a resource constrained environment that is driving cost-cutting measures and manpower reductions across the service. Despite these reductions, we must continue

  • Mentorship fundamentals

    I have studied, designed, launched, repaired and been a part of many mentoring programs during my 25-year-plus career in talent management. To be frank, at this point I have some pretty strong biases about how to design and execute mentoring programs because I have seen so many fail. They almost

  • Ride the resiliency slopes

    Life is like a ski slope. Life has smooth parts, bumps, turns, and sometimes even icy patches. Every person on that hill needs to find a way down, no matter what his or her experience level is in negotiating the terrain. Some people are better equipped to tackle the large bumps while others are