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  • Remembering a trailblazer

    She was born an Oregonian. During the early stages of World War II, she was a radio technician for the U.S. Forest Service. To help support the war, she enlisted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, without any thought of making the military a career. The idea was to help win the war so everyone

  • Ready to fly, fight, win

    If you would have asked me what I would expect of our service in the 21st century 24 years ago when I raised my right hand and pledged to serve our nation and Air Force, I would never have imagined the transformation our Air Force has gone through. It has been, and remains, an exciting ride.We are

  • I report to my boss, I work for my people

    I report to my boss, but I work for my people.Before you think, “I wouldn’t have said that if I were her,” hear me out. This phrase is about taking care of people and being a selfless leader. When I walk through my door every morning, I’m not thinking about what I can do to impress my boss but what

  • Every Airman needs a good 'wingman'

    Several months ago, while returning from a stateside TDY, I was waiting in the domestic terminal of the Istanbul Airport when I saw something unusual. Among the busy crowd was a young Airman who obviously was new to Turkey and its environment. How did I know this from 50 yards? If the clean shave

  • Don't become target for sexual predator

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Air Force officials are aggressively seeking to educate Airmen about sexual assault prevention and the barriers that prevent victims from reporting the crime. “Sexual assault turns the victim’s world upside down, and the trauma of being assaulted is a shock

  • What's in a diamond?

    Like so many other Airmen, throughout my career I came to work, gave 100 percent of myself and worked my way through the junior ranks.My primary mission five days a week was to diagnose and fix the electronic countermeasures systems on the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1B Lancers. I worked the

  • What are you doing with your tax return?

    An Airman walked into my office the other day excited about the new flat-panel television he was about to purchase. Here’s a confession: I don’t have a flat-panel TV ... yet. I guess I’m not “keeping up with the Joneses.” Curious as to how the Airman could afford such an extravagance, I asked how

  • Got CCAF?

    Have you ever heard the motto “the foundation of liberty is knowledge?” I hope you have, for this is the motto of the Community College of the Air Force, or CCAF.Truer words were never spoken. Our pursuit of knowledge -- along with life and work experiences -- provides all that’s necessary for us to

  • Significance of Doolittle Tokyo Raid must live on

    I have new wallpaper on my computer. Not an earth-shattering development, but the new one is quite a change from the previous image of Aerosmith -- it’s of retired Lt. Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle. Seeing the photos taken at the Doolittle Raiders’ 64th reunion in Dayton, Ohio, April 18, I was

  • Yom Hashoah: a day of remembrance

    For one week each spring, we, as a nation, formally remember all those who perished more than 60 years ago in the Holocaust. This annual commemoration was established by Congress in 1979 and is known as the Days of Remembrance. The observance falls each year around Yom Hashoah, the 27th day of the