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  • The Chief: Your charge is to serve others

    The Chief was in charge of a large maintenance unit as the senior enlisted member. He had several hundred young Airmen serving with him. The Chief lived a life of servant leadership, always looking out for his troops and always willing to lend a hand to his fellow Airmen. The Chief was proud of his

  • Light it up Blue

    I've decided to run my first half-marathon. As race day approaches, I become increasingly anxious, but not because I haven't been training or I don't feel prepared. In fact, I'm in the best physical condition that I've ever been in. I'm anxious because I will lose a part of my focus. Initially, my

  • The mentoring challenge

    Our U.S. Air Force has changed dramatically over time. Consider that 30 years ago the Air Force had more than 565,000 officer and enlisted members. By the end of fiscal year 2010, we had fewer than 330,000. Couple this nearly 42% reduction in manpower with military budget cuts and the need to

  • Driving under the influence

    I have been an F-16 crew chief for 16 years. In early December 2010, I was a master sergeant awaiting the results from my second attempt at promoting to senior master sergeant.Everything was going well in my career, and I felt good about my chances of making my next stripe. I was where I wanted to

  • They stand for Zac

    For two days, four Ramstein Airmen traveled to O'Fallon, Ill. We were there to attend the funeral of our fallen wingman, Airman 1st Class Zac Cuddeback. Before we departed Germany, we learned that back in Illinois, the community was placing several thousand large American flags along Airman

  • A good wingman is always 'with'

    I have three small kids and I still haven't been issued a parenting manual. I've changed a lot of diapers and still struggle. You'll frequently see my children in mismatched clothes. That's because it was daddy's turn to dress them. When I cook dinner, it looks more like a college kid's menu -- a

  • Tragic events at Frankfurt remind us to stay vigilant

    Like the rest of you, my wife Betty and I were deeply saddened by the senseless attack at Frankfurt International Airport that claimed the lives of two of our Airmen and left two others seriously wounded. Our hearts and prayers remain with all those affected by this tragic event. I've been touched

  • Displaced reality: a wakeup call to why we're here

    Long shifts, little sleep and an operations tempo akin to attempting to sprint a marathon can make us lose sight of the bigger picture -- Japan is in its largest and most expensive crisis since World War II, and needs us more than ever before. Recently, I saw that need first-hand, and it put new

  • Semper Gumby

    What started out as a "typical" flight out of New Al-Muthana Air Base near Baghdad International Airport on March 3 turned out to be anything but routine. As it turns out, just about any flight out of New Al-Muthana AB has the potential to be a stomach-churning, white-knuckle,

  • Improving Afghan lives through women's empowerment

    Halfway around the world and five months into the deployment has drastically changed my preconceived ideas of what my role would be as the provincial reconstruction team's female medical officer. If you told me last June that I would be in Afghanistan meeting with provincial leaders from the