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  • Choose wisely

    As I was driving to work recently, I noticed a child about 7 or 8 years old walking toward the school. I quietly admired him as he skipped up the street.  He was so carefree. If only I could be so lucky. However, he stopped abruptly at the corner as a perplexed look fell upon his face. It was too

  • The Air Force's most valuable resource

    Transformation. Modernization. Force shaping. Lean reengineering. Recapitalizing the force.If you're in today's Air Force, chances are you've heard one of these buzzwords that all allude to the myriad changes taking place across our service. Multiple, radical changes are nothing new to the

  • One child can make a huge difference

    I just witnessed something that moved me deeply and I wanted to share this feeling. I hope you do not mind reading this. The other day I was coming home from work carrying a lot of stuff -- physical training uniform, shoes, school books and my laptop -- when the music for the National Anthem

  • Time to reconsider 'work hard, play hard' motto

    "Work hard, play hard" -- it's a phrase we've all heard and many Air Force organizations use it as an informal motto. The phrase communicates the notion that we are intensely committed to doing what it takes to get the mission done, but we're not one-dimensional, mission-only people -- we approach

  • Service: Ask yourself what it means to you

    Imagine asking a military veteran from your hometown, "What does service mean to you?" Chances are you'll get an earful in return. In the Air Force, we have the core value of service before self. However, before anyone thinks this is a lecture on core values -- hold on. There's a lot more to

  • Living your life the way you want can impact others

    I will never forget that Sunday afternoon in Maryville, Tenn., when my parents received a phone call. My mom answered the phone and made the tell-tale gasping noise she only makes when something is wrong. She started crying and then hung up the phone. She told us my cousin had been killed in Iraq.

  • The weight on my shoulders: dealing with an eating disorder

    I'm writing this without revealing my name, but I could be any woman, or man, you know. The gate guard who looks at your ID card in the morning, the mother taking her child to daycare or the bagger at the checkout in the commissary. It doesn't matter what I do for a living or how old I am. I do not

  • Personnel records readiness: Are you ready?

    Because change is the one thing you can count on, take time now to review your personnel records to ensure they are ready for whatever is around the next corner. Air Force Personnel Center officials are establishing an annual campaign to encourage Airmen to review their records at the beginning of

  • Daughters give perspective on true meaning of service

    I retired March 1 this year. As part of the obligatory going-away dinner, Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, 3rd Air Force commander, surprised us all with a letter from my daughters in which they expressed some pretty insightful ideas. I think it's a powerful expression of family support that most families feel

  • Nicaraguan lifestyle proves hard, offers valuable lessons

    When Luisa Palacio-Cortez invited me into her life, perspective slapped me in the face and threatened a lifelong imprint - one I will run my finger over in appreciation for years to come. The 83-year-old Nica woman lives next to Camp Red Horse, in what I originally thought was a grey, brick and