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  • Small but crucial details

    "I didn't know it was happening. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. Please, tell me how I can fix this. I feel terrible." These are all things we say when someone we love is recovering from something that could have been prevented or stopped, if only we had just paid more attention. When I was 13

  • The power of the human spirit

    The human spirit is truly indomitable.If I ever questioned that fact, the 2010 Disabled Veterans of America Winter Sports Clinic answered it for me.During my assignment to cover the week's events March 28 through April 2 here, I saw some amazing examples of just how strong the human spirit is.When

  • Spice: The ticket out

    I am writing this article, which it hurts to have to write.Since my arrival two months ago, we have been fighting drug use issues on Hill Air Force Base.This week we sent the first of the many soon-to-come Airmen out of the Air Force and off the installation as a civilian for the use of spice. This

  • Overwhelming support in a time of need

    I consider myself pretty fortunate. I have a great wife, fantastic kids and a pretty good career as an Airman. This comfortable world was rocked somewhat on February 11 when a series of headaches turned out to be a brain tumor.The words "brain tumor," to me, is what one would hear on a daytime soap

  • DUI: You don't want to tell this story

    Driving under the influence -- DUI, DWI, drunk driving, driving drunk; however you decide to say it -- the sting of those words hits harder than you know when you have been labeled as "one of those" Airmen. When I left my last duty station en-route to Elmendorf Air Force Base I was labeled as "a

  • What retreat means to me

    I was reminded about how special an event retreat is and what it means to me recently. I had the privilege of holding the position of senior military training leader for the largest technical training wing in the Air Force: Sheppard Air Force Base. Every Tuesday, I am responsible for assembling a

  • Girl talk

    As I closed my eyes I listened to the sounds all around me.  The greetings and the laughing could have come from any group of women in the United States, Canada, Germany or even Iraq. Women are women, no matter where we are! We all met at an agreed upon location on Victory Base Complex and the

  • Running is for fitness, not a test

    Let me start by saying this isn't a commentary on getting better at a test. Your Air Force fitness test is simply a check-up. If you are training for your test, you are doomed to fail eventually. The Air Force Fitness Program isn't a test. The program is what you do day in and day out to improve and

  • A dynamic tradition

    Our Air Force has many traditions. Some we inherited from other services; others are more recent and will take time to fully develop. Traditions are positive things, deeply rooted in our heritage and pride. Traditions are things we don't easily give up.One of our traditions, however, isn't often

  • Wasting time? What can you do to eliminate it?

    Since 1956, the traditional punishment for rule infractions at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been "the tour." The tour is one hour spent in service dress, carrying a rifle at right shoulder arms, while marching in a single-file line around in a square. This isn't a