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  • Making a difference through the Exceptional Family Member Program

    As a civilian employee of the Air Force, I once thought my previous position of training and curriculum specialist in the Child Youth Program was the best job. Since transitioning to my new job helping families through the Exceptional Family Member Program at Joint Base Andrews, that thought has

  • Emergency fund: Plan for the next "big one"

    The recent prospect of a federal government "shutdown" provided a wake-up call that all Airmen must have an emergency fund. How many of us were really ready for "no pay" or "reduced pay" on April 15, 2011? The scenario of a "no pay due" caused widespread alarm, and many started asking, "How am I

  • Personal responsibility

    Do you know someone who makes it sound like everyone is out to get him? That everything that happens to him is the fault of someone else? Usually, this is the result of that person not taking personal responsibility for the choices he has made. We all make choices every day. These choices not only

  • Back to basics?

    In a speech at a recent Air Force Association convention, General Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, noted our Air Force needs to pursue a "back to the basics approach for what we do" by "returning to the basics of precision and reliability." In simpler terms, General Schwartz is saying

  • Sexual assault prevention begins with each Airman

    The day we move away from home for the first time is a big stepping stone for most of us. It is the first time we are truly on our own, no longer dependent on our family to provide us with shelter and food. While most of us are excited to move out, there are small considerations that should come to

  • Waiting and uncertainty

    "The waiting is the hardest part. Everyday you see one more yard. You take it on faith. You take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest part." These words by Tom Petty come into my mind every time I'm waiting for something. I believe military families do more waiting to hear what is next than

  • Do you know the truth about yourself?

    "The unexamined life is not worth living" - SocratesThere is a risk associated with success and a great risk associated with great success. As you rise in rank, it's easy to start believing you are smarter, better looking and less fallible, when a quick glance in a mirror would reveal the truth. Do

  • 'Thank you' not necessary; U.S. forces honored to help reopen Sendai

    I cannot put into words the carnage left behind by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent 33-foot tsunami March 11, 2011. More than 300 miles of eastern coastline along Japan's main island of Honshu was destroyed. Some of the most graphic initial images were of Sendai Airport and its nearby

  • Too busy to work out?

    So, how well are you meeting your New Year's resolutions? Are you still swearing off desserts at the base dining facilities so that your flight suit does not reach "maximum velcrocity"? Are you still leaving those extra bites of food on the plate after you already feel stuffed? Have you burned your

  • Autism in today's military

    The second of April has special significance for my family -- one year ago I was transitioning out of Afghanistan and returning home to a family I had not seen in seven months. What kept me going through the deployment was not just the important mission, the camaraderie, or the fact that I was