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  • How to recover from holiday debt

    The holidays are over and the decorations are put away. Maybe, or soon, you will receive the inevitable, unwanted gift that all are sure to receive regardless of if you have been naughty or nice -- your bills for last month's purchases. If a cold sweat is forming on your brow as you read this, take

  • Knowledge, education key to success

    Have you ever stopped to think about the price of learning? Technical training in the civilian world can be expensive. Civilian trade schools can cost in upwards of $35,000. In the Air Force, learning is your job, so your education is free. Men and women who enlist in the Air Force today immediately

  • Standing Atop the Bottom of the Earth

    Driving my ice axe into the lip of snow separating our team from the summit of Antarctica's highest peak, I trusted its tenuous hold and took the last step up. The views during the entire trip were amazing, but nothing quite tops the view, or the feeling, that greets you on the summit. It is hard to

  • 'Brewed with passion' brings satisfaction, success

    Shortly after I sat down in an airport bar, the waitress came over, placed a coaster down and then took my order. While I waited for my order, the coaster caught my attention. I forget what beer was advertised; however, its catch phrase was "brewed with passion." I've met many Airmen who are brewed

  • Wanted: Sergeants

    The "backbone of the Air Force." This overused, but still very relevant phrase is familiar to most of us in uniform, usually in the context of describing the enlisted force, or more specifically, the NCO corps. But what does it mean? And why is it still so important?The term backbone, of course,

  • Six months wasted? No, not really

    I'm young and I have a family; I should be at home with them. Instead, I'm on a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. I can't get much farther from them than 8,000 miles. I missed my sister's birthday, Labor Day picnics, seeing my little girl dressed up like a princess for Halloween. I also

  • Education, CCAF get special emphasis in Materiel Command

    On Jan. 1, AFMC began its "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign. John Buchan, a 20th century writer and politician, once said, "The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." Therefore, I challenge each of you to

  • Resiliency is key to surviving challenges

    Resiliency. Interesting word. Although I'm familiar with the meaning, I can't recall having ever actually used the word in conversation. Resiliency can be defined as the ability to grow and thrive in the face of challenges and to bounce back from adversity. A less formal expression of the concept

  • The parade goes on...

    I clearly recall the events of Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. It was a memorable day in grand proportions, a day worthy of sharing with past, present and future Airmen. I had the great fortune and honor to attend back-to-back ceremonies unique to the military profession. The day began at the Lackland Air

  • The power of physical training

    Way back in the day Air Force physical fitness meant being able to cross the finish line at the end of a 1.5-mile run, lighting a cigarette and trying not to have a heart attack before your next test the following year. Of course, our global mission was a lot different. We were still basking in the