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  • Time for taking personal responsibility is now

    When you look in the mirror in the morning, do you see someone who takes personal responsibility for your actions? Or is your first reaction when things don't go quite right to blame someone else? As Airmen -- and to me that term includes our military, civilian and contractor members of our team --

  • Airmen hold important role in Air Force transformation

     "The most important area for transformation is the space between our warfighters' ears," said Gen. Richard B. Myers the Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This month marks the fourth year of our country's involvement in Operation Iraqi Freedom. As an integral part of the war on

  • If you think you can go it alone, think again

    As I woke up at seven on Saturday morning, July 8, 2006, my five- and three-year-old boys came in to our bedroom looking for a pillow fight with dad. My wife, only five weeks pregnant, a little queasy, and eager to avoid the ensuing melee, got up to make breakfast. None of us knew it would be our

  • Into the wild blue yonder

    My seven year old son recently informed me that he would soon be the world's greatest fighter pilot. I don't know where he got this idea but it made me wonder what future generations of fighter pilots will look like. In the past 15 years, we have witnessed a fighter combat shift from a long-standing

  • The West needs a defense system that works

    Sixteen years after the end of the Cold War, the transatlantic community and Russia are not adversaries. Indeed, on a number of issues, we are partners. We both face a number of common challenges, among the most threatening is the possibility that a dangerous state will use ballistic missiles,

  • The men who don't come home

    I went to visit my brother this weekend. He's a typical 18-year-old; cocky and arrogant with plenty of spit and vinegar flowing through his veins. As a recent graduate of Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., he is now a crucial piece in the backbone of the U.S. military and one of the key

  • OPSEC a family responsibility

    "Hi, I'm Jane Doe, 23. I'm married to John, 25. He works in the security forces squadron as a gate guard. He is deployed right now and will be home May 10 after being gone for nine months!  We have one son, Johnny, who is 20 months. We have been here for a little more than a year.  We came from

  • Keeping your will updated is of utmost importance

    We all regularly check our chemical warfare masks, but when did you last check your will? All Airmen warriors are in the fight. "In addition to operational readiness, legal readiness is a vital part of overall deployment preparation," said Maj. Gen. Jack L. Rives, the Judge Advocate General. A

  • Are you fit to fight?

    Are you physically ready to meet the challenges of the Air Force? For some this is a very easy question to answer. For others it is not. We are now in the third year of the new fitness standards. When this program was introduced, I was not ready. Thankfully, we had a one-year grace period to get

  • Armed Forces Day honors those not looking for attention

    Armed Forces Day is here! Sound the trumpets. Break out the confetti. Call the local news. Grab an excited politician flashing a used car salesman's smile. It is Armed Forces Day. Yeah. Armed Forces Day has nothing to do with any of that. What does it have to do with? It is a blue-collar holiday