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  • Failsafe

    Failsafe is a term that is embedded into our strategic heritage, but it is also a term that can be easily misunderstood and misapplied. Knowing how to plan operations and design materiel so that it fails in a safe mode is a vital capability that is needed in all, but especially nuclear, operations.

  • Supervisors may need to evaluate themselves

    In my 28 years of service I have found that supervisors usually fall into one of two categories: bad or good. I know, you are thinking that is two very basic categories to place supervisors in but I have found it to be true in most cases. Fortunately, all but three of my supervisors fell into the

  • Planting the seed is half the battle

    A rock bounced off my weapon and leg as I tried to take photographs. I looked around to see where they were coming from, but couldn't tell. Another hit me in the side and stomach. I walked toward the main group of children sitting on the ground, hoping to let them see I wasn't a threat--rocks hit me

  • Family experiences DePLAYment during deployment and reintegration

    No amount of patriotism can overcome the stress that deployments bring. I don't look forward to leaving my spouse and children for deployment; I'm sure you're no different.Aug. 18, 2009, my family dropped me off at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. I was on my way to the Horn of Africa for

  • Suicide prevention: the effort starts with you

    "Mr. Smith, there's been an accident. Your son was found in his home deceased with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot. We are deeply sorry for your loss and the Air Force is here to help you in any way possible."The father lets out a loud shriek and with tears streaming cries, "Why? Why did

  • Earth Day ties into an Air Force core value

    "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without," is a New England proverb.Perhaps because I grew up in a large family, this proverb became an ingrained practice. Some people today may think this attitude is dated, as if it were pulled from a Depression-era Farmer's Almanac. For me though, this

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Motivation

    These are challenging times for our Air Force. We have been engaged in combat operations since 1990 and are balancing limited resources against an aggressive operations tempo. We are once again adjusting to maintain our authorized end strength while juggling priorities within a leveling budget. Many

  • Help is available after a sexual assault

    Nearly 600 sexual assaults were reported throughout the Air Force in fiscal 2009.According to Department of Defense officials, the majority of men and women who experience a sexual assault, 78 percent and 79 percent respectively, choose not to report the incident.Victims don't report sexual assaults

  • Behind the lens: Combat camera in Afghanistan

    Seconds can feel like hours: pulse racing, heart pounding, hands shaking uncontrollably, as all around lives are changed forever in the blink of an eye. But in that blink, time doesn't stop. Life is still happening around you and it is your mission to photograph every part of what is happening in

  • Children deserve our full attention

    April is Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month. You probably know by now that 2010 is also the Year of the Air Force Family. That's a lot of recognition of children, isn't it? Maybe that's because we realize the children of today are the parents, teachers and leaders of