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  • Straight from the heart

    Forty-five years ago this month, an event took place that determined the path of my life. This article is a tribute to that event, and I would like to recognize the efforts of American Heart Association officials in battling heart disease, the brilliant medical professionals who have made remarkable

  • Accept kindness during life-altering events

    I've always felt that people matter and I have tried to help them all I could. Most of my life experiences have included taking care of others. I'm an Air Force officer, a nurse, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and the list goes on. Many times as a supervisor, and in my deployment

  • For Airmen, extraordinary things happen every day

    As military members, most of us understand we're a part of something special. I'm not sure I realized the full reality of just how unique our profession is until I stepped away from it. I didn't stay away long, but when I returned, it was with a new sense of appreciation.I served almost 10 years on

  • Reaching out with aid

    The approach is much like flying into Baghdad or Balad. Pitch black darkness with night vision goggles and the adrenalin flowing. But this isn't Baghdad, even though it looks like a war zone when you hit the ground.Our C-17 was chock full of supplies from water to blankets and even a bulldozer to

  • Got Courage?

    You may not have met Technical Sergeant Stephen McGrath, but he works in the explosive ordnance disposal shop here. On Nov. 18, 2007, Sergeant McGrath was on a deployment in Iraq when an enemy force engaged him and a platoon of soldiers with direct small-arms fire. He responded admirably under the

  • Maintaining the human weapons system

    It all started during a staff meeting when I was at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Seeing a major I didn't know, I introduced myself. In reply she spoke a sentence that still echoes in my mind. "Hello Chief, I'm Maj. Jennifer Halter, I am a crew chief on the human weapons system," she

  • Inspired by cannibals

    In October, I went to cover a story at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group facility on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Thousands of retired Air Force, Navy and coalition aircraft are retired at this "bone yard." Pilots used these aircraft to shoot down MiGs in the Vietnam War,

  • Key principles to help you win in 2010

    Like many of you, I enjoyed the college football bowl games that occurred over the past week. Each team that competed had a winning season, and you can believe that none of them became successful by accident. The coaches and staff of these teams did more than hope for success; as a wise man once

  • Forward back to basics

    Spending my disposable income on something that helps me communicate, study and play in faster, smarter and cheaper ways seems like a pretty logical choice. I don't like to throw my money away though, so I try to take care of my stuff. I keep it clean, up-to-date and I try to learn as much as I can

  • The high cost of freedom

    The cost of freedom cannot and should not be measured in mere dollars, or even in millions or billions of dollars. Today's large military budgets are spent on equipment, buildings, airframes, maintenance, personnel and training. These are the items that are most commonly thought of when people