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  • Thinking like the enemy

    It's simple. If I think like the enemy, I will not only be able to defend against him, but ultimately defeat him.Very few people have ever requested I "think like a terrorist," but that's what makes anti-terrorism training so valuable.It also makes a lot of sense, but so often we get caught up in

  • What our reserve force brings to the fight

    As commander of the 315th Airlift Wing here I sometimes wonder how many people actually know what we, in the Air Force Reserve, bring to the fight. We wear the same uniform, we use the same equipment, we maintain the same training requirements and we proudly serve side-by-side on deployments, in

  • Reflections of a chief's devotion

    Today I witnessed what I believe is the best chief in the Air Force. He is a most selfless chief; one who truly cares for his Airmen. It is fresh in my mind so I am writing this down so that I may never forget. On Feb. 28, my traffic management office team was processing weapons for deployers who

  • Has technology replaced respect in our workplace?

    My adult children are into the latest and greatest advancements in technology, such as smartphones and tablet PCs. These devices are made to elevate us from the burden of time-consuming actions such as hearing someone's voice or laughter, or even a sigh of sadness. We can use social media sites,

  • What about followership?

    Twenty-five years ago this summer, I started basic training at the U.S. Air Force Academy and was quickly taught how to adjust to military life. I learned about marching, wearing a uniform and military customs and courtesies.Each and every lesson learned seemed to come back to the importance of

  • Trust but verify

    One of the great things about being in the Air Force is the level of responsibility we get at a very young age. What employer in the commercial world would let a 25-year-old Staff Sgt. be responsible for the mission success of a $2B satellite? What other employer would let a young lieutenant just

  • PRT Kapisa's forgotten half: Female engagement teams

    Halfway around the world and 5 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 in June 2010 that I would be in Afghanistan meeting with provincial leaders from the

  • Positive thinking proves to be powerful personal ally

    As 2011 began, I knew I had some tough personal choices to make immediately to start off the year. These choices were life-altering and I knew I needed to find a way to gain the strength through the effects of these choices.Enter positive thinking. I knew the choices I was making were going to

  • Be a wingman

    When I was in Baghdad in 2007, the war was in its most violent period since the fall of Saddam Hussein. I felt ill-prepared for the chaos and death that seemed to be persistent on a daily basis. I had left the Pentagon for the desert to be the number two man in Iraq's version of the Secret Service.